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Chapter 2--"Syslog and Debug"

Chapter 3--"The OSI, TCP/IP, and NetWare Protocol Architectures"

Chapter 3--"OSI Transport Layer Functions"

Chapter 5--"CIDR, Private Addressing, and NAT"

Chapter 6--"Distance Vector Routing Protocols"

Chapter 6--"Tunneling"

Strategy 4: Use the directions at the beginning of Chapter 9 to direct your final study before
the exam. Chapter 9 is designed to review many concepts, and it outlines a good process for
study in the days leading up to your exam.

So, compared to those who have taken ICND, you should not require a lot of additional study
time. The ICRC course did a great job of explaining the basics, and hopefully this book will
help you retain enough to confidently pass the exam.

I've Taken the Cisco Networking Academy Courses--Now What?

First of all, congratulations on having the foresight to get into the Cisco Networking Academy
program--we need more people who can make this stuff work! (Those of you who didn't take
the Cisco Networking Academy track and are wondering what it's all about, check out
www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/edu/academy/.) Thankfully, the Networking Academy
curriculum actually does a great job of preparing you with the skills and knowledge you need
to pass the exam. Unfortunately, your study was probably spread over several semesters, and
possibly over a couple of years. So, the details that you do not use frequently may have been
forgotten. Now, on to the strategies for success on CCNA:

Strategy 1: Pull out your Networking Academy curriculum and notes, and reread them. Most
people's memory is exercised better by seeing familiar material--and even more so when you
wrote it down yourself. If you have ever taken a test and pictured in your mind where the answer
was on your page of notes, then you can relate.

Strategy 2: Use this book exactly as described in the opening pages of Chapters 2 through 8.
Each of the foundational chapters begins with a quiz that helps you assess what you need to
study. It then directs you to the appropriate sections in the chapter rather than requiring you to
read all of each chapter.

Strategy 3: Make it a point to read the sections that cover some of the theory behind networking
and some of the standards. The biggest reason for that is that the Networking Academy is
oriented more toward building skills than theoretical knowledge. The suggested sections are
listed here:

Chapter 3--From the beginning of the "Foundation Topics" section up to the beginning
of the section "The TCP/IP and NetWare Protocols"

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