CCNA flash cards & exam practice pack, 3rd Ed. with CD-ROM

CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack

Third Edition

More than 1400 flash cards, practice questions, and quick reference sheets for CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802

Comprehensive CCENT preparation

Eric Rivard

Jim Doherty

Are you ready to take the ICND1, ICND2, or full CCNA® exam for the CCENT or CCNA certification? You've learned the concepts, you have the experience to put them to real-world use, and now you want to practice, practice, practice until exam time. CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, gives you three methods of proven, late-stage exam preparation in one package.

Test Engine

The CCNA practice exam engine includes new testlet question types and updated simulation questions for a more realistic practice exam experience.

Flash Cards

More than 700 flash cards in print and PC as well as Palm and PocketPC handheld device formats are available in customizable sets that you can tailor to your study needs.

Quick Reference Sheets

All exam topics are covered for a quick review and refresh in the nearly 200 graphical quick reference sheets.

CCNA Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack, Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit

Eric Rivard, CCNP®, CCDA®, CCNA, is the IT manager at Valley Center Municipal Water District.

Jim Doherty is the VP of marketing at CipherOptics. Jim has 17 years of engineering and marketing experience across a broad range of networking and communication technologies.

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains more than 700 flash cards and more than 500 practice test questions. Flash cards are downloadable to PC, Palm OS, and most PocketPC handheld devices.

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Optional: Palm or Palm OS®-compliant handheld device Windows Mobile version 2003 or version 5 PocketPC handheld device

This volume is in the Flash Cards and Exam Practice Pack Series from Cisco Press®. Products in this series arm Cisco Career Certification candidates with a set of exam practice tools, formats, and environments to help them in the final stages of their self-study regimen and increase recall of key exam topics.

Category: Cisco PressCisco Certification

Covers: CCENT and CCNA Exams 640-822, 640-816, and 640-802

Foreword xii

Introduction xiii

Section 1 Building a Simple Network 4

Section 2 Understanding TCP/IP 38

Section 3 Understanding Ethernet 70

Section 4 LAN Network Topologies 88

Section 5 Operating Cisco IOS 114

Section 6 Configuring a Cisco Switch 128

Section 7 Extending the LAN 174

Section 8 Exploring the Functions of Routing 192

Section 9 Configuring a Cisco Router 218

Section 10 Understanding WAN Technologies 254

Section 11 RIP Routing 294

Section 12 Managing Your Network Environment 314

Section 1 Implementing VLANs and Trunks 346

Section 2 Redundant Switching and STP 380

Section 3 Troubleshooting Switched Networks 410

Section 4 Routing Operations and VLSM 426

Section 5 Implementing OSPF in a Single Area 452

Section 6 Implementing EIGRP 492

Section 7 Managing Traffic with ACLs 514

Section 8 Managing Address Space with NAT and IPv6 538

Section 9 Establishing Serial Point-to-Point Connections 572

Section 10 Establishing Frame Relay Connections 594

Section 11 Introducing VPN Solutions 618