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Course Introduction

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Communications and Services

Certifications

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Prerequisite Learner Skills

and Knowledge
Network
Components
Network
Cabling
LAN Topologies and
Technologies
WAN Topologies and
Technologies
Remote Access
Technologies

Cisco Certified Network

Associate Basics
(CCNAB)

OSI Reference
Model
TCP/IP Protocols
and Applications
IP Addressing
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Learner Responsibilities
Complete prerequisites
Introduce yourself
Ask questions

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Cisco Icons and Symbols

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Learner Introductions
Your name
Your company
Skills and knowledge
Brief history
Objective

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Cisco.inc Introduction

Cisco
Ciscocertification
certificationcan
canalso
alsoimprove
improveyour
yourunderstanding
understandingof
ofthe
theinternetinternetworking
workingof
ofmore
morethan
thanjust
justCisco
Ciscoproducts.
products.
About
AboutCisco
CiscoInc.
Inc.
Cisco
Ciscoisisthe
theking
kingof
ofrouting
routingand
andswitching,
switching,the
theMicrosoft
Microsoftof
ofthe
theinternetinternetworking
workingworld.
world.

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Cisco.inc Introduction

In
Inthe
theearly
early1980s,
1980s,Len
Lenand
andSandy
SandyBosack,
Bosack,aamarried
marriedcouple
couplewho
whoworked
worked
in
indifferent
differentcomputer
computerdepartments
departmentsat
atStanford
StanfordUniversity,
University,were
werehaving
having
trouble
troublegetting
gettingtheir
theirindividual
individualsystems
systemsto
tocommunicate
communicate(like
(likemany
manymarried
married
people).
people).So
Soin
intheir
theirliving
livingroom
roomthey
theycreated
createdaagateway
gatewayserver
serverthat
thatmade
madeitit
easier
easierfor
fortheir
theirdisparate
disparatecomputers
computersin
intwo
twodifferent
differentdepartments
departmentsto
tocommucommunicate
nicateusing
usingthe
theIP
IPprotocol.
protocol.In
In1984,
1984,they
theyfounded
foundedcisco
ciscoSystems
Systems(notice
(noticethe
the
small
smallc)
c)with
withaasmall
smallcommercial
commercialgateway
gatewayserver
serverproduct
productthat
thatchanged
changednetnetworking
workingforever.
forever.Some
Somepeople
peoplethink
thinkthe
thename
namewas
wasintended
intendedto
tobe
beSan
SanFranFrancisco
ciscoSystems
Systemsbut
butthe
thepaper
papergot
gotripped
rippedon
onthe
theway
wayto
tothe
theincorporation
incorporation

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Cisco.inc Introduction

lawyerswho
lawyerswhoknows?
knows?In
In1992,
1992,the
thecompany
companyname
namewas
waschanged
changedto
toCisco
Cisco
Systems,
Systems,Inc.
Inc.
The
Thefirst
firstproduct
productthe
thecompany
companymarketed
marketedwas
wascalled
calledthe
theAdvanced
AdvancedGateGateway
wayServer
Server(AGS).
(AGS).Then
Thencame
camethe
theMid-Range
Mid-RangeGateway
GatewayServer
Server(MGS),
(MGS),the
the
Compact
CompactGateway
GatewayServer
Server(CGS),
(CGS),the
theIntegrated
IntegratedGateway
GatewayServer
Server(IGS),
(IGS),and
and
the
theAGS+.
AGS+.Cisco
Ciscocalls
callsthese
thesethe
theold
oldalphabet
alphabetsoup
soupproducts.
products.
In
In1993,
1993,Cisco
Ciscocame
cameout
outwith
withthe
theamazing
amazing4000
4000router
routerand
andthen
thencreated
created
the
theeven
evenmore
moreamazing
amazing7000,
7000,2000,
2000,and
and3000
3000series
seriesrouters.
routers.These
Theseare
arestill
still
around
aroundand
andevolving
evolving(almost
(almostdaily,
daily,ititseems).
seems).

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