CCNA Certification is given by Cisco Systems® to the candidate who clear
the CCNA exam and considered as the foundation level certification.
CCNA
is the short form of Cisco Certified Network Associate. In CCNA exam
LAN, WAN, their installation, configuration and operation are covered. Along
with this, CCNA exam also cover Wireless LAN, Switched network, Routing
Protocols, WAN Protocols, Network Management, Cisco Basics, IOS, and Network
Basics, OSI Reference Model and Layered Communication, Bridging/Switching
and covering all other things that are compatible to Cisco and its
equipments.
CCNA certification can be obtained in two ways. These are:
- Combined CCNA exam or
- 640-822 ICND1 & 640-822 ICND1
To get CCNA certification one needs to clear one combined exam having
the exam code 640-802. There is another way to getting CCNA certification.
In this two exams are cleared that are 640-822 ICND1 (Cisco Certified Entry
Network Technician), and 640-822 ICND1). If you take the individual exam you
can study each part and focus on the same. You can first clear the 640-822
ICND1 exam that is an entry level exam and not that difficult and then go
for the 640-816 ICND2. Candidate must clear the two exams within the period
of three years in order to get CCNA certification. There is no pre-requisite
to CCNA certification but to get CCNP, CCSP and CCIE or any other higher
Cisco certification you really need to clear CCNA exam.
CCNA exam is a computer based exam that is conducted by the Sylvan
Prommetric (and VUE). The CCNA exam fee is Approximately US$250. CCNA exam
will have 50-60 questions and 90 minutes are allowed to complete the exam.
The passings score is 849/1000 that is subject to variation. In CCNA exam
you will find the following types of questions:
CCNA Exam Pattern
- Multiple choice: single answer questions
- Multiple choice: multiple answer questions
- Fill ups
- Drag-n-drop questions
- Exhibit based questions
- Simulations
- Simlet
- Testlet
CCNA exam is valid for the period of three years. To retain the
validity you need to re-certify yourself or you need to get the higher
certification from the CCNA exam track
CCNA Exam Track
CCNA :Cisco Certified Network Associate.
CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate
CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCIP: Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional
CCSP: Cisco Certified Security Professional
CCVP: Cisco Certified Voice Professional
CCIE (R&S): Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Routing &
Switching)
CCIE (Service Provider): Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Service
Provider
CCIE (Security): Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (Service Provider
| Cisco Certification Path |
Entry-Level |
Associate |
Professional |
Expert |
| Routing and Switching |
CCENT |
CCNA |
CCNP |
CCIE (Routing and Switching) |
| Network Security |
CCENT |
CCNA Security |
CCSP |
CCIE (Security) |
| Storage Networking |
CCENT |
CCNA |
CCNP |
CCIE (Storage Networking) |
| Wireless |
CCENT |
CCNA Wireless |
CCNP Wireless |
CCIE Wireless |
| Service Provider |
CCENT |
CCNA |
CCIP |
CCIE (Service Provider) |
| Voice |
CCENT |
CCNA Voice |
CCVP |
CCIE Voice |
| Design |
CCENT |
CCNA & CCDA |
CCDP |
CCDE |
After completing these CCNA certification of your own field you can also go
for the specialist certifications in advanced Routing and Switching. These
include Cisco Routing and Switching Field Specialist, Cisco Routing and
Switching Sales Specialist and Cisco Routing and Switching Solutions
Specialist.
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