Cisco CCENT (100-105) Certification Preparation Details and Techniques

If you are preparing for CCENT or ICND1 certification exam then this article is for you. CCENT is the portion of CCNA routing and switching certification (CCNA certification can also be taken as passing ICND1 and ICND2 exams). If you are starting as fresher with zero domain knowledge it is recommended to take ICND1 and ICND2 tests. 

CCENT -Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician is an entry-level Cisco certification. Getting CCENT certified ensures that the candidate has enough knowledge to plan, configure, and operate simple WAN and switched LAN networks using Cisco products. No pre-qualification is necessary to take the CCENT exam. 100–105 is the only exam necessary to pass for obtaining CCENT certification.

Exam Details:

Exam: #100–105

Exam Name: CCENT (Cisco® Certified Entry Network Technician)

Number of questions: 45–55 (Actual Certification Exam)

The time allowed: 90 minutes

Passing score: 849 

Where Can I register for the exam?

One can register for the exam at https://home.pearsonvue.com/cisco and the available exam languages are English, and Japanese.

How do I prepare for the exam?

Candidates who are preparing for the exam need to choose the right way to prepare for the exam. There are many ways to prepare for the exam some of them are listed below

1. CCENT online study materials
2. CCENT practice test
3. official cert guide
4. YouTube Videos
5. CCENT Lab Exercises
6. Related study groups on Facebook, Reddit, and other social sites.

You may also check other related resources to prepare for the exam

Disclaimer: CertExams.com and SimulationExams.com are neither associated nor affiliated with Cisco® or any other company. CCNA™, CCNP™, CCENT™, CCDA™ are trademarks of Cisco® and duly acknowledged.

SimulationExams Has Updated Practice Test For CCENT Certification

SimulationExams.com, a leading provider of practice exams, has updated the Cisco® CCENT™ Practice Test questions for candidates who are preparing for Cisco® CCENT™ 100-105 certification. This practice helps you in boosting up your score. One can download the practice questions by one click and view sample questions. This software is feeded with different types of questions from the latest syllabus of CCNA Security offered by Cisco. The CCENT™ (CCNA ICND1) 100-105 Practice Tests has covered with more than 300+ highly relevant questions and provided with a detailed explanation for each question. 

Simulationexams.com CCENT™ Cheat Sheets covers the important information you’ll need to know to score higher on your CCENT™ exam. CCENT™ 100-105 Cheat Sheets is intended to help you pass the CCENT™ exam, providing wide coverage of CCENT™ topics and a few scenario type questions to enable you to understand the concepts. The cheat Sheets contains the study material in a concise and easy to review format. Complementing the exam cram notes is the time tested SimulationExams.com. CCENT™ practice test software, complete with hundreds of practice questions with flashcards.

SimulationExams has updated the database with the latest syllabus like

• Network Fundamentals 20%

• LAN Switching Fundamentals 26%

• Routing Fundamentals 25%

• Infrastructure Services 15%

• Infrastructure Maintenance 14%

The major updates of this software are

• The exam engine has updated to comply with a most recent digital sign.

• Some known bugs have fixed in this latest version

• The database has updated to the latest question and answers

• Updated to Simlets, Testlets, and Router Simulation questions

CCENT Practice Test Features 

• Include 300+ highly relevant questions 

• Answers with a detailed explanation for each question 

• Simlest and router simulation type questions

• Completely revised with Simlets, Testlets, and Router Simulation questions 

• Lab exercises for hands-on practice

Now it’s easy to download and practice CCENT practice test from Play store for Android devices and CCENT practice test from App store for iOS Devices. By these mobile applications now one can download and practice CCENT™ test anywhere.

Simulationexams.com CCENT Cheat Sheets

CCENT (short for Cisco certified Entry Network Technician) is one of the entry level certs offered by Cisco(r). The certificate is widely sought after by the networking technician as it signifies their knowledge and skills in implementation of small networks (both LAN and WAN) for businesses globally. It is also one of the two papers that need to be completed for Cisco(R) widely known CCNA certificate.

Simulationexams.com's CCENT cheat sheets offer the candidates a quick review of important tidbits that one needs to study before going to the exam. The exam cram (cheat sheets) consists of 25+ pages with content arranged in an easy to review format.

The topics covered by CCENT exam include TCPIP and OSI models, ACLs, VLAN and VTP, STP, RIPv2, OSPF v2, v3, IPv4 and IPv6, routed protocols, router redundancy protocols, and communications security between sites.

You may download the exam cram notes by going to the link given below:
http://www.simulationexams.com/exam-cram/ccent-exam-cram.htm

Other cram notes available include CCNA exam cram, ICND2 exam cram, and A+ exam cram.

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Cisco CCENT Practice Tests for Google Android Platform

Anand Software and Training, a popular multi platform apps developer, released practice tests for CCENT for Google Android platform. The practice tests consists for 400+ questions with answers and detailed explanation for each question. The links for free and full versions of the practice tests are given below:

Desktop (Windows) versions:
http://www.simulationexams.com/downloads/cisco-tests/ccent/ccna-icnd1-ccent-download.htm

Google Android version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandsoft.ccentexamsim105 (free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandsoft.ccentexamsim105full (full/paid)

Apple iOS version:
https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/ccent-exam-sim-100-105-free/id1201594079?mt=8 (free)
https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/exam-sim-for-ccent-100-105/id1203590150?mt=8 (full/paid)

The free version for android and ios consists of 60 questions each, and the full versions will have any where above 300 questions. All questions carry answers and detailed explanations. Please checkout the free download links for exam features and topics covered.

SimulationExams.com Releases CCENT Practice Tests for iOS Apps

Simulationexams.com released CCENT practice tests for iOS platform. The practice tests consists of free version with 60 questions and flash card explanations. The full version will have 300+ questions with flash card explanation. You may download the practice tests using the links below:

Free CCENT practice tests (iOS)

Full CCENT practice tests (iOS)
 
The mobile version of practice tests will not have network simulations due to limited screen size available with mobile devices. 

Several other practice tests are available. You may view them here:
https://itunes.apple.com/sg/developer/anand-software-training-pvt/id1189885869

For desktop version of the practice tests, and other products, please visit http://www.simulationexams.com

SimulationExams Updates CCENT Practice Tests

SimulationExams.com updated Cisco CCENT practice tests for
1. Flash cards - revised to include new content
2. Simulator type questions updated to be more user friendly
3. Images updated

Download the free version here:
http://www.simulationexams.com/downloads/cisco-tests/ccent/ccna-icnd1-ccent-download.htm

Cisco® CCENT Certification

CCENT®, short for Cisco® Certified Entry Network Technician is an entry level certification, offered by Cisco Systems. Cisco is the industry leader in offering networking certifications, specific to Cisco products and services.

The exam topics covered by CCENT are as given below. Please note that these are broad explanations and there might be some topics that had been removed or added. Cisco updates its syllabus from time to time, and check with the official exam site for latest information.

Domains:
1.0 Network Fundamentals  (Weightage: 20%): It includes various networking architectures such as star, mesh and hybrid, IPv4 and IPv6, subnetting, firewalls, wireless access points, cable types for different implementations, collapsed core and 3-tier architectures used in network design.
 
2.0 LAN Switching Fundamentals (Weightage: 26%): Topics include various switching concepts like frame switching, MAC address table, frame flooding, etc., configuring and troubleshooting inter-switch connectivity, and configuring and verifying port security in switches.
 
3.0 Routing Fundamentals (Weightage 25%): The topics include route determination, and forwarding, understanding the routing table and its constituents, configuring and troubleshooting inter VLAN routing, configure and verify ipv4 and ipv6 static routes. You may also need to know basic RIPv2 configuration.
 
4.0 Infrastructure Services (Weightage15%): The topics here include configuring and verifying various networking services like DNS, DHCP, and NTP (Network Time Protocol). Configuring standard and named access lists, static NAT, pool NAT, and PAT and troubleshooting the same.
 
5.0 Infrastructure Maintenance ( Weightage14%): Includes device monitoring using syslogs, device management including licensing, upgrades, etc., device hardening, and troubleshooting connectivity problems using ping, traceroute, terminal monitor, etc.

Overall, a broad spectrum of topics have been covered under CCENT. For most part, you don't need to learn Cisco specific topics in CCENT.

You may download CCENT practice tests, or go to Cisco official website for more information.

Important: The blog is not associated with Cisco® Systems and CCENT® , ICND2®, CCNA® are registered marks of Cisco® Systems.