ccda

hello,


does anyone have any prep test on cisco's ccda ? i already have the boson and cramsession's one but i'm looking for more in depth info witoutou having to go read the ieee standards ....
if anyone is interrested in ccna stuff i got more then plenty let me know if you are planning to take that cert ....

thanks in advance

I'm thinking about going the design route here pretty soon. I'm half way done with the CCNP. If anyone wants to go that route....i have loads and loads of dumbs and transcenders. Lots of prep. It's not an easy test. Study a lot.

Let me warn you about the CCDA....

actually I first took the CCNA, then I completed all the exams for the CCNP. After the CCNP, I decided to go for the design track, so i took the CCDA exam first and then followed it up with the CCDP. I have since taken the CCIE written exam.

IMO...the CCDA was the worst cisco test there is. It is the only exam that is scenario based, and it takes a lot of time. The layout of the exam is very odd because, you will be fast approaching the time limit by the time you are only half way done with the test. Not to worry however, the last part of the exam is multiple choice and is much easier and faster, so if you think you aren't gonna have enough time, try not to worry about it. I don't really like the exam format for the CCDA because they will give you the 3 scenarios up front, and then ask questions about all three in a random order instead of doing one scenario at a time and asking questions about it.

Good luck on your exam, and let me know if you need any tips on any other Cisco exam....(except for the CCIE lab exam ;))

BTW...i used only the boson practice tests, and the book CCDA #640-441 Training
Designing Cisco Networks, by cisco press.

currently I am enrolled i the ccna program, third sem. I was wondering what should i take next
to increase my marketability?

"currently I am enrolled i the ccna program, third sem. I was wondering what should i take next
to increase my marketability?"

That is going to depend on which direction you want to take yourself. The CCNA is nothing more than general networking knowledge. Not too much involved with Cisco specifics. What will your company require of you? What do you feel more comfortable working on? The CCNP starts to get more involved in Cisco specific information. I haven't started on the design track yet, but I imagine it has more to do with management and decisions as far as costs and what will work best for what scenario. Also, realize that while Cisco holds a large portion of the market, their certs are not the only one's out there. Mabye just a little more glorified than some of the others. Are you in the type of situation where you can specialize in one area, or do you need to be a jack of all trades? I just got turned on to the security side of the house. Now that's a whole different monster that I am finding very appealing. It's almost like starting my learning process over again. In this field, the beautiful thing is, you can never stop learning. You will take your career where you want. You can only find what you enjoy doing by trying to expose yourself to multiple environments. Good luck!!