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CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide Second Edition Master ICND1 640-822 exam topics with the official study guide Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM Wendell Odom, CCIE® No. 1624 CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition, is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specific… More >>
CCENT/CCNA ICND1 Official Exam Certification Guide, 2nd Edition
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#1 by greiner3 on January 27, 2010 - 6:05 pm
I received the book on time and it was in the condition stated. I have not begun classes so I can not rate the content yet.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by H. Spencer on January 27, 2010 - 7:49 pm
This book does not prepare you for the CCENT Exam! This book gives potential test takers a false sense of security. The questions in the book and on the CD are extremely easy compared to the actual exam. Also the subnetting chapter is very convoluted not to mention the errata throughout the book. Buyers beware…
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Spencer on January 27, 2010 - 10:26 pm
Overall, I think this is a quality title. I just came here to warn buyers of a few things:
(1) There are many errors in this book. If you buy it, you MUST download the Errata document from ciscopress.com. Otherwise you will be confused. (2) This is the only book that I bought to prepare for this exam, so I have nothing to compare against, but I believe that some parts of this book could have been written much better, and other parts are unneeded. This book could be 50 pages shorter without the all the unnecessary “the following section will show you how to… blah blah blah” text. That’s what the index is for! (3) This book does not progress in a very organized manner. If you are just starting, and you want something that you can read in a linear fashion, I might suggest looking for a different book.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by T. Prevatte on January 28, 2010 - 12:26 am
This book continues Wendell Odom’s dominance in the Cisco Certification study materials market. Odom has consistently produced high-quality materials that do a fantastic job of covering almost all of the aspects of the CCNA exam(s). In this second edition of the materials, video training is included on a well-produced DVD. The subnetting lessons contained on the DVD are top-notch.
The book does a great job of covering the material on the new Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam. The book covers networking fundamentals, LAN switching, IP routing, and Wide Area Networks. As with most other Cisco Press certification books, the chapters are organized in the following manner: the “Do I know this already” section, foundation topics, and exam preparation tasks. The “Do I know this already” section enables the reader to skip ahead in the materials if they feel that they already have an understanding of the topic.
There is a second CD included with the book that is very helpful. It contains Cisco Press support, the complete book in PDF format, practice exams, and a super-cool binary game! From my experience as a teacher in the Cisco Networking Academy program, I can tell you that binary and subnetting are two of the toughest topics for most students, and the material in this CD alone is well worth the price of the book!
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by History buff on January 28, 2010 - 2:18 am
Just finished the textbook, after having it delivered almost a month after initial promised delivery date. First reactions: 1) most of the book is better organized than the previous INTRO book, 2) still plenty of errata 3) the chapter on subnetting is a murky, meandering mess (spend 5 minutes on Cisco TV on their CCNA Prep website and watch their video instead) 4) Better indication of what is important/more likely to be on exam with little graphic indicators throughout the book 5) the included video CD does not work.
Apologize for the rough quality of review, but it is back to studying for me.
Rating: 2 / 5