Working at a Small‎-to‎-Medium Business or ISP CCNA Discovery Learning Guide Working at a Small‎-to‎-Medium Business or ISP‎,‎ CCNA Discovery Learning Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the Working at a Small‎-to‎-Medium Business or ISP course in the Cisco‎(‎R‎)‎ Networking Academy‎(‎R‎)‎ CCNA‎(‎R‎)‎ Discovery curriculum version 4.1‎.‎ The course‎,‎ the second of four in the new curriculum‎,‎ teaches networking concepts by applying them to a type of network you might encounter on the job in a small‎-to‎-medium business or ISP‎.‎ After successfully completing the first two courses in the CCNA Discovery curriculum‎,‎ you can choose to complete the CCENT‎(‎R‎)‎ ‎(‎Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician‎)‎ certification exam‎,‎ which would certify that you have developed the practical skills required for entry‎-level networking support positions and have an aptitude and competence for working with Cisco routers‎,‎ switches‎,‎ and Cisco IOS‎(‎R‎)‎ Software‎.‎ The Learning Guide‎,‎ written and edited by instructors‎,‎ is designed as a portable desk reference to use anytime‎,‎ anywhere to reinforce the material from the course and organize your time‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ the book includes expanded coverage of CCENT/CCNA exam topics‎.‎ The book‎'‎s features help you focus on important concepts to succeed in this course‎:‎ * Chapter Objectives‎-Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter‎.‎ * Key Terms‎-Refer to the lists of networking vocabulary introduced and highlighted in context in each chapter‎.‎ The Glossary defines each key term‎.‎ * Summary of Activities and Labs‎-Maximize your study time with this complete list of all associated exercises at the end of each chapter‎.‎ * Check Your Understanding‎-Evaluate your readiness with the end‎-of‎-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see in the online course quizzes‎.‎ The answer key explains each answer‎.‎ * Challenge Questions and Activities‎-Apply a deeper understanding of the concepts with these challenging end‎-of‎-chapter questions and activities‎.‎ The answer key explains each answer‎.‎ * Hands‎-on Labs‎-Master the practical‎,‎ hands‎-on skills of the course by performing all the tasks in the course labs and additional challenge labs included in Part II of the Learning Guide‎.‎ Allan Reid is the curriculum lead for CCNA and a CCNA and CCNP‎(‎R‎)‎ instructor at the Centennial College CATC in Toronto‎,‎ Canada‎.‎ Jim Lorenz is an instructor and curriculum developer for the Cisco Networking Academy‎.‎ How To‎-Look for this icon to study the steps you need to learn to perform certain tasks‎.‎ Interactive Activities‎-Reinforce your understanding of topics with more than 30 different exercises from the online course identified through‎-out the book with this icon‎.‎ The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD‎-ROM‎.‎ Packet Tracer Activities‎- Explore and visualize networking concepts using Packet Tracer exercises interspersed throughout most chapters‎.‎ The files for these activities are on the accompanying CD‎-ROM‎.‎ Packet Tracer v4.1 software developed by Cisco is available separately‎.‎ Hands‎-on Labs‎-Master the practical‎,‎ hands‎-on skills of the course by working through all 42 course labs and 3 additional labs included in this book‎.‎ The labs are an integral part of the CCNA Discovery curriculum‎;‎ review the core text and the lab material to prepare for all your exams‎.‎ Companion CD‎-ROM The CD‎-ROM includes * Interactive Activities * Packet Tracer Activity Files * CCENT Study Guides * IT Career Information * Taking Notes * Lifelong Learning