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CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self-Study, 640-821, 640-801), First Edition
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Author: Wendell Odom
List Price: $39.95
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ISBN: 1587200945
Publisher: Cisco Press (01 August, 2003)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 5,474
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
Good content - Far too many errors
Although most of the subject matter in this book is excellent, I was extremely disappointed by the sheer number of typographical and factual errors in the book. Most seriously, a number of the multiple choice questions have incorrect answers, as do some of the questions on the CD. This could seriously confuse someone attempting to learn by doing the test questions. The CD based questions also contain subjects that are not covered in the exam (SANs and VoIP). I also felt that the practical exercises were a last minute addition, as they are in the appendices when they really should be integrated with the relevant chapters (or those chapters should advise you to do the exercises). The errata for this book runs to around four pages, showing that it was compiled in a hurry with minimal proofreading to get it out at the same time as the new exams. I would have expected better from Cisco Press. Next time, I will probably buy Sybex instead.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Fantastic Book
Wendel Odom has done a great job with this title. The easy going voice of the book lends itself well to understanding a highly technical text. Analogies ranging from The Flintstones to the Post Office help to gel concepts. I would reccomend this book for network professional who has just never taken the leap to certification and needs to bone up, as well as someone looking for a strong fundamental grasp of networking.
Rating: 5 out of 5
If you are ready to become a CCNA - start here.
You know by now that you could take just one exam, 640-801 and become a CCNA. But what if you haven't enough experience or want to be able to break down the studying, well then taking one exam at a time maybe just the answer. This book is the INTRO or 640-821 exam which covers the networking fundamentals all the way up to the actual router configuration, which is the other exam. One thing about Wendell Odom is that he usually goes beyond the exam and this book is certainly no exception to that rule. In fact his coverage of switching from layer 2 through layer 7 is more than the exam, but then again isn't that what you really want. As usual the practice question in the book are much harder than the exam, another plus for Odom. One thing that is new is the addition of a router simulator, albeit a scaled down version of the Boson NetSim. Having spent some time on working with the full version, the LE Version should provide enough material to cover the exam and help you out. If you need the full version you can always go to Boson's website and purchase it. Finally, while there is also over 300 practice questions, for the money being spent I think that there should be a more to work with. Overall it seems to be a very good book to work with.
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