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CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide (Exam 640-863) (3rd Edition)

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Needs improvement

By Daniel G. Scott "Greg Scott" - September 25, 2007

I spent a month pouring over this book in detail. It could use some improvement, starting in the very beginning. The first chapter introduces the concepts of SONA, IIN, and PPDIOO. For the CCDA test, learn about applying the SONA framework to achieve IIN. I'm not making this up. Study PPDIOO and the Cisco suggested steps for each of these letters. Does any of this have any value in the real world? No, but too bad. It's on the CCDA test and I'll bet a committee of Cisco engineers are sitting in an office in California someplace laughing about all this.

Thankfully, the book only spends the first chapter on this stuff. The 2nd chapter introduces a bunch of network models. I remember the old days - was it only 7 years ago - when Cisco networks had a core, distribution, and access layer. It was a nice way to organize which services went where. I could deal with that. Today, that simple, hierarchical model seems so simple and quaint. Today, Cisco gives us the... read more

Knew the book cold, failed the exam

By John C - April 30, 2008

I used this as my primary resource to prepare me for the CCDA exam. I went through this book probably 5 times over, knew answers to all the questions. I would say I could recall 90-95% of the information in this book fairly easily. I will also say that I've passed the CCNA, BCMSN, and ONT exams all on my first try before attempting this exam. I scored a 707 out of a 825 on the CCDA. I know I missed a few quesitons related to material from this book (2 directly related to calculating # of voice calls on a given amount of BW, codec, use of cRTP or not, L2 header. Figure how to calculate this before taking this exam, although note, this book doesn't actually show you how to do that, only gives you a table. That's not enough when the exam throws in L2 headers for instance), but I also know I missed many more for material that was not covered. I've since quickly browsed over the DESGN book from Diane Teare and looked through forums and it's becoming clear that this is the better... read more

Could use a proof reader or better writers

By M_reader_VA - September 18, 2007

I am currently utilizing this book for a study group. Some members have Cisco experience. We are finding typos and errors in every chapter. The errors include incorrect answers to Q and A. For example Chapter 6 question 28. The answer key on page 597 is wrong. For a company that puts so much value in Certification Testing they need better writers and quality control.

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