CCNA - Some help needed

Janesy B · 11 May 2009 at 09:48

I have a second interview for a networking based role tomorrow and it will involve a few questions in the scope of CCNA. I am clued up on tcp/ip and subnetting but I would like to know what are the core areas of the CCNA are so I can go off and do a bit more reading. If anyone could let me know I'd be really grateful.

Thanks in advance.

rick827 · 11 May 2009 at 10:33

Well the full syllabus is available here:
https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/community/certifications/ccna/ccna_exam?tab=overview#Exam_Topics

Obviously its too much to do before an interview!

Janesy B · 11 May 2009 at 11:26

I only need to find a brief overview of the core topics so I touch up on what I don't know much about.

Thanks for finding that, exactly what I was after

Dist · 11 May 2009 at 13:07

CCNA semester 1 covers the basics of networking, tcp/ip and subnetting, VLSM, and some basic cisco commands.

Semester 2 covers some dynamic routing protocols, with the main focus on RIP, RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPFv2.

Semester 3 mainly has stuff on VLANs (and VTP). Wireless standards, wireless security, basic knowledge about CSMA/CA.

Semester 4 focuses on WAN, talking about things such as type of WAN lines (leased line, circuit-switched, packet-switched, broadband VPN) and what uses them like frame-relay, PPP etc.. Network security (how to best protect the cisco devices, and everything on the internetal network), and finaly network troubleshooting.

For the most part, that is the CCNA. I wrote down the important stuff directly from the cisco netacad site as i am on a CCNA course myself, so have direct access to all 4 semesters of material direct from cisco, so all them topics are the current CCNA.