| Cisco CCNA Certification
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| What
is Cisco? |
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Cisco is a
networking solutions company that comprises over 80% of the Internet
backbone. Cisco technology includes the designing and building of
networks used in today's business world.
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| What
is Drake State Technical College's Role in Cisco? |
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DSTC
is currently the only authorized regional training academy in northern
Alabama. DSTC offers four semesters of comprehensive training that
will enable you to take the CCNA exam
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| What
is CCNA Certification? |
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The Cisco
certified Network Associate (CCNA) credential is the premium
certification for professionals who design and develop custom business
solutions with Cisco routers and switches. Cisco Certifications
focus on both routing and switching, as well as WAN switching solutions
in network design and network support, providing you with flexible
options for career development. One may advance to CCIE status by
first achieving Associate certification in these tracks.
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| What
are the benefits of Cisco Certification? |
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To demonstrate to your
customers and colleagues that you have attained an unparalleled level of
expertise in the network design and support arenas in today's technology
industry. CCNAs receive the following benefits:
- Industry recognition of your knowledge
and proficiency with Cisco products and technologies.
- CCNA logo to enable you to identify your
status to colleagues or clients.
- Affiliation with more than 10,000 CCNAs
worldwide.
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| Who
Should Attend Cisco Training? |
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Network
administrators, technicians, and anyone who needs to configure and
support multiprotocol networks and get started with basic Cisco IOS
software.
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| What
are the prerequisites for taking Cisco? |
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To attend
this course you must have a basic knowledge of computer hardware and
windows.
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| Does
the curriculum teach students things that will be useful for maintaining
non-Cisco networks? |
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Absolutely. Cisco attempts to be a
vendor-neutral curriculum. Cisco equipment is used to practice and
reinforce certain concepts. Students gain broad-based knowledge of
the operation of networks, the differences between various types of
networking products, how to design and troubleshoot networks, and other
general topics. Emphasis is placed in a "hands-on"
environment.
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| Are
there controls on the course materials? |
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The
curriculum is copyrighted. Access to materials is provided only to
enrolled students and instructors.
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| May
I see a sample of the curriculum? |
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Samples from
Semester One as well as an outline of the four Semesters of curriculum
are available on the Cisco website. http://www.cisco.com
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| Can
students test out of a semester? |
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Yes.
Students can test out of each semester by taking the exam for that
semester and achieving 80% or higher. Students must also pass the
skills-based test associated with each semester in order to complete a
successful course.
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| How
many hours of instruction does the online curriculum include? |
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The online
portion of the curriculum contains four 70-hour blocks of study, called
semesters, for a total of 280 hours.
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| Is
there a minimum length of time to deliver the curriculum? |
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Yes.
The curriculum cannot be delivered in less than six months.
Generally . courses are eight weeks in length and take approximately
nine to 12 months to complete all four semesters.
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| Can
a student use Cisco semester credits in a degree or certificate program? |
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Yes.
the curriculum cannot be delivered in less than six months.
Generally, courses are eight weeks in length and take approximately nine
to 12 months to complete all four semesters.
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| Where
is the CCNA test given? |
| The CCNA is
currently given only at Sylvan Testing Centers. See http://www.cisco.com |
| How
much does the CCNA test cost for students and instructors? |
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net cost of the test is $60 for everyone, which includes a 40% discount
offered to students and instructors of the Academy program. (Subject to
change) |
| Can
students retake the CCNA test if it is failed? |
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test may be retaken an unlimited number of times by students, but the
discount applies only to the first time the test is taken. |
| How
employable are graduates of CCNA and CCNP programs? |
| The
Information Technology Association of America completed a survey in 1998
that said there are currently 346,000 jobs in the IT field in the United
States, that number is expected to grow. http://www.itaa.org
Finding skilled people to design and maintain growing networks is a
critical problem for Cisco customers. |
| DSTC
Cisco CCNA Training program |
| This course
consists of four modules. It starts with an introduction to the
Internetworking Technology followed by presenting you with the concepts
and commands required to configure Cisco routers and switches in small
to medium multiprotocol networks.
Through content, excises, and virtual laboratory projects, you
gain experience configuring fully operational Cisco routers and
switches. You will learn to apply Cisco IOS software commands to
start up and configure a newly installed router and switch. This
class will also enable you to perform all basic configuration procedures
to build a multirouter, multigroup network that uses LAN and WAN
interfaces for the most commonly used routing and routed protocols.
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| Course
Outline |
| Semester
One |
OSI model and industry standards, Network
topologies, IP addressing, including
subnet masks, Networking component, and
Basic network design. |
| Semester Two |
Introduction to router configuration and
routers and routing protocols. |
| Semester Three |
Advanced router configurations, LAN switching
theory and VLANs, advanced LAN and LAN switched design, Novell
IPX, and Threaded case study. |
| Semester Four |
WAN theory and design, WAN
technology, PPP, Frame Relay, and ISDN, Network troubleshooting,
National SCANS skills, and Threaded case study. |
See http://www.cisco.com
for more Cisco information.
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