Steve,
Welcome to the Tuesday, July 7 edition of The Mastermind!
The response to the new CCNA certifications continues to pour in, and in response to the #1 question we're getting, yes, the CCNA Security Study Package will be available in September!
I've already taken over 150 screen shots of SDM for this exclusive product, and you can bet every bit of my experience with SDM will be part of the CCNA Security Package - all the theory and real-world knowledge you need to pass the exam AND become a true professional in the world of network security!
In the meantime, you need to work on your CCNA - you've got to earn the CCNA before you can take on the new CCNA Security, Wireless, and Voice certifications!
To help you get there, I've got four CCNA question set links for you today, a special offer for CCNP candidates, and CCNA Security questions are a daily part of the newsletter now as well!
There's also a new CCNA Security tutorial for you on the main site, and I've got a link to that article in today's newsletter as well.
And you thought the summer would be boring! ;)
Let's get started!
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Thought For The Day:
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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New CCNA And CCENT Questions Have Been Posted!
I've got four sets of CCNA and CCENT questions for you over on the main site. 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!
CCNA Certification Training Questions: RAM, ROM, Flash, And More!
Enjoy!
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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 page. There's also information and a link to my CCNA Security Study Package 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!
CCENT Certification:
Describe the fundamental difference between the way routers and switches each handle broadcasts.
CCNA Certification:
Identify the true statements.
A. Full routing tables are exchanged when distance vector protocols are used.
B. When distance vector protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised.
C. Full routing tables are exchanged when link state protocols are used.
D. When link state protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised.
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
At what point(s) do BGP peers exchange full updates?
A. Every 30 seconds.
B. Every 90 minutes.
C. Immediately after the adjacency is formed.
D. Upon a change in the network topology.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
You want to apply port security to a switch port. No other configuration has been added. The switch is a 2950. What do you first have to do?
A. Make the port an access port.
B. Nothing.
C. Make the port trunk unconditionally.
D. Enable dot1x on both the port and the host.
CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam AND CCNA Security:
Which of the following possible points of network vulnerability are enabled by default?
A. NTP
B. TCP / UDP Small Servers
C. BOOTP Server
D. CDP
CCNP Certification / ONT Exam
Short answer: The term "RSVP" is associated with what QoS model?
CCENT Certification:
Describe the fundamental difference between the way routers and switches each handle broadcasts.
CCNA Certification:
Identify the true statements.
A. Full routing tables are exchanged when distance vector protocols are used.
B. When distance vector protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised.
C. Full routing tables are exchanged when link state protocols are used.
D. When link state protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised.
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
At what point(s) do BGP peers exchange full updates?
A. Every 30 seconds.
B. Every 90 minutes.
C. Immediately after the adjacency is formed.
D. Upon a change in the network topology.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
You want to apply port security to a switch port. No other configuration has been added. The switch is a 2950. What do you first have to do?
A. Make the port an access port.
B. Nothing.
C. Make the port trunk unconditionally.
D. Enable dot1x on both the port and the host.
CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam AND CCNA Security:
Which of the following possible points of network vulnerability are enabled by default?
A. NTP
B. TCP / UDP Small Servers
C. BOOTP Server
D. CDP
CCNP Certification / ONT Exam
Short answer: The term "RSVP" is associated with what QoS model?
Answers right here on Wednesday!
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Here are the answers to yesterday's questions!
Cisco CCENT Exam:
What do the terms "physical address", "MAC address", and "hardware address" have in common?
Answer: They all describe the same thing, a Data Link layer address. The terms "physical address" and "hardware address" refer to the physical impression of the MAC address that exists on the hardware (the Network Interface Card).
CCNA Certification:
In the MAC address 11-22-33-44-55-66, which part of the address identifies the vendor that created the network device with that address? What's the technical name of that part of the address?
Answer: That's the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI), and that's the first half of the MAC address - in this case, 11-22-33.
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
Of the following, traffic for which ports is translated from a broadcast to a unicast when the ip helper-address command has been configured?
A. TIME
B. TACACS
C. WHO
D. SNMP
E. TALK
F. DNS
Answers: A, B, F. These are the ports that are translated from broadcast to unicast with the ip helper-address command:
TIME, port 37; TACACS, port 49; DNS, port 53; BOOTP/DHCP Server, port 67; BOOTP/DHCP Client, port 68; TFTP, port 69; NetBIOS name service, port 137;NetBIOS datagram service, port 138.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
The full command to disable a switch port's ability to transmit DTP frames is ____________.
Answer: switchport nonegotiate.
CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam:
Briefly describe a "DDoS" attack.
Answer: A Distributed Denial-Of-Service attack is a typical DoS attack, but one that is carried out by a large number of attackers rather than a single host.
CCNP Certification / ONT Exam:
A router is configured for DiffServ. Which of the following values can the router consider when performing QoS?
A. IP Prec
B. CoS marking
C. incoming interface
D. DSCP
Answer: A, C, D. Routers will not use CoS values.
That's it for today! Enjoy your day, sneak in a little extra study time ;), and I'll see you Wednesday!
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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