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Agenda
What is a Network? Who is Cisco? Products and services- Cisco Cisco Certifications Cisco Career Cert Paths IT Skills & Salary Report Types of Questions on the Exams 200-120 CCNA Exam Topics Resources Book Features
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What is a Network? Evolution of Borderless Networks
Who is Cisco? CEO: Chuck Robbins
Founded: 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University
Founders: Sandra Lerner, Leonard Bosack
Worldwide Offices Corporate Headquarters : San Jose, California, USA European Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands Americas Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA Asia Pacific Headquarters: Singapore
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Media and awards
2014 CSR Awards and Recognition http://csr.cisco.com/pages/csr-awards-2014 Best Global Green Brands 2014 (#33), Interbrand (June) http://www.bestglobalbrands.com/2014 World’s Most Ethical Companies – Honorees http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/ 100 Best Companies to Work For (#55), Fortune Magazine http://www.workingmother.com/best-company-list/135080 America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business
Opportunities - 2014 http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/2014/DivTop50/2014Div50C.htm World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune Magazine http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/cisco-systems-100000/
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Cisco Systems' revenue from 2009 to 2015
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Products and services- Cisco
Enterprise and Service Provider Midsize Business Small Businesswww.cisco.com/c/en/us/products
Cisco Certifications Entry Associate Professional Expert Architect
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Cisco Career Certifications
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Cisco Specialist Certifications
Business Data Centre Internet of Things Network Programmability Operating System Software Security Service Provider Video
Cisco Career Cert Paths Cisco Career Cert Paths –Posterhttp://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/pdfs/CiscoCareerCertPaths-PosterFinal.pdf
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Recertification Renewal Timeframes
Certification Duration
Entry-level, Associate-level, and Professional level
3 years
All CCIE certifications 2 years
Specialist certifications 2 years
Cisco Certified Architect 5 yearsCisco Next Level
Register for the exam PEARSON VUE http://www.vue.com/cisco
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IT Skills & Salary Report
Global Knowledge: 2015 IT Skills and Salary Reporthttp://www.globalknowledge.com/training/newsdetail.asp?pageid=5&country=United+States&newsid=924
15 Top-Paying Certifications for 2015 http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/generic.asp?pageid=3736
IranTalent Salary Report http://www.irantalent.com/home/Iran-Salary-Report-1392-Report-3.html
ICT Guild organization :Tariff Rate Technical Services - Specialized Informaticshttp://www.irannsr.org//parameters/irannsr/modules/cdk/upload/content/nsr_Rules/114/Tarefeh%2093-06-15%20%20last%20version.pdf
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Types of Questions on the Exams
Multiple-choice (MC) single answer Multiple-choice (MC) multiple answer Testlet Drag-and-drop (DND) Simulated lab (Sim) Simlet
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/wwtraining/certprog/training/cert_exam_tutorial.html
Is IT Networking right for you?
http://cl1.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=2814
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200-120 CCNA Exam Topics
1.0 Operation of IP Data Networks 5% 2.0 LAN Switching Technologies 20% 3.0 IP Addressing (IPv4/IPv6) 5% 4.0 IP Routing Technologies 20% 5.0 IP Services 10% 6.0 Network Device Security 10% 7.0 Troubleshooting 20% 8.0 WAN Technologies 10%
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccna/ccna_exam_v2/exam-topics
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Resources
Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide http://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccent-ccna-icnd1-100-101-official-cert-guide-9781587143854
Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-101 Official Cert Guidehttp://www.ciscopress.com/store/ccna-routing-and-switching-icnd2-200-101-official-cert-9781587143731
Cisco Packet Tracer - Networking Academy https://www.netacad.com/about-networking-academy/packet-tracer
Wireshark - Network Protocol Analyser https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
GNS3
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Book Features
“Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes: Foundation Topics Define Key Terms Complete Tables and Lists from Memory (exercise) Command Reference Tables Mind Maps
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Sessions (40 Hours)
Session 1: Introduction to Cisco Certified Network Associate, The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models
Session 2: Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs, Fundamentals of WANs, Fundamentals of IPv4 Addressing and Routing, Fundamentals of TCP/IP Transport and Applications, Building Ethernet LANs with Switches
Session 3: Installing and Operating Cisco LAN Switches, Configuring Ethernet Switching, Implementing Ethernet Virtual LANs, Troubleshooting Ethernet LANs, Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts, Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation, Troubleshooting LAN Switching
Session 4: Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting, Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks, Analyzing Subnet Masks, Analyzing Existing Subnets, Operating Cisco Routers, Configuring IPv4 Addresses and Routes
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Sessions
Session 5: Learning IPv4 Routes with OSPFv2, Configuring and Verifying Host Connectivity, Subnet Design, Variable-Length Subnet Masks, Route Summarization
Session 6: Basic IPv4 Access Control Lists, Advanced IPv4 ACLs and Device Security, Network Address Translation, Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing
Session 7: Creating Redundant First-Hop Routers, Virtual Private Networks
Session 8: Implementing OSPF for IPv4, Understanding EIGRP Concepts, Implementing EIGRP for IPv4, Troubleshooting IPv4 Routing Protocols
Session 9: Implementing Point-to-Point WANs, Understanding Frame Relay Concepts, Implementing Frame Relay, Identifying Other Types of WANs
Session 10: Fundamentals of IP Version 6, IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting, Implementing IPv6 Addressing on Hosts, Implementing IPv6 Routing, Troubleshooting IPv6 Routing, Implementing OSPF for IPv6, Implementing EIGRP for IPv6
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References
1) Cisco Systems, Inc, www.cisco.com/
2) Wendell Odom ,”Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide”, Cisco Press, USA, 2013
3) Wendell Odom ,“Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-101 Official Cert Guide”, Cisco Press, USA, 2013