CCNA Jumpstart

by Christina Faulkner and Patrick Ciccarelli

Book Overview

Get up to Speed for Cisco Training Courses--Fast CCNA JumpStart equips you with the networking and internetworking fundamentals you need to approach Cisco certification training with confidence. This second edition has been thoroughly updated to address the new technologies covered in the latest version of the exam. * Fundamentals of networking * The OSI networking model * Network architectures * File servers and network clients * Physical and logical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0782141749
• ISBN13: 9780782141740
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Sybex
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Highschool Book / Technical School Into

This book is written at a Highscool level. The authors so clearly explain the material in a logical and foundation building approach that the reader barely notices the learning process. If you read this book carefully it can be an excellent introduction. I'm an experienced network administrator and have some certifications; and yet found some of the information helpful. Did I actually learn anything, not much, but I was looking to review and mentally prepare myself for the next step the CCNA exam. This is definately not a college text, but it's an excellent primer as advertised.

Excellent book for people new to networking.

If you are a beginner and dont know much about networks, this is the right book for you. The book uses plain english to make even complex concepts sound simple. It will help you build a sound networking foundation, which will help you throughout your networking career. If you are planning to go for CCNA and dont know much about networks, i would not advise you to go straight to mainstream CCNA books such as Sybex's CCNA prep book by Todd Lamelle. Those books will not make much sense without the basic knowledge of networking/internetworking provided in this book. This book was a great help to me and could be to you also. Good luck on your CCNA!!!

Disagreeing with my fellow reviewers on this one

This very nice book is getting some undeserving reviews here for the simple reason that I believe the others are wanting it to be something that it was not intended to be.WHAT IT IS NOT is a preparatory book for the CCNA exam. And if one reads the cover carefully, no such claims for it are made. WHAT IT IS is an introduction to networking and internetworking for those who are planning to go on and study for the CCNA exam. In other words, the book is intended to provide a broad grasp of networking for those who have not already been working in a network. For instance, perhaps someone has been working primarily in desktop support, but wants to move into networking. This book will provide an overview for them of what is involved in a WAN. On these grounds, the book is a great success. In the past year I have had numerous occasions to try to bring individuals who were not familiar with internetworking (specifically, managers and sales staff) up to speed. I would have loved to have had this book available at that time. I do think that the publishers have perhaps limited the market for this book by emphasizing the CCNA connection. While it is a good introduction to networking for less experienced individuals planning to go for their CCNA, the book is one of the very best introductions to networking that I have seen, and is of great value to a wide range of potential users, most of whom would never go on to become a CCNA.

A jumpstart

Don't let the other reviews fool you, this is what the title says: jumpstart.This book will do for you what jump starting your car does for your car. When you have little to no knowledge of computer internetworking, this book will help build a solid foundation and get you on your way to Cisco certification. it has been written in easy to understand english and there are tons of illustrations to help you visualize network architecture and how data flows across the wire and between network devices.Bottom line: if you don't know much about computer internetworking this will definately help you out!

If you are new to networking buy this book!

This is a great book that lies the foundation for any networking certification. If you are new to networking I suggest you get this. This is not a CCNA study guide as it title suggests "CCNA Jumpstart- Networking and Internetworking Basics". Once you build your foundation with this book you can go on to the CCNA study guide. This book is an excellent reference for load of network concepts. You will find yourself going back (when you hear a term later) for its easy to understand explanations. You can't get all the info from Study Guides alone. This is an excellent supplement to any network certification.