Who Should Read This Book?
This book is not designed to be a general networking topics book, although it can be
used for that purpose. This book is intended to tremendously increase your chances of
passing the CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core exam. Although other objectives can be
achieved from using this book, the book is written with one goal in mind: to help you
pass the exam.
used for that purpose. This book is intended to tremendously increase your chances of
passing the CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core exam. Although other objectives can be
achieved from using this book, the book is written with one goal in mind: to help you
pass the exam.
It would demonstrate that you are serious
about continuing the learning process and that you’re not content to rest on your laurels.
It might please your reseller-employer, who needs more certified employees for a higher
discount from Cisco. Or you might have one of many other reasons.
about continuing the learning process and that you’re not content to rest on your laurels.
It might please your reseller-employer, who needs more certified employees for a higher
discount from Cisco. Or you might have one of many other reasons.
the reason of why certification is encouraged to be obtained.
Strategies for Exam Preparation
the book is designed
to help you get to the point where you can pass the exam with the least amount of time
required. For instance, there is no need for you to practice or read about IP addressing
and subnetting if you fully understand it already. However, many people like to make sure
that they truly know a topic and thus read over material that they already know.
The Companion Website for Online Content Review
1.
Companion Website:
CCNP ENCOR, 2nd Edition Companion Website
2.
Pearson Test Prep (PTP):
www.pearsontestprep.com
How This Book Is Organized
Although this book could be read cover to cover, it is designed to be flexible and allow
you to easily move between chapters and sections of chapters to cover just the material
that you need more work with. If you do intend to read them all, the order in the book is
an excellent sequence to use.
The book includes the following chapters:
(chapter brief description)
Certification Exam Topics and This Book
Table I-1
ENCOR 350-401 Topics and Chapter References
Notes:
Note that as technologies continue to evolve, Cisco reserves the right to change the
exam topics without notice.
The goal of this book is to provide the most compre
hensive coverage to ensure that you are well prepared for the exam. Although some chap
ters might not address specific exam topics, they provide a foundation that is necessary
for a clear understanding of important topics.
It is also important to understand that
this book is a static reference, whereas the exam
topics are dynamic.
Cisco can and does change the topics covered on certification exams
often.
Read the Cisco documentation:
This exam guide should not be your only reference when preparing for the certification
exam. You can find a wealth of information available at Cisco.com that covers each topic
in great detail. If you think that you need more detailed information on a specific topic,
read the Cisco documentation that focuses on your chosen topic.