Mike Meyers' CCNA (TM) Exam Passport (Exam 640-507) [With CD-ROM]

by Lou Rossi

Book Overview

Ideal as a stand-alone exam preperation tool, or as a complement to any study guide, the Mike Meyers' Certification Passport series is a focused exam preperation programme. This passport provides... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072193654
• ISBN13: 9780072193657
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

ONLY STUDY MATERIAL NEEDED FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

This review is for the "CCNA Certification Passport" from the Michael Meyers Passport series. This series is geared toward the experienced professional that needs a study guide that is written in a concise manner and specifically for passing certification exams. This exam guide is no different. I have passed the CCNA exam and can assure everyone considering this book that it contains all the knowledge you will need to pass the test. What I like about this book:- Pithy explanations of all the tested objectives.- Exam tips of what to expect and not to expect on the actual exam.- End Chapter questions that do a good job of testing the understanding of material.- Practice tests of acceptable quality included on the provided CD companion.- There is no material on the test that is not covered in this book. - A replacement for and half the page count of Todd Lemay's book.What I don't like about this book:- The travel theme is a gimmick and is not needed.- The CD exams do not prepare you for the format of the real exam.- Some extraneous information discussed not covered on the exam.- A simulator would have been nice.Conclusion:A great CCNA exam prep book that is really all the experienced professional needs to prepare for the exam. Also, a complete replacement for the Lemay book that is twice the read. A simulator is not provided but for this test that is not such a big deal.I recommend some additional exam taking software like Boson or Transcender (my favorite). Boson is less expensive and has a simulator for sell as well.Study well and then take as many exams as possible before taking the real test. Also be on notice that the real exam requires a high score to pass, so be sure that you are scoring around 80 to 90 percent on the practice exams before the real test is scheduled.Good luck.

Fantastic

Great overview of the CCNA objectives. Use this and a router sim and you are all set for either the 507 or 607 exams. The book is concise and easy to follow rather than Cisco press books that overwhelm you with really obscure details and words. Flipside, if you want a career in Cisco routers than look more into the CCNP exam. CCNA is for people such as admins of Windows boxes or Unix boxes looking to get some working knowledge of Cisco routers and switches. IE: This BOOK WILL NOT MAKE YOU A CISCO GURU but IT IS ENOUGH TO WORK AS A WINDOWS/UNIX NETWORK ENGINEER

Fantastic

Great overview of the CCNA objectives. Use this and a router sim and you are all set for either the 507 or 607 exams. The book is concise and easy to follow rather than Cisco press books that overwhelm you with really obscure details and words. Flipside, if you want a career in Cisco routers than look more into the CCNP exam. CCNA is for people such as admins of Windows boxes or Unix boxes looking to get some working knowledge of Cisco routers and switches.

Excellent, concise study guide.

Having browsed for hours at the various CCNA training books on offer, I finally chose this one. Having been in IT for a few years with networking experience I found that this book was the best one to consolidate the knowledge required for the exam into a readable, concise format.A lot of the full-sized texts are padded with extra words that don't seem to contribute to the overall depth or understanding of topics. While these might be OK for the beginner or inexperienced networking people they are just boring and can be patronising for experienced people just wanting to get certified. (eg: the coverage of IP addressing in the Sybex one, not to mention the amount of unused space on the pages)With this book I got the information that I needed, in a well written and compact format. I fully recommend this book for anyone that already has a bit of knowledge and doesn't want to bother reading through a lot of extraneous text.