Cisco Certifications: First Steps

Cisco Certifications: First Steps

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Planning a career in IT? Cisco certification opens the door to many entry-level jobs, including jobs in network administration, security, and cloud computing. This course prepares anyone planning to pursue Cisco certification to understand the options available and the tools needed to succeed. Review the different paths; the devices, practice environments, and simulators involved; and additional resources for study. Explore the many levels of certification, from associate to architect, and get study tips that you can use on any one of the exams. Each tip is relevant to the 2020 certifications, which have been updated to reflect the latest technologies and job roles.

Topics include:

  • Certification levels
  • Career paths
  • Related jobs
  • Simulators and emulators
  • CLI basics
  • Exam overview
  • Exam preparation
Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Prepare for Cisco certifications
2 What you should know

Certification Levels
3 Entry level
4 Associate
5 Specialist
6 Professional
7 Expert
8 Architect

Certification Career Paths
9 Routing and switching
10 DevNet
11 Enterprise infrastructure and wireless
12 Collaboration
13 Data center
14 Security
15 Service provider

Simulators and Emulators vs. Real Equipment
16 Packet tracer
17 GNS3
18 VIRL
19 Equipment

CLI Basics
20 Using the CLI
21 User exec vs. privileged mode

What to Expect in the Exams
22 Process
23 Question types

Preparing for Your First Exam
24 LinkedIn Learning courses
25 Practice tests
26 Additional learning resources

Conclusion
27 Next steps