CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Syllabus

Details of Topics       

1.    Internetworking Basics                                                                                                  

2.    The Layered Approach                                                                     

3.    Advantages of Reference Models                                                   

4.    The OSI Reference Model                                                                         

5.    The Application Layer                                                                        

6.    The Presentation Layer                                                                     

7.    The Session Layer                                                                              

8.    The Transport Layer                                                                           

9.    The Network Layer                                                                             

10.  The Data Link Layer                                                                           

11.  The Physical Layer                                                                              

12.  Ethernet Networking                                                                                                                        

13.  Ethernet Cabling                                                                                                                                                    

14.  Data Encapsulation                                                                                    

15.  The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model                                           

16.  The Core Layer                                                                                   

17.  The Distribution Layer                                                                      

18.  The Access Layer                                                                                                                                              

19.  TCP/IP and the DoD Model                                                                      

20.  IP Addressing                                                                                            

21.  Subnetting, Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs), and  TCP/IP                                                                                                                                                                            

22.  Subnet Masks                                                                                   

23.  Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)                                                                                 

24.  Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs)                                                                                                                      

25.  Summarization                                                                                            

26.  Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS)

27.  Security Device Manager (SDM)                                                                                                          

28.  Cisco Router IOS                                                                               

29.  Connecting to a Cisco Router                                                                                                            

30.  Command-Line Interface (CLI)                                                                                        

31.  Overview of Router Modes                                                                            

32.  Hostnames                                                                                         

33.  Banners                                                                                              

34.  Setting Passwords                                                                           

35.  Encrypting Your Passwords                                                            

36.  Descriptions                                                                                                                                   

37.  Cisco’s Security Device Manager (SDM)

38.  Managing a Cisco Internetwork                                                      

39.  The Internal Components of a Cisco Router                                       

40.  The Router Boot Sequence                                                                                                                 

41.  Using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)                                                

42.  Getting CDP Timers and Holdtime Information                           

43.  Using Telnet                                                                                                                                                             

44.  Using SDM to Telnet into Your Router