
But everything I write here is focused on the changes, and not on what has not changed.įor context, keep in mind that Cisco has provided two paths to CCNA R&S certification since 2003: A two exam path and a one exam path. I may come back in a few months with a post about the exam on the whole, for those who did not care about the old exam. This post analyzes the new ICND1 100-105 exam topics in a way that should be helpful for folks who have been working towards the old exam. This Post Organized for Those Transitioning from the Old Exams But do not make the mistake of thinking that just because you’re reading this post, I’ve covered every point Cisco makes in their material about the exams – make sure and read their pages. As you might guess, when writing the books, I have to get into the minutia of the exam topics and what they mean, so these posts take those observations at that few get to (or have to) think about.

This post and three other upcoming posts are an analysis of the literal exam topic documents, old and new.

I do not represent Cisco, and these opinions are my own. Note that the analysis in this and other blog posts represents my opinion of Cisco System’s publicly available exam topics for the old and new exams. So with this post and others like it, I am reading the publicly posted exam topics and giving my personal opinion as to what those words mean. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.” However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. “The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. Here’s an excerpt of standard wording from the top of the pages with some good reminders and perspective: You can find the exam topics for all the new exams starting at this page. And honestly, we can only discuss the exam topics, rather than what we each see on any particular occurrence of the actual exam because of the non-disclosure agreement that is asked of each exam taker just before taking the exam.

The exam topics give us general guidelines as to what is on the exam. Your first stop for CCNP Enterprise: CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide Exam Topics – What They Areįirst, just to be clear: this post discusses the exam topics. 200-301 V2 Ch16: Controller-Based Networks.200-301 V2 Part 4: Network Architectures.200-301 V2 Ch12: Miscellaneous IP Services.200-301 V2 Ch05: Securing Network Devices.200-301 V2 Ch04: Security Architectures.

