Network Fundamentals: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

by Mark Dye, Rick McDonald, Antoon Rufi

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: 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:     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.  

Genres: Textbooks, Reference, School

528 pages, Hardcover

First published October 29, 2007

Reviews

[Juliana Es · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes a great reference tool for those in networking field, or as study companion for students who are still learning about networking. I am so, so, so grateful that I found it during the last KL book fest. It is such a dream comes true! It complements my CCNA Guide to Networking textbook.

This one does not cover as many topics as "CCNA Guide to Networking" does, but if you are looking for a reference book that will help improve and upgrade your understanding in networking, then Network Fundamentals is the right answer. It focuses more in OSI reference model and TCP/IP model, elaborating each layer concisely.

With higher readability (simple language even for non-techie students, plus cleaner layout and typeface), this is by far the best reference book I've ever had.

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to computer networking using the OSI and TCP/IP models. Also gives a basic run down of Cisco router configuration.

[Jarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not bad introduction to networks. I read polish edition which has some flass in translation.