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Summary: Great Book for Entry Level
Review: I Just passed the CCNA test, mainly by reading this book once and practicing the tests from the CD-ROM. It is a great book for those with no Cisco knowledge. It is easy to understand and doesn't include a lot of garbage that you don't need to pass like other books on the subject. I read two other books, but they were not as good.
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Summary: Good Reference Text
Review: This was used as the text in a course I took and it was an excellent reference. After reviewing all of the examples, I was able to pass the CCNA exam.
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Summary: A good book
Review: ... Starting with the conclusion, this is not a perfect book but, from my knowledge, is the 1st book to buy if you want to prepare for the CCNA. Then, or in the same time, buy Odom's! From all the books that I know: Todd Lammle's (ISBN 0-7821-2647-2), Odom Wendell (ISBN 0-7357-0971-8), Coriolis's cram books (1-57610-628-4 and 1-57610-440-0) this is the first one that you should buy and read. This a good book for someone that has some small previous knowledge of networking or has read some other books. It is not perfect but it is written in such a way that you can understand most of the topics. It has some technical mistakes or mismatches and some typing errors (that do not affect the explanations - most of them solved in an errata available on the web) but the total result is very good. It is not so cold and detailed in his wording as Odom made his book so it helps you mentally to finish it. It attacks all the fields that you will find on the exam and presents around 70% of the topics in the way that you will find on the exam. Odom's is more technical, better to use it TOGETHER with this one but a little bit to hard to read from the beginning to the end as the first book. If you want a quick fix, this is the book. If want to understand even more, go further with other CISCO certifications, buy also Odom's book (ISBN 0-7357-0971-8). Yes, some of the explanations are not so detailed, you are presented with the facts, sometimes more like a "cheat sheet" but it is quite acceptable for reading. You can see the end of the book (not like in Odom's that seems endless - but is a very good book). The book was printed up do date in about nine phases with small errata modifications from one to the other! The con-s: the book is written on fonts similar to Times New Roman 12, spacey but with the small problem that the margin is quite small for the first 100 pages to be read easy and the paper is not so good (it shrinks if you keep your finger to much on the same place). The CD offers the book on a .pdf format, all the questions and answers in the book, some supplementary questions, some flash cards, another book which is a terms encyclopedia and some useless programs (subnet calculators, etc.,). I HATE that the CD is copy protected, the .pdf is also protected so you are not able to open the .pdf book without the CD inside and the installation of some stupid additional program. You have to have Adobe installed on a certain type of directory (without spaces). Even after installation, you cannot copy or print the book. I somehow understand the reasons, but I still hate all these measures and do not like to install additional programs to see it. In the conclusion, a 9/ 10 for this book. I think that [the]editorial is quite exact. Enjoy it!
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Summary: An excellent user friendly guide to all things CCNA
Review: CCNA Study Guide by Tom Lammle is an excellent source for consise information that covers all the bases when it comes to CCNA. What realy impressed me however was how well he put it across to the reader. Rather than being cold and clinical his wording made it much more accessable to me. The numerous router and switch examples helped me a lot! There were a number of typographical errors and multiple choice questions with the same choices (A&B were the same). One can overlook them as they are minor. Kudos to you Todd. I will be doing the CCNP next!
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Summary: Good Test Prep Resource
Review: This book covered all the right subjects for the CCNA exam. The flash card program helped me learn what was important, the test engine that comes on the CD was a realistic simulation of the CCNA exam, and the electronic telecom dictionary was helpful when a term was used I didn't understand. The book has mistakes and errors but if you can catch these mistakes, it means you are learning what you are supposed to. In defense of this book, I don't know of any publication for CCNA prep that doesn't have mistakes. Although reading a text book on my laptop took a little getting used to, having the book on CD was an advantage in that I didn't have to drag a large book with me back and forth to work; I just used the CD and brought it up on my laptop whenever I had time to study. With the electronic version of the book you can search for a subject using key words.
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Summary: Recommended
Review: Overall, this is a very good study guide for the CCNA 2.0 exam. Well-written and easy to read, this organized tome mamanges to touch upon nearly all of the important topics covered in the actual test. However, despite it's clear explanations and extensive coverage, a prior understanding of--or experience with--networking and internetworking concepts is required for maximum benefit. One highlight for me was the sample test CD-ROM which is jam-packed with test questions, flash cards, and even the entire contents of the book in digital format. The test questions themselves follow the gist of the real exam fairly closely and provide some insight into how the questions will appear to potential test-takers. With the Cisco exam format, being familar with how the test questions are presented and understanding what the question is truly asking cannot be understated. Despite it's many pluses, the book does contain a number of syntax errors and editorial snafus (for example, incorrect answers to review/test questions and typos) which will no doubt confuse/irritate novices. While this seems to be generally accepted with technical books (although I'm not sure why), in the case of a second edition volume such as this, it's particularly hard to fathom. In all, I found this book very useful, both as a reference and study aid for CCNA 2.0, and can confidently add that it helped me pass the exam. Recommended.
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Summary: Adaquate alone, very effective with help
Review: This book by Todd Lammle is a very effective study tool and introduction to the concepts included in the CCNA exam. I recently passed the exam using just this book and whatever free practice exams I could find online. However, free practice exams are few and far between and none of the ones I took were remotely close to the difficulty level of the CCNA exam. My advice: buy this book by Lammle and read it cover to cover. You will get a very solid foundation for you CCNA studies. But when you are done, you will get a better measure of where you stand if you find practice questions and exams that are more difficult than those provided in Lammle's book.
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Summary: for other language users..
Review: for other language user.. because I am a korean..nation at the far east Asia..and host 2002 Worldcup with japan. and I am not good at writing in english..If I make a mistake..don't blame it on me.. I read this Book more than five times, and I pass the exam..(903 / 849-passing score) I can't find dump, so I just read this book..one book, one exam, yahoo!! pass.. but, different description about important keyword, that make me puzzled.. It's not about wrong..about difficulty to understand the question and select the exact answer.. It is a personal problem of my poor vacabulary of English.. but If you understand every questions at the end of the chapter.. don't worry you will be a CCNA.. goodbye.. In korean tounge.."an-nyung-hi gae-se-yoo."
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Summary: This is all you need to pass the CCNA
Review: Excellent book. Well written, structured, easy to read and understand. Many of the actual test questions are in the review and sample tests of this book. If you can read through this book and answer all the review questions, you'll ace the exam. Pay particular attention to: CLI, IPX, ISDN, Frame-Relay, OSI model, Switching and Routing and know IP Subnetting. Forget the Exam Cram and all the others. This book makes it easy!
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Summary: $... to pass your CCNA!!!
Review: This book is head and shoulders above the others. With hundreds of practice questions and flash cards available for your pc or palm device, it covers all the information you will need to pass. This book helped me pass the CCNA the first time. This was the only product I bought and used to pass. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in passing the CCNA.
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