CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram

CCNA 200-301 Exam Cram, Sixth Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass the Cisco 200-301 CCNA exam, providing coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book contains an extensive set of preparation tools, including topic overviews, exam alerts, CramSavers, CramQuizzes, chapter-ending review questions, author notes and tips, Packet Tracer labs, and an extensive glossary. The book also contains the extremely useful Cram Sheet tear-out: a collection of essential facts in an easy to review format. Complementing all these great study tools is the powerful Pearson Test Prep practice test software, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic practice questions. This assessment software offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, allowing you to test your knowledge in study mode, practice exam mode, or flash card mode.
Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your CCNA exam!

Understand networking fundamentals concepts, including network components, network topology architectures, physical interfaces and cabling types, TCP and UDP, wireless principals, switching concepts, and virtualization fundamentals
Master IPv4 addressing and subnetting and configure IPv6
Configure and verify VLANs, interswitch connectivity, and Layer 2 discovery protocols
Describe Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol
Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes
Enable security technologies including device access control, site-to-site and remote access VPNs, ACLs, Layer 2 security features, and wireless security protocols
Configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routing and single area OSPF
Understand DHCP, DNS, and other networking services like SNMP, syslog, SSH, and TFTP/FTP
Configure and verify inside source NAT and NTP
Understand how automation affects network management, controller-based and software-defined architectures, and Cisco DNA Center-enabled device management
Understand network programmability concepts, including characteristics of REST-based APIs (CRUD, HTTP verbs, and data encoding); configuration management mechanisms such as Puppet, Chef, and Ansible; and learn to Interpret JSON encoded data

Anthony Sequeira, CCIE No. 15626, is a seasoned trainer and author regarding all levels and tracks of Cisco certification. Anthony formally began his career in the information technology industry in 1994 with IBM in Tampa, Florida. He quickly formed his own computer consultancy, Computer Solutions, and then discovered his true passion–teaching and writing about Microsoft and Cisco technologies.
Anthony joined Mastering Computers in 1996 and lectured to massive audiences around the world about the latest in computer technologies. Mastering Computers became the revolutionary online training company, KnowledgeNet, and Anthony trained there for many years.
Anthony is currently pursuing his second CCIE in the area of security and then his third Cisco Data Center! When not writing for Cisco Press, Anthony is a full-time instructor at CBT Nuggets.

Part 1 - Network Fundamentals Chapter 1: The Role and Function of Network Components Chapter 2: The Characteristics of Network Topology Architectures Chapter 3: Physical Interface and Cabling Types Chapter 4: Describe TCP and UDP Chapter 5: Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting Chapter 6: Configure IPv6 Chapter 7: Describe Wireless Principles Chapter 8: Explain Virtualization Fundamentals Chapter 9: Describe Switching Concepts
Part 2 - Network Access Chapter 10: Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity Chapter 11: Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols Chapter 12: Describe Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol Chapter 13: Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes
Part 3 - IP Connectivity Chapter 14: Interpret the Components of a Routing Table Chapter 15: Configure and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing Chapter 16: Configure and Verify Single Area OSPFv2 Chapter 17: Describe the Purpose of First Hop Redundancy Protocols
Part 4 - IP Services Chapter 18: Configure and Verify Inside Source NAT Chapter 19: Configure and Verify NTP Chapter 20: Configure DHCP and DNS Chapter 21: Other Networking Services
Part 5 - Security Fundamentals Chapter 22: Describe Key Security Concepts Chapter 23: Configure Device Access Control Chapter 24: Describe Remote Access and Site-to-Site VPNs Chapter 25: Configure and Verify Access Control Lists Chapter 26: Configure Layer 2 security features Chapter 27: Describe and Configure Wireless Security Protocols
Part 6 - Automation and Programmability Chapter 28: Automation Chapter 29: Programmability

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