Study Guide for the CCNA Test

 

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CCNA INTRO


 

PART I: Networking Fundamentals

 

Chapter 1    Introduction to Computer Networking Concepts

                  Perspectives on networking

                      

Chapter 2    The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models

                        Foundation Topics

                        The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

                        OSI Reference Model

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 3    Data Link Layer Fundamentals: Ethernet LANs

                        Foundation Topics

                        OSI Perspectives on Local-Area Networks

                        Early Ethernet Standards

                        Ethernet Data-Link Protocols

                        Recent Ethernet Standards

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 4    Fundamentals of WANs

                        Foundation Topics

                        OSI Layer 1 for Point-to-Point WANs

                        OSI Layer 2 for Point-to-Point WANs

                        Packet Switching Services

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 5    Fundamentals of IP

                        Foundation Topics

                        Typical Features of OSI Layer 3

                        IP Addressing Fundamentals

                        Network Layer Utilities

                        IP Routing and Routing Protocols

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 6    Fundamentals of TCP and UDP

                        Foundation Topics

                        Typical Features of OSI Layer 4

                        The Transmission Control Protocol

                        The User Datagram Protocol

                        Foundation Summary

 

 


 

PART II: Operating Cisco Devices

 

Chapter 7    Operating Cisco Routers

                        Foundation Topics

                        The Cisco IOS Software Command-Line Reference

                        Configuring Cisco IOS Software

                        Upgrading Cisco Software and the Cisco IOS Boot Process

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 8    Operating Cisco LAN Switches

                        Foundation Topics

                        Navigating Through a Cisco 2950 Switch

                        Switch Initialization

                        Configuring 2950 IOS Software

 

 

 


 

PART III: LAN Switching

 

Chapter 9    Cisco LAN Switching Basics

                        Foundation Topics

                        The Case for Bridging and Switching

                        Transparent Bridging

                        Transparent Switching

                        LAN Segmentation

                        The Need for Spanning Tree

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 10  Virtual LANs and Trunking 

                        Foundation Topics

                        Virtual LAN Concepts

                        Trunking with ISL and 802.1q

                        Passing Traffic Between VLANS

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 11  LAN Cabling, Standards, and Topologies

                        Foundation Topics

                        Network Topologies

                        Cabling and Connectors

                        Ethernet Standards

                        Wireless Communications

                        Foundation Summary

 

 

 


 

PART IV: TCP/IP

 

Chapter 12  IP Addressing and Subnetting

                        Foundation Topics

                        IP Addressing Review

                        Analyzing and Interpreting IP Addresses and Subnets

                        Scaling the IP Address Space for the Internet

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 13  Basic Router Configuration and Operation

                        Foundation Topics

                        Configuring IP Addresses

                        IP Troubleshooting Features

                        Foundation Summary

 

Chapter 14  Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols

                        Foundation Topics

                        Routing Protocol Overview

                        Foundation Summary

 

 


 

PART V: Wide-Area Networking

 

Chapter 15  Remote Access Technologies

                        Foundation Topics

                        Perspectives on the PSTN

                        Analog Modems

                        Integrated Services Digital Network

                        Digital Subscriber Line

                        Cable Modems

                        Comparison of Remote Access Technologies

                        Foundation Summary

                       

 

 


 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION TO CISCO NETWORK DEVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Terms

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802.1q -

 

A

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT -

 

ADJACENT LAYER INTERACTION - Lower layers provide services to those directly above them.

 

APPLICATION LAYER -

 

B

 

BOOT PROCESS -

 

BRIDGING -

 

C

 

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) -

 

D

 

DATA LINK LAYER -

 

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) -

 

E

 

ETHERNET -

 

ERROR RECOVERY -

 

F

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G

 

H

 

HEADERS - COMMUNICATION INFORMATION TRANSFERRED BETWEEN SAME LAYERS ON TWO COMPUTERS

 

HTTP RETURN CODES -

0 REQUEST BEING PROCESSED

404 FILE NOT FOUND

 

HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE (HTML) -

 

HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP) -

 

HUB -

 

I

 

Internet Protocol (IP) -

 

IP ADDRESS - aka Logical address

 

IOS -

 

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) -

 

ISL -

 

J

 

K

 

L

 

LAN -

 

LAYER 1 - Physical Layer -

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LAYER 2 - Data Link Layer -

 

LAYER 3 - Network Layer -

 

LAYER 4 - Transport Layer -

 

LAYER 5 - Session Layer -

 

LAYER 6 - Presentation Layer -

 

LAYER 7 - Application Layer -

 

LAYER 8 - A very real Political/Religious/Financial battle between technical and management types on how to implement and purchase for the network.

 

M

 

MAC -

 

MAC ADDRESS -

 

N

 

NETWORK LAYER -

 

O

 

Open System Interconnect (OSI) -

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OSI REFERENCE MODEL -

 

P

 

PACKET -

 

PHYSICAL LAYER -

 

POINT-TO-POINT -

 

PRESENTATION LAYER -

 

PROTOCOL -

 

Publicly Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) -

 

Q

 

R

 

ROUTER -

 

ROUTED PROTOCOL -

 

ROUTING PROTOCOL -

 

S

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SAME LAYER INTERACTION - HEADER INFORMATION SENT FROM ONE COMPUTERS GIVEN LAYER TO ANOTHER COMPUTERS SAME LAYER.

 

SESSION LAYER -

 

SPANNING TREE -

 

STANDARD -

 

SUBNET -

[Learn to subnet .com]

SWITCH -

 

SWITCHING -

 

T

 

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -

 

TCP/IP Model - 4 Layer networking model, Prefered model of use in networking.

1. TCP/IP APPLICATION LAYER - HTTP, POP3, SMTP - PROVIDE SERVICES TO APPLICATION SOFTWARE RUNNING ON A COMPUTER

2. TCP/IP TRANSPORT LAYER - TCP, UDP - PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE APPLICATION LAYER

3. TCP/IP INTERNETWORK LAYER  - IP

4. TCP/IP NETWORK INTERFACE LAYER - Defines the Protocols and Hardware required to deliver data across a network - ETHERNET, FRAME RELAY

 

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP) - GUARANTEED DELIVERY OF DATA FROM ONE HOST TO ANOTHER USING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Includes ERROR RECOVERY

 

TRANSPARENT BRIDGING -

 

TRANSPARENT SWITCHING -

 

TRANSPORT LAYER -

 

TRUNKING -

 

U

 

 

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USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL (UDP) -

 

UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL) -

 

V

 

Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) -

 

W

 

Wide Area Network (WAN) -

 

X

 

Y

 

Z

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