NMON Network Monitoring: Books: Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Authors: Mark Dye, Rick Mcdonald, Antoon Rufi
Publisher: Cisco Press
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$45.00~~
Buy New: $34.48
You Save: $10.52 (23%)
Buy New/Used from $29.00

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

(4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 16486

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.9 x 1.2

ISBN: 1587132087
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
EAN: 9781587132087
ASIN: 1587132087

Publication Date: November 8, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Accessories:

•	Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Lab Companion)

Similar Items:

•	Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Lab Companion)
•	Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide
•	Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide (Lab Companion)
•	CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide)
•	LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Network Fundamentals course in the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA Exploration curriculum version 4. The course, the first of four in the new curriculum, is based on a top-down approach to networking. The Companion Guide, written and edited by Networking Academy instructors, is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime, anywhere. The book?s features reinforce the material in the course to help you focus on important concepts and organize your study time for exams.

New and improved features help you study and succeed in this course:

Chapter objectives?Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter.
Key terms?Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter.
Glossary?Consult the comprehensive glossary with more than 250 terms.
Check Your Understanding questions and answer key?Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. The answer key explains each answer.
Challenge questions and activities?Strive to ace more challenging review questions and activities designed to prepare you for the complex styles of questions you might see on the CCNA exam. The answer key explains each answer.

How To?Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks.

Packet Tracer Activities? Explore networking concepts in activities interspersed throughout some chapters using

Packet Tracer v4.1 developed by Cisco. The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD-ROM.

Also available for the Network Fundamentals Course

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide

ISBN-10: 1-58713-203-6

ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-203-2

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM provides many useful tools and information to support your education:

Packet Tracer Activity exercise files v4.1
VLSM Subnetting Chart
Structured Cabling Exploration Supplement
Taking Notes: a .txt file of the chapter objectives
A Guide to Using a Networker?s Journal booklet
IT Career Information
Tips on Lifelong Learning in Networking

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

CCNA September 15, 2008
Great for people wanting to get ahead in networking. It is not like a normal textbook. It makes you look for the answers to the end of chapter questions.

5 out of 5 stars

textbook September 11, 2008
THe book is exactly what I needed for class. It is the Networking Cisco system book that will help you get your Certification from Cisco. Great recources on the book and online through Cisco to help you along.

4 out of 5 stars

good buy July 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This was my first Networking course. I found this text to be a good complement to the online material. While you could certainly pass the course without it, it presented the material in a different style, giving you an extra chance to grasp the concepts. For the most part it is well written and easy to follow. Based on my experience with this text and the curriculum as a whole I have decided to continue in the course sequence and pursue CCNA certification.

I would not bother purchasing the companion lab manual. All the necessary information is available in a pdf from the Cisco Networking Academy and can easily be printed (or simply read from the computer screen).

4 out of 5 stars

Well written May 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I obviously bought this book for the CCNA class that I am taking. As textbooks go, this book is very well written and makes the understanding easier as you go through the class (as opposed to trying to do my reading online through the cisco academy). Highly recommend buying the book if you are taking the class.

For your safety and security, orders are processed through amazon.com