Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and
Switching is a certification program for entry-level network engineers
that helps maximize your investment in foundational networking knowledge
and increase the value of your employer's network. CCNA Routing and
Switching is for Network Specialists, Network Administrators, and
Network Support Engineers with 1-3 years of experience. The CCNA
Routing and Switching validates the ability to install, configure,
operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
CCNA (
Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an IT certification from
Cisco.
CCNA certification is a first-level
Cisco Career certification. CCNA certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched
networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a
WAN.
[1]
The Cisco exams have changed several times; for example, in 2013,
Cisco
announced an update to its certification program that "aligns
certification and training curricula with evolving industry job roles."
[2]
There are now several different types of Cisco-Certified Network
Associate, with the original CCNA certification being re-designated as
"CCNA Routing and Switching."
[3]
The content of the exams is proprietary.
[4] Cisco and its learning partners offer a variety of different training methods,
[5] including books published by
Cisco Press, and online and classroom courses available under the title "Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices."
To achieve CCNA Routing and Switching certification, one must earn a
passing score on Cisco exam #200-120, or combined passing scores on both
the "Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices" ICND1 #100-101 and ICND2
#200-101 exams. Passing the ICND1 grants one the
Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician
(CCENT) certification. Passing scores are set by using statistical
analysis and are subject to change. At the completion of the exam,
candidates receive a score report along with a score breakout by exam
section and the passing score for the given exam. Cisco does not publish
exam passing scores because exam questions and passing scores are
subject to change without notice.
[6]
The 200-120 CCNA is the composite exam associated with the Cisco
Certified Network Associate Routing & Switching certification. This
exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills required to install,
operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium size enterprise branch
network. The topics include connecting to a WAN; implementing network
security; network types; network media; routing and switching
fundamentals; the TCP/IP and OSI models; IP addressing; WAN
technologies; operating and configuring IOS devices; extending switched
networks with VLANs; determining IP routes; managing IP traffic with
access lists; establishing point-to-point connections; and establishing
Frame Relay connections.
The Available Exams
To receive the CCNA certification, one must pass either:
- the ICND1 Exam (100-101) and the ICND2 (200-101)
- the combined CCNA Exam (200-120)
Material Covered In Each Exam
The
ICND1 covers "Network Types, Network Media, Switching
Fundamentals, TCP/IP, IP Addressing and Routing, WAN Technologies,
Operating and Configuring IOS Devices, and Managing Network
Environments."
The
ICND2 covers "Extending Switched Networks with VLANS,
Determining IP Routes, Managing IP traffic with Access Lists,
Establishing Point-to-Point connections, and Establishing Frame Relay
Connections." The combined
CCNA covers all topics covered under the ICND1 and ICND2.
References
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