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The CCNA 640-802 exam includes a wide variety of topics that mostly tracks to two weeklong courses from

Cisco: The ICND1 and ICND2 courses. As a result, the CCNA exam includes: TCP/IP LAN Switching IP Routing IP Addressing (including VLSM) Cisco router and switch Command Line Interface (CLI) WANs (point-to-point and Frame Relay) VLANs and VLAN trunking Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Routing Protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF) Network Address Translation (NAT)

Along with these topics, the exam requires that you know how to configure each topic, use commands to verify that each works properly, and troubleshoot problems using a router/switch simulator on the exam.

Basic Network Theory:


Network Definitions Network Models Connectivity Network Addressing Signaling Concepts.

Network Connectivity:

The Data Package Establishing a Connection Reliable Delivery Network Connectivity Noise Control Building Codes Connection Devices.

Advanced Network Theory:


The OSI Model Ethernet Network Resources Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 FDDI Wireless Networking.

Common Network Protocols:


Families of Protocols NetBEUI Bridges and Switches The TCP/IP Protocol Building a TCP/IP Network The TCP/IP Suite.

TCP/IP Services:

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Name Resolution NetBIOS Support SNMP TCP/IP Utilities Upper Layer Services: FTP.

Alternate Network Protocols:


Introduction to IPX/SPX AppleTalk Introduction to Apple Open Transport Introduction to IPv6.

Network LAN Infrastructure:


Implement LAN Protocols on a Network IP Routing IP Routing Tables Router Discovery Protocols Data Movement in a Routed Network Virtual LANs (VLANs).

Network WAN Infrastructure:


The WAN Environment WAN Transmission Technologies WAN Connectivity Devices Voice Over Data Services.

Remote Networking:

Remote Networking Remote Access Protocols VPN Technologies.

NetWork Security:

Introduction to Network Security Virus Protection Local Security Network Access Internet Security.

Disaster Recovery:

The Need for Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery Plan Data Backups Fault Tolerance.

Advanced Data Storage Techniques:


Enterprise Data Storage Clustering Network Attached Storage Storage Area Networks.

Network Troubleshooting:

Using a Systematic Approach to Troubleshooting Network Support Tools: Utilities The Network Baseline.

Network Operating Systems:


Novell NetWare Microsoft BackOffice Linux History and Operation Macintosh.

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