CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-507)

Hands-on Exercises -- Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs. Three Types of Practice Questions -- Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers. From the Classroom -- Discussions of important issues direct from the classroom. Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to:

Use VLANs and LAN Segmentation with routers to decrease the size of a broadcast domain; Transfer data from one bridge to another with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP); Configure all options of Catalyst 1900 Series switches using the Management Console; Discover directly connected Cisco devices in the network regardless of whether they have network layer protocols configured using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP); Configure routers using Cisco 12.0 IOS Basic Management Setup and Enhanced Management Setup; Use subnetting to extend the network portion of the address to allow a single network to be divided into a number of logical sections (subnets); Increase bandwidth by providing a dedicated collision domain for each switched port on a network; Manually designate static routes on a router; Control traffic with Extended IP access lists; Use ISDN to support voice, data, and video; Configure Frame Relay on a Cisco router; Use subnetting to extend the network portion of the address to allow a single network to be divided into a number of logical sections (subnets); Increase bandwidth by providing a dedicated collision domain for each switched port on a network; Manually designate static routes on a router; Control traffic with Extended IP access lists.

Contents

• Introduction
  
• Exam Topic 1: Introduction to Internetworking
  
• Exam Topic 2: Getting Started with Cisco IOS Software
  
• Exam Topic 3: IP Addressing
  
• Exam Topic 4: TCP/IP Protocol Suite Overview
  
• Exam Topic 5: IP Routing Protocols
  
• Exam Topic 6: IP Configuration
  
• Exam Topic 7: Configuring Novel IPX
  
• Exam Topic 8: AppleTalk Configuration
  
• Exam Topic 9: Basic Traffic Management with Access Lists
  
• Exam Topic 10: Wide Area Networking
  
• Exam Topic 11: Virtual Local Area Networking
  
• Practice Exam 1: Self Tests
  
• Practice Exam 1: Answers
  
• Practice Exam 2: Self Test
  
• Practice Exam 2: Answers
  
• Appendix A: About the Web Site