Steve,
Welcome to the Wednesday, July 30 edition of The Mastermind!
I've got a new CCNA Security practice exam for you today, and plenty of CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP help for you as well, so....
Let's get started!
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Get Ready For Exam Success With These Practice Exams!
Here's your latest CCNA Security practice exam:
CCNA Security Exam: Network Attacks And Defenses
I'll post the answers to those questions on Friday. In the meantime, take on these practice exams as well - answers are at the bottom of each page!
CCNA Security: NTP, Telnet, SSH, And More!
CCNA Certification: Frame Relay Questions CCNA Certification: HDLC And PPP Questions
CCNA Certification: Static Routing And RIP Questions
CCNA Certification Training Questions: RAM, ROM, Flash, And More!
I'll have more free practice exams, tutorials, and coming later this summer - free video training for your Cisco certification exams and home lab setup!
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Thought For The Day:
"I have found that the one thing that seems to separate winnders from losers more than anything else is that winners take action. They simply get up and do what has to be done.
Even if they don't start perfectly, they learn from their mistakes, make the necessary corrections, and keep taking action, all the time building momentum, until they finally produce the result they set out to produce... or something even better than they conceived of when they started."
-- Jack Canfield, The Success Principles
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Cisco Has Announced Three Additional CCNA Certifications!
But To Earn Them, You've Got To Be CCNA Certified, So Get Started Today!
Cisco has announced three brand-new CCNA-level Certifications:
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
Click those links to go to the new resource pages I've created for each new exam - I'll post practice questions, written tutorials, and video training on those pages in the weeks and months ahead.
There is a new CCNA Security tutorial on using SDM to configure one-step lockdown - the link is on the CCNA Security Resource page.
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
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Here are today's Cisco practice exam questions!
All of today's questions are short answer. No need to thank me! ;)
CCNA Certification:
What's the main difference between the default-information originate command with and without the always option? Be specific. You're using Setup Mode to configure a Cisco router. You decide halfway through that you'd rather write the configuration at the CLI. How can you exit Setup Mode and not save the configuration you're in the process of writing?
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
What command allows you to add protocols to those forwarded by the ip helper-address command? And just to review, what protocols are forwarded by the helper-address command? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
You've just enabled password encryption on a Cisco switch. When you attempt to view the VTP password, what will you see? And what command did you run to see the VTP password? CCNP / ONT Exam:
What's the major difference between RED and WRED? (The answer "one letter" is not acceptable.) I'll have the answers for you on Thursday, July 31!
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Here are the answers to yesterday's questions!
CCNA Certification:
How do you hardcode RIP to accept and send only Version 2 updates?
Extra credit: What is RIP's default for versions sent and accepted?
Answer: Use the version 2 command under the RIP process, as shown here:
BRYANT_ADV_5(config)#router rip
BRYANT_ADV_5(config-router)#version 2
The default for RIP is to send Version 1 updates only, but to accept either Version 1 or 2 updates.
CCENT Certification:
What Virtual LANs, if any, cannot be deleted from a Cisco switch?
A. VLAN 1
B. VLAN 100
C. VLAN 0
D. No VLANs are exempt from deletion.
Answer: A. You cannot delete VLAN 1.
CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:
Short answer: In SDM, you might see a green square next to a signature. What does that symbol indicate?
Answer: The green square indicates the signature is at its default setting. Here are the two possibilities, as shown in this image from my CCNA Security Study Package. (Click the image for a larger view.)
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
What two symbols should you expect to see next to a valid and best BGP path in the output of show ip bgp?
A. ^
B. $
C. >
D. <
E. *
F. +
Answer: C, E. A valid and best BGP route will have both an asterisk and a "greater than" sign to the left.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
HSRP uses the concept of an Active router. What is VRRP's equivalent to that router type?
A. Up
B. Master
C. Available
D. InCharge
E. VirtualUp
Answer: B.
CCNP / ONT Exam:
Which of the following statements regarding GRE are true?
A. Uses IP protocol 47
B. Defined in RFC 1702
C. Is considered to be a carrier protocol
D. Is considered to be a passenger protocol
Answers: A, B, C. The passenger protocol will be the protocol type that is encapsulated by GRE.
That's it for today! Enjoy your day, and I'll see you Thursday!
To your success,
Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
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