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Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND 100-101 Official C
Cisco Press is the official publisher for the New CCENT Certification. The New Edition of this Best-Selling Official Cert Guide includes Updated Content, New Exercises, 400 Practice Questions, and 90 Minutes of Video Training -- PLUS the CCENT Network Simulator Lite Edition with lab exercises. The CCENT Certification is now the only prerequisite for the CCNA Routing and Switching, CCNA Voice, CCNA Wireless,CCNA Security and CCDA Certifications. Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time. Best-selling author and expert instructor Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete study package includes A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section Chapter-ending and part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly Troubleshooting sections, which help you master the complex scenarios you will face on the exam The powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports A free copy of the CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Network Simulator Lite software, complete with meaningful lab exercises that help you hone your hands-on skills with the command-line interface for routers and switches More than 90 minutes of video mentoring from the author A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time
960 pages, Paperback
First published March 27, 2013
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April 19, 2019
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July 18, 2013
Well I passed the exam, so it gets 5 stars, because that's why you read this book, right??
In all seriousness, this Cert Guide covers everything you need to know for the exam. If you know this book cover to cover, you WILL pass. However, my one problem with this book is the practice exams. They are great for review and with a book that is 30 chapters I recommend using study mode to keep up with prior topics because you will need the refreshers. However, the practice exams are nothing like what you will see on the actual exams. Wendell Odom does try to explain the types of questions that there will be, however, actually sitting down for the certification exam was a completely new experience. I guess since this will be your first Cisco exam, that's part of the whole experience, but they should try to incorporate those questions for you. That being said, Wendell Odom is a CCIE who clearly knows his stuff, and knows how to teach it at the correct level, so I will be sticking with his books for the next Cisco exams I take!
In all seriousness, this Cert Guide covers everything you need to know for the exam. If you know this book cover to cover, you WILL pass. However, my one problem with this book is the practice exams. They are great for review and with a book that is 30 chapters I recommend using study mode to keep up with prior topics because you will need the refreshers. However, the practice exams are nothing like what you will see on the actual exams. Wendell Odom does try to explain the types of questions that there will be, however, actually sitting down for the certification exam was a completely new experience. I guess since this will be your first Cisco exam, that's part of the whole experience, but they should try to incorporate those questions for you. That being said, Wendell Odom is a CCIE who clearly knows his stuff, and knows how to teach it at the correct level, so I will be sticking with his books for the next Cisco exams I take!
August 19, 2016
I haven't taken the exam yet, so I can't tell whether this is THE book that will help me succeed, or not. However, starting from scratch, I found it made it easy enough to grasp both the concepts and the math—and I was never good at math, so this is quite telling. I'd still supplement it with other materials, though, just to be on the safe side: the exam has changed recently, and some parts (OSPf, for instance) are going to be covered in ICND2, while ICND1 brings back RIP 2. So... Onwards to the 2016 edition, I guess?
N.B. I actually started with Odom's 2004 edition of the Official guide. The 2013 one is much easier to understand when it comes to the math.
N.B. I actually started with Odom's 2004 edition of the Official guide. The 2013 one is much easier to understand when it comes to the math.
January 28, 2016
Math
The book shows the exam is heavy on math. If you are not good at math, get more books focused just on the math, especially subletting
The book shows the exam is heavy on math. If you are not good at math, get more books focused just on the math, especially subletting
May 23, 2019
Probably one of the best CCENT books out there. More concise and logically ordered than some other CCENT texts (I'm looking at you, Todd) and just a pleasure to work through. At least, when I'm not tearing my Goddamn hair out trying to learn such a huge block of new information. Buy it and your wife/husband/love slave will be even more enamored with you than they already are.
September 21, 2019
Great Book to get you started you Networking career. I did not pass the test the 1st time. But after a quick review and playing more attention to command lines I was able to pass the CCENT 2 weeks later. My licence has expired so I am reading again and will take the test in December. Working on CWT from CWNP now.
March 8, 2019
i used this book and cbt nuggets to pass icnd1
April 29, 2024
It has nearly everything you need to pass the exam. Do the labs!
March 10, 2016
I actually read this via Safari Books Online, but there isn't a category for that. This is still a digital format (similar to the Kindle), but none of the DVD content was available. In particular, that meant that the embedded video links didn't work; oddly, neither did the hyperlinks to other chapters.
Overall, I'd say that this book got the job done. I passed the exam today, and the study guide covered everything that I needed to know. However, since I wasn't starting from scratch, that meant that I already knew a lot of the content. For instance, if you've passed the Network+ exam then you could skip the whole of section III.
Normally when I read a technical book I wind up making a list of errata, even if it's only spelling mistakes. That wasn't the case here, which speaks well for the author. On the other hand, it's obvious that this is a new revision of an old book; I believe that his first CCNA book was published in 1998. So, for instance, all the IPv6 information is put into a separate set of chapters near the end rather than being covered at the same time as the corresponding IPv4 commands. I also noticed that while the book covers legacy NAT it doesn't say anything about NVI.
My biggest problem with the book is that it keeps talking about classful networks (e.g. class A and class B addresses). They were superceded by CIDR a long time ago. To be fair, the author does spend one chapter talking about CIDR, but even after that he goes back to talking about classful networks again. So, this book really needs a thorough overhaul: rip out all the stuff about classes, and generalise it to say "If you've been allocated a block of addresses, here is how you can divide it up into smaller subnets." He could then include a section at the end, talking about classful networks as a historical note, but they shouldn't be such a main focus in the text.
Overall, I'd say that this book got the job done. I passed the exam today, and the study guide covered everything that I needed to know. However, since I wasn't starting from scratch, that meant that I already knew a lot of the content. For instance, if you've passed the Network+ exam then you could skip the whole of section III.
Normally when I read a technical book I wind up making a list of errata, even if it's only spelling mistakes. That wasn't the case here, which speaks well for the author. On the other hand, it's obvious that this is a new revision of an old book; I believe that his first CCNA book was published in 1998. So, for instance, all the IPv6 information is put into a separate set of chapters near the end rather than being covered at the same time as the corresponding IPv4 commands. I also noticed that while the book covers legacy NAT it doesn't say anything about NVI.
My biggest problem with the book is that it keeps talking about classful networks (e.g. class A and class B addresses). They were superceded by CIDR a long time ago. To be fair, the author does spend one chapter talking about CIDR, but even after that he goes back to talking about classful networks again. So, this book really needs a thorough overhaul: rip out all the stuff about classes, and generalise it to say "If you've been allocated a block of addresses, here is how you can divide it up into smaller subnets." He could then include a section at the end, talking about classful networks as a historical note, but they shouldn't be such a main focus in the text.
June 20, 2013
I used this as my only guide for taking the new test and I passed so in my mind, that makes it pretty good. (Passed 6/13/13 for reference). As a note, reading is the primary way I study. If that's not a method that works for you, I'd recommend you find the materials that help you in the way you learn best.
Liked:
-It's easy to read and comprehend
-Plenty of exercises to help you think the concepts through
-The key topics emphasize the take aways in each chapter
-The mind maps and memory tables are really useful
Meh:
I knew how to subnet going into this, so I skipped the videos and explanations. My best recommendation for subnetting is to find a method that consistently works for you. There are a lot of suggested ways to go about it, but reading long explanations can get really confusing.
Disliked:
The Pearson test engine sucks. It doesn't prepare you at all for the sort of questions that are asked on the exam, not the wording or the type of questions. It would be nice if it actually did more to simulate an exam experience. (For example, trying to prepare you for the format of the different questions)
It also doesn't help when the test answers are wrong or give shoddily worded explanations for why your answer isn't correct. With a few days to go until the exam, I gave up on using it and just focused on labs.
I actually took the CCNA back in 2006, so I had a little clue of what the test experience would be like. If you're uncomfortably with the formatting of the test, I'd recommend another set of practice tests.
Also, the full labs aren't out yet for 100-101, so I used the Cisco labs and didn't make use of the network simulator that came with the book.
Liked:
-It's easy to read and comprehend
-Plenty of exercises to help you think the concepts through
-The key topics emphasize the take aways in each chapter
-The mind maps and memory tables are really useful
Meh:
I knew how to subnet going into this, so I skipped the videos and explanations. My best recommendation for subnetting is to find a method that consistently works for you. There are a lot of suggested ways to go about it, but reading long explanations can get really confusing.
Disliked:
The Pearson test engine sucks. It doesn't prepare you at all for the sort of questions that are asked on the exam, not the wording or the type of questions. It would be nice if it actually did more to simulate an exam experience. (For example, trying to prepare you for the format of the different questions)
It also doesn't help when the test answers are wrong or give shoddily worded explanations for why your answer isn't correct. With a few days to go until the exam, I gave up on using it and just focused on labs.
I actually took the CCNA back in 2006, so I had a little clue of what the test experience would be like. If you're uncomfortably with the formatting of the test, I'd recommend another set of practice tests.
Also, the full labs aren't out yet for 100-101, so I used the Cisco labs and didn't make use of the network simulator that came with the book.
July 27, 2016
If you want to study networking then one of the most popular options is to go for Cisco's certificate for Network Administrators (CCNA). I have just finished doing this course through my employer.
The course is hard work if you are also holding down a full-time job. However, learning something new is always rewarding, even if the subject matter is sometimes a little dry.
I don't get to use everything that I learned on the course on a regular basis. I manage a small fiefdom within a far larger network, and I'm limited in what I can do in my corner of the network, but it has taught me strategies for fixing network issues, and how best to configure a network for a large number of users.
I read all of the books in their Kindle editions. I found that the books worked better if I configured my Kindle to use 'landscape' orientation rather than the usual 'portrait'. Many of the graphics were very small on the screen, and I had to zoom in to be able to read the text on the images. Also there were a lot of references to sections available through the online version of the teaching materials where animations demonstrating various aspects were available.
So it isn't the perfect way to read the content, but it does clarify how useful a Kindle is when you consider how light and slim the Kindle is compared to each of the paper versions of these books.
The course is hard work if you are also holding down a full-time job. However, learning something new is always rewarding, even if the subject matter is sometimes a little dry.
I don't get to use everything that I learned on the course on a regular basis. I manage a small fiefdom within a far larger network, and I'm limited in what I can do in my corner of the network, but it has taught me strategies for fixing network issues, and how best to configure a network for a large number of users.
I read all of the books in their Kindle editions. I found that the books worked better if I configured my Kindle to use 'landscape' orientation rather than the usual 'portrait'. Many of the graphics were very small on the screen, and I had to zoom in to be able to read the text on the images. Also there were a lot of references to sections available through the online version of the teaching materials where animations demonstrating various aspects were available.
So it isn't the perfect way to read the content, but it does clarify how useful a Kindle is when you consider how light and slim the Kindle is compared to each of the paper versions of these books.
February 12, 2015
This is a great book which I used as a reference guide to supplement the primary material which I am using to study for the Network+ and the CCENT certifications, which I plan to do this year. After going through this book, and comparing it to other materials I have used to study for the CCENT exam so far, I will not recommend this book as the primary study guide for the exam. For than aim, "CCENT Study Guide: Exam 100-101" by Todd Lammle is much better, and the content flow complements well the Network+ books.
These are the main areas where I found this book to be useful reference:
Chapter 4: supplements well to the CBT N+ nugget on well known ports.
Chapter 4,5 & 6: supplement well the CBT N+ nugget on routing and switching p1&2
Chapter 10: supplements well to the CBT N+ nugget on using a method when troubleshooting
Chapter 11,12, and 13: supplement well the CBT N+ nugget on:
IP addressing uncut and uncensored,
Routing and switching P1&2
Troubleshooting wireless networks
Troubleshooting common router and switch problems
Configure a wireless Network
Plan and implement a small network
These are the main areas where I found this book to be useful reference:
Chapter 4: supplements well to the CBT N+ nugget on well known ports.
Chapter 4,5 & 6: supplement well the CBT N+ nugget on routing and switching p1&2
Chapter 10: supplements well to the CBT N+ nugget on using a method when troubleshooting
Chapter 11,12, and 13: supplement well the CBT N+ nugget on:
IP addressing uncut and uncensored,
Routing and switching P1&2
Troubleshooting wireless networks
Troubleshooting common router and switch problems
Configure a wireless Network
Plan and implement a small network
February 16, 2016
Great starter book, I must have read this 2 or 3 times cover to cover not only to prepare for the CCENT and CCNA but to better master the basics of networking. I was also enrolled in a class at the time to teach to the CCNA exam and along with this book it helped like crazy. I would recommended this to anyone just make sure you set time aside to read it every night and keep at it.
---Side note know your subnetting, OSPF, run commands, and binary, as long as you can graps everything else you should be able to pass your ICND1 with ease.
Good Luck!
---Side note know your subnetting, OSPF, run commands, and binary, as long as you can graps everything else you should be able to pass your ICND1 with ease.
Good Luck!
March 4, 2014
Beautiful book to began your journey into the vast world of networking. Some concepts, like Subnetting, could have been explained better, but, overall, it's a brilliant book to understand just how networks work!
July 28, 2015
Okay this took me some time but I finally got through it. I actually enjoyed reading this book, there is a lot of 'whitespace' in this book so it is probably 10% thicker than it should be, but it actually very pleasant to read.
August 14, 2021
I plan on taking my ICND1 exam sometime this summer and borrowed this book to study the review questions. Although i did not read this book cover to cover, I think the questions will help me in my upcoming exam.
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September 10, 2016Místy až moc zbytečně jednoduché podání, obecně ale velmi podařená kniha popisující základy sítí.
August 27, 2018
Great book for preparing for the ICND 1 exam.
May 1, 2015
"All network roads don't lead to Rome - they lead to IP."
July 7, 2017
This is a good book for reviewing networking concepts and preparing for the CCNA certification exam.
January 13, 2016
very good coverage of CCNA material
January 6, 2017
I took the ICND1 recently. The 100-105 version is The Book you want to read!
March 2, 2016
If you can muscle through it, this has everything you need to pass the exam.
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September 17, 2018I will try this book.rating later
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