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Title: CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide by Todd Lammle, Donald Porter, James Chellis, Don Porter, Donaldott Porter ISBN: 0782125344 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42
Rating: 3
Summary: Doesn't cover the scope of the exam
Comment: I just passed the CCDA yesterday. If you are going to buy one book for the CCDA test, then buy the Cisco Press Book by Kim.
Nothing against Todd Lammle, this book is well written and a valuable source of information. But it does not cover all the information that Cisco wants you to know for the CCDA test.
I found Lammle's CCNA book to be invaluable for that test (which I just passed several weeks ago). But this book is lacking in areas such as: 1. Cisco's approach to designing a "cisco network solution" 2. It does not cover the "cisco" product line as much as I would have liked, as I do not have a ton of experience with their products. 3. Many of the questions in the review sections and CD tests are extremely poorly worded and very vague.
In my opinion the Cisco Press book (by Kim) does a much, much better job at covering this material.
Rating: 5
Summary: You get out of it what you put into it!
Comment: I first was exposed to Todd Lammle with the CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, a most excellent study resource. With the CCDA Study Guide, Todd Lammle, et al are at it again, with a fantastic resource for anyone needing to firm up their understanding of Cisco's view of Enterprise Network Design. The book makes no bones about its stregths, and weakness. You MUST study the material, learn the material presented, and build on it.
Unlike the CCNA, which can take someone with a basic knowledge of PCs, Lans, and internetworking, and enable them to pass the CCNA without too much extra effort, the CCDA study guide is designed to be one of many books on your shelf to prepare you for the test.
I happened to pass the CCDA Beta Exam in December 1998, but didn't know it until after I became a CCNA. Now with my organization, I am in a position to oversee the development of several of my peers. The CCDA is required reading for my team, and they not only have to pass the CCDA test, but internal expertise exams, and this book will assist them with that.
Overall, a great 5-Star book for the quality of the material you receive, and the quality of the presentation. This isn't CCDA for Dummies, but then again, if it were that easy, there would be no value to the certification, right?
Bottom line, buy the book, read the book, go back and study the book, take the test, pass the test, get the raise, then pass the book along. Any Cisco professionals in the Sacramento, CA area, or looking to relocate, drop me an email, [email protected].
Rating: 4
Summary: Helpfull but not the Holy Grail
Comment: I used Lammle's CCNA book to help prep for the CCNA certification and was not disappointed. Unfortunately this CCDA book did not measure up (as far as the 640-441 exam). Despite my cirticism I will say I would not have passed without it. If you're just buying this book to pass a test, go elsewhere, it only covered 20-30% of the exam material (or at least the test version I had). It did contain a wealth of information that is useful on a daily basis especially if you need a good review of the basic concepts. The Sybex/Lammle format is easy to follow and there was not too much superfluous information to get lost in. A good review of technologies you may not work with on daily basis. Usually it is these items that trip you up on the exams. While I would buy Lammle again I've decided to give Newcomb's CIT book a try for both continuing to build my knowledge and moving up the CCNP ladder.
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Title: CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, Third Edition by Todd Lammle ISBN: 0782141676 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate Exam Notes Exam 640-441 by Devin Akin, Todd Lammle, Donald Porter ISBN: 0782127762 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: CCDA Exam Certification Guide ((CP) CERTIFICATION) by A. Anthony Bruno, Jacqueline Kim ISBN: 0735700745 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: CCDP: Cisco Internetwork Design Study Guide by Robert Padjen, Todd Lammle ISBN: 0782126391 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 21 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: CCNP Study Guide Kit by Todd Lammle, Robert Padjen, Sean Odom ISBN: 0782141552 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $159.96 |
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