Welcome to the Sunday, June 22 edition of The Mastermind!
There's major news from Cisco regarding three new CCNA certifications, and I've got that covered for you in today's newsletter.
These new certifications do not replace the current CCNA exams; rather, they're totally separate certifications that require you to be CCNA certified before you can get them. And take it from me - these are going to be the most rewarding certifications to come along in a long, long time. More details later in the newsletter!
A new set of CCNA questions has been posted on the site as well, and there's a link to those questions in today's newsletter.
Let's get started!
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Thought For The Day:
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
-- Abraham Lincoln
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New CCNA And CCENT Questions Have Been Posted!
I've got three sets of CCNA and CCENT questions for you over on the main site, and a fourth set was added earlier this week. Here are the first three in the series:
CCNA Certification: Frame Relay Questions
CCNA Certification: HDLC And PPP Questions
CCNA Certification: Static Routing And RIP Questions
The questions on static routing and RIP includes a tutorial on floating static routes that you CCNP candidates should read as well!
Here's the newest set. The answers will be posted Monday.
CCNA Certification Training Questions: RAM, ROM, Flash, And More!
More question sets are on the way!
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Cisco To Announce Three Additional CCNA Certifications -
But To Earn Them, You've Got To Be CCNA Certified, So Get Started Today!
On Tuesday, June 24, Cisco will announce three brand-new CCNA-level Certifications:
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
These new certifications are going to be a tremendous career boost to those who earn them.
Why? Just look at these statistics!
Security: Right now, 46% of companies included in the survey have a position dedicated to security - that's going to almost double over the next five years to 80%.
Voice: Currently, 40% of surveyed customers have a voice specialist. That number will rise to 69% in the next five years.
Wireless: While 33% of surveyed companies currently have a position dedicated to wireless, that value will double over the next five years to 66%.
(Stats were arrived at by Forrester Consulting during a study sponsored by Cisco. You can get a copy here.)
Those statistics tell a simple tale:
Network admins who have knowledge and certification in security, wireless, and voice will have a huge advantage over network admins who do not.
That's why Cisco is introducing these new certifications, and exactly why I'll be releasing Study Packages for all three of these specializations, beginning in September!
There's one detail you need to take care of now, though.
To earn any of these CCNA specialist certifications, you must earn your CCNA first, by either the one-exam (640-802) path or the two exam path (ICND 1 and 2).
This announcement by Cisco makes it more important than ever to be CCNA certified. Be ready to earn these new certifications by earning your CCNA now!
Just imagine how impressive your resume and reputation will be when you're CCNA certified and certified in security, voice, and wireless!
Personally, I'd hire you in a minute, and I've always been tough about who I hire. And if you already worked for me, you'd get the next promotion.
Get ready for these new certifications by starting on your CCNA now. Take five minutes to read this page - it's more important than ever.
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
Starting this September, I'll be releasing Study Packages for CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless. While I'm working on those, you need to be working on your CCNA to take advantage of these vital new certifications.
Click that link and let's get started!
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
(If you prefer CBTs, check out my CCNA Video Boot Camp - over 25 hours of video instruction from yours truly, shipped to you by Trainsignal!)
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Here are today's Cisco certification exam training questions!
CCENT:
A host sends an ARP request. That host and three others are the only devices connected to their switch. How many switch ports will forward that ARP request?
CCNA:
Fill in the blank: A route that is not the best route to a destination, but is still valid and can be used if the primary path goes down, is referred to in EIGRP as the ____________ .
CCNP / BSCI:
A BGP route displays a code of "?". What does this most likely mean?
A. The route was learned from an iBGP peer.
B. The route was learned by BGP via redistribution.
C. The route is corrupt.
D. The route is being computed by BGP's routing algorithm and will be available in a few seconds, unless it becomes stuck-in-active.
CCNP / BCMSN:
What QoS scheme is defined in RFC 1613?
A. DiffServ
B. FIFO
C. best-effort
D. Integrated Services
CCNP / ISCW:
What command resulted in the following output?
R1#
Configured SDF Locations:
flash://256MB.sdf
Builtin signatures are enabled but not loaded
Last successful SDF load time: 14:17:00 UTC May 16 2008
IPS fail closed is disabled
Fastpath ips is enabled
Quick run mode is enabled
Event notification through syslog is enabled
Event notification through SDEE is enabled
Total Active Signatures: 500
Total Inactive Signatures: 0
Signature 50000:0 disable
Signature 50000:1 disable
Signature 50000:2 disable
IPS Rule Configuration
IPS name sdm_ips_rule
Interface Configuration
Interface FastEthernet0/1
Inbound IPS rule is not set
Outgoing IPS rule is sdm_ips_rule
Interface FastEthernet0/0
Inbound IPS rule is sdm_ips_rule
Outgoing IPS rule is not set
CCNP / ONT Exam:
In an analog-to-digital conversion, the following four actions are taken. What is their proper order?
A. Quantize the sample
B. Sample the analog signal
C. Compress the sample (optional step)
D. Encode the signal
Answers right here on Monday!
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Here are the answers to Saturday's questions!
CCNA:
Short answer: In the configuration shown below, what does the number "1" refer to?
R3#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R3(config)#router ospf 1
Answer: That's the OSPF process number. For EIGRP or IGRP, that would be the AS number; RIP doesn't use a process number or AS number.
CCNP / BSCI:
Identify the true statement regarding ISIS L1/L2 router link state databases.
A. An L1/L2 router keeps all the link states in one database.
B. An L1/L2 router has two databases, one for L1 links and another for L2 links.
C. An L1/L2 router keeps one database only, with L1 links only.
D. An L1/L2 router keeps one database only, with L2 links only.
Answer: An L1/L2 router keeps two separate databases, one with L1 links and the other with L2 links.
CCNP / BCMSN:
What command verifies a SPAN configuration on a Cisco 2950 switch?
A. show spanning
B. show monitor
C. show span
D. show port spanning
Answer: B. You must use show monitor to verify SPAN configurations on a 2950 switch.
CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam:
Two of the many possible signature EventActions in SDM are denyAttackerInline and denyFlowInline. Describe what each of these actions actually does.
Answer: denyAttackerInline denies the source IP address of the offending packets entirely. This action is carried out by the dynamic creation of an ACL that blocks that particular source IP address.
denyFlowInline blocks the specific offending TCP flow, but still allows other connections from the source.
CCNP Certification / ONT Exam:
Identify the true statements regarding WLAN implementation methods.
A. The Autonomous solution utilizes a WLC.
B. The Lightweight solution utilizes a WLC.
C. The Autonomous solution utilizes WDS.
D. The Lightweight solution utilizes WDS.
Answer: An Autonomous WLAN can use Wireless Domain Services (WDS), but a Lightweight WLAN must use WLAN Controllers (WLCs).
Whew! That's it for today! Enjoy your day, and I'll see you Monday with more information on the new CCNA certifications. Get to studying now so you can take advantage of these new opportunities!
To your success,
Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
The Bryant Advantage, 9429 Apple Blossom Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116, USA
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