CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802 by Todd Lammle
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Book Reviews of CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802
Book Review: CCNA Study Guide Material Problems
Summary: 2 Stars
Mr. Lammle has removed my comments from his forum.
The recommendations you see on his webpages are part of his advertising and not actual testimonials which can be verified.
I brought some problems on his materials to his attention and he apparently wasn't interested.
Please read 'CCNA Study Guide... Rip Off' as a topic on Amazon for more details. This book will not prepare you for some parts of the exam!
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome book for anyone that actually wants to pass the CCNA. Its a hard test and this book gives you exactly what you need to pass. Labs are great and prepare you well for the exam. Practice tests are right on as well! Don't make the mistake of another book, get this one!Book Review: Hard topic, easy reading
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had the pleasure of meeting Lammle. He has an easygoing yet clearly competent style. That comes across in his books.
Over several years and editions, he has created a book that will be useful to anyone studying for the CCNA cert. Topics are presented in a logical order with clear explanations. This, however, is both good and bad. The good part is that the author can focus his efforts on things that are new or changed. The bad part is that some of the supplemental material isn't always updated. For example, the index points to an excellently written description of MPLS which ends with the words "most providers are converting their Frame Relay networks to MPLS". However, that term is not in the glossary. Failures to update like this one (and others mentioned in other reviews) made me think about taking away a star. On balance, though, the surplus of good, clear, informative writing makes this a 5-star effort.
Book Review: CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802
Summary: 3 Stars
good and afortable book, BUT with missing simulator is incomplete... I had to get a bosson book which at least has the LAB simulator. The author makes you think it has a simulator BUT is only the exam simulator.Book Review: Concise, Readable, CCNA Prep, with a few Blemishes
Summary: 5 Stars
As a CCIE and full time instructor of Cisco courses, I'm periodically asked by my students for recommendations of study resources beyond what's received in the classroom. My hope is that my review of this title will provide you with some insight into the pros and cons of Todd Lammle's "Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, Sixth Edition." As stated on the book cover, this study guide is intended to prepare the reader for exam 640-802.
Positive Aspects:
- The book presents Cisco's published 640-802 exam objectives and identifies the chapter(s) in the book that address(es) each objective.
- Todd Lammle's writing style keeps the reading lively. Specifically, his writing is very conversational, is often written in the first person, and includes more exclamation points than I've ever seen in a technical book :-)
- Some of the tips given by Mr. Lammle certainly reflect his experience. He points out tips and tricks which prove to me that he was not merely rewording content from other sources.
- Mr. Lammle gives clear, but concise, descriptions of the myriad of technologies covered by the CCNA exam.
Negative Aspects:
- The book appears not to have received a sufficient technical edit. As an example, Page 116 discusses CIDR. However, CIDR (the supernetting of contiguous classful address spaces) is incorrectly defined, where it sounds more like VLSM.
- The book contains multiple typographical and topological errors and/or inconsistencies. As one example, Page 408 shows a WAN link icon connecting into a FastEthernet interface.
- The audio and video content on the CD seem to have been created for the previous exam, 640-801, even though the cover of the book states the book is targeted towards exam 640-802. Specifically, the copyright date of 2006 on the video predates the 640-802 exam, and the audio content repeatedly states that it is for exam 640-801. While the audio and video still contain relevant information, it was disappointing that no attempt was made to update it to address the current exam.
To summarize, Todd Lammle's Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide can serve as a valuable study aid for readers pursuing CCNA certification. While it's not without its blemishes, the good outweighs the bad, and therefore is deserving of five stars.