Passing the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam is difficult to understand, as you need to have a thorough understanding of various fundamental network topics. If you are preparing for the CCNA exam, you should be familiar with several different technologies. According to Cisco guidelines, you should consider the 200-125 CCNA or 100-105 ICND1 exam topics for CCNA routing and switching.

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List the 5 main CCNA routing and switching exam topics

However, there are a few topics or modules to prepare for the CCNA exam. Today, in this blog, we will list the 5 main CCNA R&S exam topics that you should prepare.

1. OSI and TCP / IP model

This is one of the most important and fundamental topics to cover when preparing for the CCNA R&S exam. The OSI model stands for Open System Interconnection Model. It defines the network framework for implementing protocols in seven different layers. You should study the seven layers of the OSI model in detail.
The seven layers of the OSI model include physical layer, data link layer, network layer, transport layer, session layer, presentation layer and application layer.
The Transmission Control Protocol or Internet Protocol is a set of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices. The topic is considered the basis of the networking course, so you should know in detail the OSI model and the TCP / IP model

2. Subnetting

The second main topic to prepare for the exam is subnetting. In subnetting, you learn how to divide a network into two or more networks.
Subnetting provides two main benefits:
a) Network performance problems can be resolved without affecting the other parts of the same networks.
b) Maintaining the network becomes an easy task since it is quite easy to manage different small networks.
If you are going to take your CCNA exam, you should know the operation and subnet concepts.

3. IPv6

IPV6 is the latest version of Internet Protocol. Remember that IPv6 is considered a separate component for the CCNA exam. It is a communication protocol that provides identification, as well as a location system for computers in route traffic and the network through the network. IPv6 is one step ahead of the Internet Protocol and is a bit more complex and comprehensive.

4. Wireless access

Another important topic to cover for your CCNA exam is wireless access since wireless technology is gaining importance over time. Cisco offers numerous wireless routers and network equipment and all companies are trying to switch to wireless technology. Therefore, wireless access has become an important topic of the CCNA certification exam.

5. Translation of network access

Often abbreviated as NAT is used to modify the IP address information in the IPv4 header when it is in transit over the network. One-to-one NAT or basic NAT is considered the simplest NAT among different types of NAT. Basic NAT is used to interconnect 2 IP networks that have incompatible addressing. It is one of the most used NATs since numerous users and network employees use it in order to access it remotely.

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