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| CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (CCNA Exam 640-802) (Exam Certification Guide) | 
| Author: Wendell Odom
Publisher: Cisco Press
Category: Book
List Price: $59.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (36 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6530
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1475
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.1 x 4.2
ISBN: 1587201836
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.6
EAN: 9781587201950
ASIN: 1587201836
Publication Date: September 14, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 ccna review August 1, 2008
The book is excellent although I had to return the set due to the fact that the first book's cd was blank.
 Technically accurate July 18, 2008
Most advantages of those 2 books (cheap, comprehensive, additional materials) have been mentioned by other reviewers and I agree. I am not sure if it covers the exam topics, since I haven't taken the test (and even if I had, we are not supposed to talk about what is on the exam :-). What I really like about this author is the technical accuracy of every single sentence. I haven't read absolutely every page, but read enough of it and could not find any mistake (and I am a really bad person when I read a book :-). Besides accuracy and in depth analysis of the topics, this book at some points can substitute not only classroom training, but also some experience operating real networks (e.g. the part that talks about physical circuit clock rate and synchronization in fundamentals of WANs). If you trust this author, you will learn a lot of useful things, more that just "what is the command to do this and that?". Yes, that's it. This book is generally useful, even for those that already know most of the stuff. Good job! Oh, almost forgot to mention how much I enjoyed the Flintstones Network story (if you read it after you have understood the rest of the material, you will appreciate more how much funny it is :-)
Best CCNA Course Book on the Market! July 15, 2008
Odom has done it again- produced another outstanding library to help CCNA candidates learn the material needed to pass the CCNA exam. This is an outstanding library that I recommend to all.
The one thing that sets this library apart from the competition is the depth of material presented. Not only do you learn the topics on the CCNA exam, but you learn about networking fundamentals in general. Instead of learning how to pass the exam, you learn and understand the material needed to pass the exam and use in real life situations.
Additionally, this library has a slew of "extra" features that help make it standout from any other CCNA library in the market. For example, the video on subnetting included is outstanding!
If you want to have the best CCNA prep tools on the market, get this book!
Complete Guide July 12, 2008
This set is tailored to the new user as well as to the Cisco familiar user. It has suggestions on how you should read each book and in what order. I would recommend this book for anybody as a study guide for the CCNA or even for a Network Management shop reference.
Best alternative to instructor led training June 3, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am intimately familiar with these contents, having been the author's technical editor for almost all of the editions of this book (and other Odom titles). I'm also a professional trainer in the computer security arena.
Odom has a remarkably clear way of explaining sometimes complex material. He ties things together and gives good memory aids for remembering related terms and concepts. The books are organized in a logical progression, but the individual chapters do not assume that the reader is treating the book like a novel and reading each word in sequence. You could begin your studies on page one of book one or you could use the book as a reference -- just looking up topics that you're finding difficult while taking a course, for example.
The exam engine is easy to use and the questions are at the right depth for the exam. There are no "gimmes" in the pool (for example, a question with a long answer that's correct and a several short wrong choices). Even a question asking the reader to match a binary number with part of an IP address has 4 good choices (many competitors make elimination easy by choosing an even number in decimal then providing two or three obviously odd numbers -- last digit is 1 -- in the binary answers).
The actual Cisco CCNA tests have simulation questions. Rather than just asking about concepts and syntax, you have to act as if you were connected to a router or switch and configure it. This book has software from Boson that gives you the same experience.
The bottom line is this: When you do these assessment tests, you'll know that the score you get reflects your level of preparation. You'll know your strong areas and you'll know where you need to focus your studies in order to get the cert.
The single topic that most new CCNA candidates have trouble grasping is subnetting. The good news is that once you get it, you wonder what was so hard about it. This book gives you a DVD with Odom explaining subnetting; in less than an hour you'll be in the "that was easy" camp.
This is a highly recommended resource.
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