An Ultimate Guide on Cisco CCNA Certification

A Quick Reference Guide

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What is CCNA?
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is an
IT certification from Cisco.
CCNA certification is an associate-level Cisco
Career certification.
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Types of CCNA Certification

1. CCNA Routing and Switching
2. CCNA Security
3. CCDA
4. CCNA Cloud
5. CCNA Collaboration
6. CCNA Data Center
7. CCNA Industrial
8. CCNA Service Provider
9. CCNA Wireless
10. CCNA Voice*
11. CCNA Video*
Note: * CCNA Voice and Video Certifications are No longer available.
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CCNA Routing and Switching

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching is a certification
program for entry-level network engineers. This certificate plays an important role
in escalating investment in fundamental Networking Knowledge and intensifies
the significance of your employers Network.
Objective: The CCNA Routing and Switching validates the ability to install,
configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
What are the exams to be taken? 200-120 CCNA or (100-101 ICND1 and 200-101
ICND2)
Job Profiles: Network Specialist, Network administrator, Network Support
Engineer

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CCNA Security
Cisco CCNA Security certification confirms that you have the associate-level
knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. CCNA Security
Certification is intended to impart foundational Network Security Knowledge for
professionals who are interested to make their career in Network Security Filed.
Objective: CCNA Security Certification validates a persons ability to test, monitor,
deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot network security related solutions.
Prerequisites: Any Valid CCENT or CCNA Routing and Switching or any CCIE
Certification.
What are the exams to be taken? 210-260 Implementing Cisco Network Security
Job Profiles: Network Security Associate, Security Technician, Security
Administrator, Network Security Support Engineer

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CCDA
Cisco Certified Design Associate
Certification(CCDA) is an associate- or
foundation-level Cisco certification. This certification is for network design
engineers, technicians, and support engineers, who require a basic understanding
of network design fundamentals
Objective: Validate Cisco network design fundamental knowledge and focuses on
design methodologies, addressing and routing protocols, and network expansion
considerations within basic campus, data center, security, voice and wireless
networks.

Prerequisites: Any Valid CCENT or CCNA Routing and Switching or any CCIE
Certification.
What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 200-310 Design
Job Profiles: Network Security Associate, Security Technician, Security
Administrator, Network Security Support Engineer

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CCNA Cloud
Many companies are embracing the Cloud to help them to be more agile, flexible,
and effective at delivering better business outcomes. With a CCNA Cloud
certification, you will obtain the skills to perform entry-level provisioning and
support of Cisco cloud solutions.
Objective: To develop, advance, and validate cloud skill set, and enables to help
IT organization meet changing business demands from technology transitions.
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites

What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 210-451 CLDFND and 210-455 CLDADM
Job Profiles: Cloud engineers, Cloud Administrators and Network Engineers.

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CCNA Collaboration
In 2015, Cisco officially retired the CCNA Voice and CCNA Video certifications and
introduced a new exam that is CCNA Collaboration.

Objective: To develop and advance their collaboration and video skills in line with
the convergence of voice, video, data and mobile applications.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 210-060 CICD and 210-065 CIVND
Job Profiles: Video engineers, collaboration engineers, IP telephony and IP
network engineers

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CCNA Data Center

CCNA Data Center is one of the most in-demand certification currently. Most of
the companies have some data; they store it locally or on cloud. Responsibility of a
Data Center Network Engineer is to manage that in most efficient way.

Objective: To save time and money on data center design, equipment installation,
and maintenance.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 640-911 DCICN and 640-916 DCICT
Job Profiles: Data Center Network Administrator

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CCNA Industrial
The Cisco Certificated Network Associate Industrial is one of the new and recent
CCNA certification introduced by Cisco. This certificate is for Engineers in the
manufacturing, process control and oil and gas industries, who will look after
confluence of Information Technology and Industrial Networks.
Objective: This certification validates the ability to successfully perform,
implement and troubleshoot most common industry standard protocols while
supporting foremost practices needed for the todays connected Network.

Prerequisites: Any Valid CCENT or or CCNA Routing and Switching or CCIE

Certification or (200-401) Managing Industrial Networks with Cisco Networking
Technologies (IMINS)
What are the exams to be taken? 200-601 IMINS2
Job Profiles: Plant administrators, Engineer- control system
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CCNA Service Provider

Cisco Certified Network Associate Service Provider (CCNA SP) certification is for
service provider network engineers, technicians and designers who focus on the
latest in Service Provider industry core networking technologies and trends.
Objective: Ability to configure, implement, and troubleshoot baseline Cisco
Service Provider Next-Generation networks, CCNA SP certified individuals deploy,
maintain and improve carrier-grade network infrastructures.
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 640-875 SPNGN1 and 640-878 SPNGN2
Job Profiles: Network Specialist, Network Administrators, Network Support
Engineer

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CCNA Wireless
This certification is not vender specific, so skills learned here can be applied on
other venders too. Wireless Technology involves various security mechanisms,
wireless IPS, High availability, Quality of Service and also Voice over Wireless LANs.
Wireless RF Network Engineers are required everywhere to configure the wireless
networks.
Objective: The CCNA Wireless Certifications ensures a candidates ability to
implement, configure and maintain Cisco Wireless Local Area Networks
Prerequisites: Any Valid Cisco CCENT or CCNA Routing and Switching or CCIE
Certification.
What are the exams to be taken? Cisco 200-355 WIFUND

Job Profiles: Network engineers, Network administrators, Network managers,

System engineers
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Sample CCNA Certification

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CCNA Exam Details

The CCNA Certification includes different types of questions.

Multiple choice questions with single answer

Multiple choice question with multiple answers
Drag and drop questions
Fill in the blanks
Simulation based question

Note : Validity of all Cisco CCNA Certification is 3 Years only. After 3 Years individual
has to apply for the recertification.

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