CCNA

The book I read to research this post was CCNA for Dummies by Silviu Angelescu which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. If like me you have no intention of taking the CCNA exams this book is still a great introduction to cisco networking. CCNA stands for certified cisco network associate & for those interested in taking the exams I’ll write a bit about that. The CCNA is the entry level to cisco certifications. To pass you must acheive 85% & has 3 major components which are internet telephony, wireless networking & storage networks. There’s some questions that are multi choice & have 1 answer, some with more than 1 answer & questions that you have to write a brief answer to. When you pass the exam you are certified for 3 years & then must either retake the exam or take a higher exam like CCDA. CCNA is more general in its syllabus whereas the higher exams focus more on cisco product knowledge. Cisco leads the world in products like routers & switches.