About CCNA™ certification:

About CCNA™ certification: CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate is an entry level certification and the most popular Cisco certification. Getting CCNA certified ensures that the candidate has enough knowledge to plan, configure, and operate simple routed WAN and switched LAN networks using Cisco products. CCNP - Cisco Certified Networking Professional is the next level of certification offered in the Cisco product implementation track. No pre-qualification is necessary to take CCNA exam. 640-802 is the only exam necessary to pass for obtaining CCNA certification. The exam covers topics on Extending Switched Networks with VLANS, Determining IP Routes, Managing IP traffic with Access Lists and extended Access Lists, Establishing Point-to-Point connections, OSPF, and Establishing Frame Relay Connections. You can also obtain CCNA certification by passing two exam track consisting of CCNA ICND1 (640-822), and CCNA ICND2 (640-816).

Cisco® CCNA Certification Exam Details*:

Exam # 640-802 (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Number of questions 50-60 Time allowed 90 minutes Passing score 849/1000** Register for exam at VUE (www.vue.com/cisco) Exam objectives http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/current_exams/640-802.html Books Recommended Click Here to view recommeded CCNA books Download Practice tests Download CCNA practice exams View practice questions VLANs WANs General Simulation Exercises Buy practice tests Click here to buy ccna practice exams Questions types Cisco Career Certification exams include the following test formats: Multiple-choice single answer Multiple-choice multiple answer Drag-and-drop Fill-in-the-blank Testlet Simlet Simulations Exam Objectives Describe how a network works Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network. Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco devices Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network. Implement and verify WAN links

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