Welcome to the CCNA Exploration Routing Protocols and Concepts course. The goal is to develop an understanding of how a router learns about remote networks and determines the best path to those networks. This course includes both static routing and dynamic routing protocols. The specific skills covered in each chapter are described at the start of each chapter.
More than just information
This computer-based learning environment is an important part of the overall course experience for students and instructors in the Networking Academy. These online course materials are designed to be used along with several other instructional tools and activities. These include:
■ Class presentation, discussion, and practice with your instructor
■ Hands-on labs that use networking equipment within the Networking Academy classroom
■ Online scored assessments and grade book
■ Packet Tracer 4.1 simulation tool
■ Additional software for classroom activities.
A global community When you participate in the Networking Academy, you are joining a global community linked by common goals and technologies. Schools, colleges, universities and other entities in over 160 countries participate in the program. You can see an interactive network map of the global Networking Academy community at http://www.academynetspace.com.
The material in this course encompasses a broad range of technologies that facilitate how people work, live, play, and learn by communicating with voice, video, and other data. Networking and the Internet affect people differently in different parts of the world. Although we have worked with instructors from around the world to create these materials, it is important that you work with your instructor and fellow students to make the material in this course applicable to your local situation.
Keep in Touch
These online instructional materials, as well as the rest of the course tools, are part of the larger Networking Academy. The portal for the program is located at http://cisco.netacad.net. There you will obtain access to the other tools in the program such as the assessment server and student grade book), as well as informational updates and other relevant links.
Mind Wide Open®
An important goal in education is to enrich you, the student, by expanding what you know and can do. It is important to realize, however, that the instructional materials and the instructor can only 2 CCNA Exploration Course Booklet: Routing Protocols and Concepts, Version 4.0 facilitate the process. You must make the commitment yourself to learn new skills. Below are a few suggestions to help you learn and grow.
More than just information
This computer-based learning environment is an important part of the overall course experience for students and instructors in the Networking Academy. These online course materials are designed to be used along with several other instructional tools and activities. These include:
■ Class presentation, discussion, and practice with your instructor
■ Hands-on labs that use networking equipment within the Networking Academy classroom
■ Online scored assessments and grade book
■ Packet Tracer 4.1 simulation tool
■ Additional software for classroom activities.
A global community When you participate in the Networking Academy, you are joining a global community linked by common goals and technologies. Schools, colleges, universities and other entities in over 160 countries participate in the program. You can see an interactive network map of the global Networking Academy community at http://www.academynetspace.com.
The material in this course encompasses a broad range of technologies that facilitate how people work, live, play, and learn by communicating with voice, video, and other data. Networking and the Internet affect people differently in different parts of the world. Although we have worked with instructors from around the world to create these materials, it is important that you work with your instructor and fellow students to make the material in this course applicable to your local situation.
Keep in Touch
These online instructional materials, as well as the rest of the course tools, are part of the larger Networking Academy. The portal for the program is located at http://cisco.netacad.net. There you will obtain access to the other tools in the program such as the assessment server and student grade book), as well as informational updates and other relevant links.
Mind Wide Open®
An important goal in education is to enrich you, the student, by expanding what you know and can do. It is important to realize, however, that the instructional materials and the instructor can only 2 CCNA Exploration Course Booklet: Routing Protocols and Concepts, Version 4.0 facilitate the process. You must make the commitment yourself to learn new skills. Below are a few suggestions to help you learn and grow.