Icnd10 Unit 1 Research Paper

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Cisco announced changes to the CCENT and CCNA Routing and Switching certifications, and the related 100-101 ICND1, 200- 101 ICND2, and 200-120 CCNA exams, early in 2013. For those of you who understand the how the old Cisco ICND1, ICND2, and CCNA exams worked, the structure remains the same. For those of you new to Cisco certifications, this Introduction begins by discussing the basics. Almost everyone new to Cisco certifications begins with either CCENT or CCNA Routing and Switching. CCENT certification requires knowledge and skills on about half as much material as does CCNA Routing and Switching, so CCENT is the easier first step. The CCENT certification requires a single step: pass the ICND1 exam. Simple enough. The CCNA Routing and Switching certification…show more content…
As for the topics themselves, the ICND1 and ICND2 exams cover different topics, but with some overlap required. For example, ICND1 covers the basics of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. ICND2 covers more detail about OSPF, but to discuss those additional details, ICND2 must rely on the parts of OSPF included in ICND1. Many topics in ICND2 build upon topics in ICND1, causing some overlap. The CCNA exam covers all the topics in both ICND1 and ICND2—no more, no less. Types of Questions on the Exams The ICND1, ICND2, and CCNA exams all follow the same general format. At the testing center, you will sit in a quiet room with a PC. Before the exam timer begins, you will have a chance to do a few other tasks on the PC—for example, you can take a sample quiz just to get accustomed to the PC and the testing engine. Anyone who has user-level skills in getting around a PC should have no problems with the testing environment. After the exam starts, the screen shows you question after question. The questions typically fall into one of the following categories: Multiple-choice (MC) single answer Multiple-choice (MC) multiple answer Testlet Drag-and-drop
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