Skills required for Cisco exam 640-822.

Skills required for Cisco exam 640-822.

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The 640-822 exam Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) is the exam associated with the Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) certification and a tangible first step in achieving the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.

Cisco has specified over fifty objectives for the 640-822 exam to test a candidate's knowledge and skills required to successfully install, operate, and troubleshoot a small branch office network. The exam includes topics on networking fundamentals; connecting to a WAN; basic security and wireless concepts; routing and switching fundamentals; the TCP/IP and OSI models; IP addressing; WAN technologies; operating and configuring IOS devices; configuring RIPv2, static and default routing; implementing NAT and DHCP; and configuring simple networks.

Following are some important areas in which a candidate should possess good knowledge before taking the 640-822 exam:

1. Purpose and functions of various network devices.


2. Components required to meet a given network specification.


3. OSI and TCP/IP models and their associated protocols to explain how data flows in a network.


4. Common networking applications including Web applications.


5. Interpreting network diagrams.


6. Determining the path between two hosts across a network.


7. Identifying and correcting common network problems at layers 1, 2, 3, and 7 using a layered model approach.


8. Selecting the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches/routers to other network devices and hosts.


9. The technology and media access control method for Ethernet technologies.


10. Network segmentation and basic traffic management concepts.


11. The operation of Cisco switches and basic switching concepts.


12. Remote access management.


13. Verifying network status and switch operation using basic utilities (including ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH, arp, ipconfig), SHOW & DEBUG commands.


14. The basic uses and operation of NAT in a small network connecting to one ISP.


15. Identifying and correcting IP addressing issues.


16. Basic routing concepts.


17. The operation of Cisco routers.


18. Accessing and utilizing the router CLI to set basic parameters.


19. The basic parameters to configure on a wireless network.


20. The functions of common security appliances and applications.

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