What Should I Do If I Want to Pass CCNA Certification Through Self-study?

First, CCNA certification is the entry level certification in Cisco certification system. CCNA certification requires you to start your learning from the most basic knowledge, so there is no need to worry even if you don’t have any knowledge foundation. Generally speaking, it’s not a problem for a college student to understand the English textbook for CCNA certification. You can read the Chinese textbook first and then the English textbook again, focusing on mastering professional terms. Cisco recommends that Chinese learners’ English level reach CET-3 (junior college level).

Second, how long it takes to learn for CCNA certification depends on your personal ability. The minimum time taken is a week and the maximum time is… Well, there is no upper limit. Generally speaking, you can pass CCNA certification exam successfully within about a month

Third, 640-607 was once the version number of Cisco CCNA certification exam. It is an old version, which was abolished in 2003. Now 640-802 is chosen by many people. You should pay attention to this number when selecting learning materials.

Experience and lessons learned

1. Ask about CCNA certification. If the school has a training institution of Cisco Networking Academy, you can sign up to participate in the training. If you take part in the training and manage to pass the exam, you will get a 20% discount exam coupon! And the total cost of the exam and the training is only about 200 US dollars, which is much less than the 550 US dollars of registration fee if you sign up for the exam on your own. If you are not sure whether you can pass the exam, you’d better download the CCNA certification question dump and study it carefully to make sure you can pass it. Although the exam tests your real ability, you should be cautious in the face of expensive exam fees

2. In the process of learning, it is very important to use the simulator to do more experiments and get familiar with the operation. Some people say that they pass CCNA certification exam only by memorizing the exam question dump .But this is not recommended. It is a common phenomenon that Chinese people waste time and energy without enriching themselves, which is pitiful. Why many college students can’t find a job even with all kinds of certificates? That is because they don’t really understand the contents of those certifications! I once met a graduate with CCNA certificate 300-435 and asked him a question “what’s the difference between conflict domain and broadcast domain”.  He didn’t know the answer. And I was disappointed.

3. College students lack work experience. If you have a solid CCNA foundation, you can go to the training institutions authorized by Cisco to get some experience. These training institutions often invite local CCNP / CCIE experts to teach part-time. They have many projects in hand. You can beg them to take you to see, practice and even receive projects! When I was in college, I foolishly didn’t pick up the project. One of my classmates worked part-time for China Unicom, with a salary of more than 333 US dollars a week! Having money and working experience is a million times better than simple reading!

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