topdow network design is a great book....i used it as the primary source
for my classes....lawrence
>From: "Priscilla Oppenheimer" >Reply-To: "Priscilla Oppenheimer" >To:
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>Precedence: bulk > >Oh, and I discovered one more strange thing. The
current course description >for CID is a paraphrasing of the first few
paragraphs of my book, Top-Down >Network Design. I guess this is a good
thing. I always wanted the CID class >to teach more top-down methodology
which I came up with after I wrote my >version of CID. I'm kind of upset
that they didn't tell me about this >usurping of my material, but it's
par for the course (so to speak). > >The good news is that I think I can
now authentically recommend my book for >CID: > >Top-Down Network Design.
> >Priscilla > >At 05:28 PM 6/11/01, Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > >At
04:48 PM 6/11/01, hal9001 wrote: > > >Priscilla, > > > > > >You asked for
this one, if the Cisco Press Book for CID is off topic (a > > >bit?) then
can you state a better source, I'm not asking for testimonials > > >here
but just a targeted source for exam success. > > > >The Sybex book is
good for CID. In this case the author took the test many > >times to make
sure the book covers what's really on the test. Since Cisco > >seems to
be incapable of explaining accurately what is really on the test, >
>that's the only way to know for sure. > > > >The CID version control is
out of control and could affect the decision on > >which book is best.
The course outline (which says version 3.0) here > >includes VPN, voice
and video stuff. But I know that 3.0 really doesn't > >include those
topics. > > >
>http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/front.x/wwtraining/CELC/index.cgi?action=CourseDesc&COURSE_ID=321
> > > >The list of the exam objectives here are the list of objectives
that I > >wrote for each chapter in 1995 for Version 2.0. Seriously.
Notice that the > >list doesn't cover WAN Switching, for example, which
is, in fact, in 3.0. > > >
>http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/testing/current_exams/640-025.html
> > > >So it's truly a mess. Sorry I can't be more help. Everyone I knew
at Cisco > >got laid off! ;-) > > > >Priscilla > > > > > > >Thanks Karl >
> >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Priscilla Oppenheimer" > >
>To: > > >Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:09 PM > > >Subject: Re: Passed
switching [7:7986] > > > > > > > > > > The exam and course are written by
Cisco. It's not always the same > >person. > > > > If the course has a
mistake, the exam may not have the same mistake. > > > > (Hopefully it
won't!) > > > > > > > > Some of the Cisco Press books are the course
notes ported to book >format. > > > > The Cisco Press editor who develops
the book may have a hard job >because > > >he > > > > or she must produce
an accurate book even if the course is not >accurate. > > >In > > > >
some cases mistakes carry over, but usually they are caught. In a few > >
>cases > > > > the editor got a bit too creative and the book is "off
course." Like >the > > > > Cisco Press CID book, which is a good book,
but is not as well targeted > > > > toward the test as it could be. > > >
> > > > > Sybex books are written by people not directly associated with
Cisco. > > >These > > > > authors take the exam over and over again until
they are qualified to > > >write > > > > a book to help you study for the
exam. > > > > > > > > Bottom line: learn it the right way. If you miss a
question on the test > > > > because you knew it the right way and the
test writer didn't, it's a > > >shame, > > > > but you gotta just live
with it. Hopefully that situation is rare. > > > > > > > > Priscilla > >
> > > > > > At 03:05 PM 6/11/01, Gareth Hinton wrote: > > > > >The Cisco
Press book is almost identical to the course notes, which I > > > >
>believe the exam is written from. > > > > >In fact, it seems the Cisco
Press book has less errors than the >official > > > > >notes. > > > > > >
> > > >I'm on the course at the moment. The table on page 41 of the Cisco
>Press > > > > >book is actually wrong on the course notes (Version 1.1)
although > > >corrected > > > > >in the Cisco book. (RIPv1/IGRP VLSM
support???? among others) > > > > > > > > > >Is the exam written by
someone for Sybex based on the course notes? >i.e. > > > > >Will we have
to use the wrong answer on the exam? > > > > > > > > > >Priscilla and
co.? Do you know what the process is from previous > > >experience? > > >
> > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > > > > > >Gaz > > > > > > > > > >I'm on the
routing course at the moment. > > > > >""Phantom"" wrote in message > > >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > > > Just passed
switching , > > > > > > > > > > > > Some MLS some Multicast, in general a
well balanced exma had a bit >of > > > > > > everything mentioned on the
blueprint, now on to Routing, > > > > > > > > > > > > Used Sybex and
cisco press books also used the free test on > > >examcram.com > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any ideas of what I should use to study for the routing
exam? > > > > ________________________ > > > > > > > > Priscilla
Oppenheimer > > > > http://www.priscilla.com > >________________________
> > > >Priscilla Oppenheimer > >http://www.priscilla.com
>________________________ > >Priscilla Oppenheimer
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