Book Features
To help you customize your study time using this book, the core chapters have several features that help you make the best use of your time:
“Do I Know This Already?” quiz: Each chapter begins with a quiz that helps you determine how much time you need to spend studying that chapter.
Foundation Topics: These are the core sections of each chapter. They explain the concepts for the topics in that chapter.
Exam Preparation Tasks: After the “Foundation Topics” section of each chapter, the “Exam Preparation Tasks” section lists a series of study activities that you should do when you finish the chapter. Each chapter includes the activities that make the most sense for studying the topics in that chapter:
Review All the Key Topics: The Key Topic icon appears next to the most important items in the “Foundation Topics” section of the chapter. The “Review All the Key Topics” activity lists the key topics from the chapter, along with their page numbers. Although the contents of the entire chapter could be on the exam, you should definitely know the information listed in each key topic, so you should review these.
Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory: To help you memorize some lists of facts, many of the more important lists and tables from the chapter are included in a document on the CD. This document lists only partial information, allowing you to complete the table or list.
Define Key Terms: Although the exam is unlikely to ask a “define this term” type of question, the CCNA exams do require that you learn and know a lot of networking terminology. This section lists the most important terms from the chapter, asking you to write a short definition and compare your answer to the glossary at the end of the book.
Command Reference to Check Your Memory: Review important commands covered in the chapter.
CD-based practice exam: The companion CD contains an exam engine that enables you to review practice exam questions. Use these to prepare with a sample exam and to pinpoint topics where you need more study.