Good news for all Cisco Certification aspirers, especially for those who are preparing for Cisco CCNA and CCNP Certifications. Pearson Education has developed short quizzes titled “Do I Know This Already” with the assistance of expert authors and trainers from the Pearson Cert Guide series.

This is a Web Assessment Quiz which might test your readiness for Cisco Certification exams. Each quiz helps you to determine the amount of time you need to spend studying that exam topic. A very high score in any quiz is an indication that you can reduce your study time on that topic, while lower scores indicate the need for more detailed focus on that topic. Currently Two quiz sets are live CCNA and CCNP Route. Soon you can expect to see six more coming like CCNP Switch and CCNP TSHOOT.

For more info check this post from Pearson IT.

Yeah it’s right, last week I received an email from Pearson folks about a Webcast by Kevin Wallace, an expert trainer and best-selling author of the CCNP TSHOOT 642-832 Official Certification Guide and Network Troubleshooting Video Mentor.

On of 31^st of August 2010, Kevin Wallace takes you on a tour of a troubleshooting scenario which you might expect on the CCNP TSHOOT exam. Kevin will talk about troubleshooting an HSRP ticket. By attending this webcast you will get a chance to review the theory of HRSP followed by a live troubleshooting demonstration and concluding with a Q&A session.

Already few questions are ticking in my head. Don’t wait just register to this webcast to experience the troubleshooting tips as well as few tips for CCNP TSHOOT exam.

 Cisco CCNP TSHOOT: Troubleshooting HSRP
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time – FREE

Pearson Education a global leader in Education and Professional publishing releases it first ever iPhone/iPad reader applications for both technical and professional communities as well as home and office communities. The newly released Apps are available as single or multi-book libraries, are a new learning format for Pearson and complement the suite of product types already available, such as traditional print books, online reference libraries, e-books, video, simulation and more.

It’s a new step from Pearson to provide its titles in smartphones especially the iPhone. Thought the first App launched was “The iPhone Developer’s Library but I downloaded the Cisco CCNA 640-802 cert flash card. I could easily find cert flash cards for Cisco CCNA Wireless, Voice and CCNA Security exams. As we all know the importance of Cert Flash cards available for Cisco Certification exams. The Pearson Apps seems to be very handy and very helpful for Cisco Certifications. Moreover most of Cert Flash cards are priced less than 10 dollars. You can always try a demo version before buying the full version.

For IT Professionals who are interested in pursuing certifications you can find iPhone Apps for Cisco CCNA 640-802, MCSE, CompTIA and much more.

Some of the free latest Apps from Pearson are available to download form iTunes stores are : Effective Java MAC OS X Snow Leopard, in depth Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed and much more. For more details check informit website.

If you are preparing for the CCNA 640-802 Certification exam and you are not willing to invest on hardware to setup you own lab, then the CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator released recently by Cisco Press  is the right Simulator for you.

The CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator  is a state of the art, interactive simulation software, which allows you to practice your networking skills with more than 250 labs, specifically designed strengthen CCNA and CCENT exam topics, including router and switch navigation and administration, LAN switching, IP addressing, routing, WANs, Spanning Tree Protocols,  VLANs and trunking, IP routing protocols, scaling IP, and troubleshooting.

The CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator will surely allow you to discover the realistic network device response as you work through each of the labs developed by the bestselling author and an expert instructor Wendell Odom.

The CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator comes with 250 well structured labs, including more than 180 skill builder labs, 50 complex configuration scenarios, and 20 complex troubleshooting scenarios. The complex troubleshooting scenarios included in the CCNA Network Simulator  are more complex compared to other simulators in the market and will definitely helps you to  understand the complexity of the problems as well as you will be in a position to handle more complex scenarios either in the CCNA 640-802 Certification exam or even the real network.

The CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator is developed with an objective of providing the hands-on skills necessary to successfully answer the simulation and scenario-based questions on the actual CCNA 640-802 Certification exam.  Each lab includes detailed instructions, topology diagrams, hints, and full answers.

Definitely the CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator  is right simulation software for the CCNA 640-802 Certification aspirers; it’s worth investing your dollars on this simulation software.

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InformIT  has just released the VCP VMware flash cards, which is better to use as a preparation tool for VCP 310 exam.  The VCP VMware flash cards cover all the objectives of the VCP 310 exam.  Flash cards are always helpful as they happens to be the alternative learning format which are easier to access with a  unique approach  which complements the traditional self study formats.  This VCP VMware flash card is better to use at the later stage of the preparations for the VCP 310 exam.

VMware Cert Flash Cards Online is a custom flash card application loaded with 300 total questions that test your skills and enhance retention of exam topics. Questions are organized by exam objective, allowing you to focus your study on selected topics. You can choose to view cards in order or at random, and you can create custom sets from the entire bank of cards.

 The  state-of-the-art, interactive simulation software enables you to practice your networking skills with 98 structured labs designed to help you learn by doing, which is the most effective method of learning.

The CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator is divided into three categories, Skill Builder, Configuration Scenario and Troubleshooting Scenario.   The best part of the CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator is its very fast consumes less CPU processing power & it’s a java based application. The lab scenarios included in the CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator are far more complex, challenging you to learn how to perform realistic network configuration and troubleshooting tasks. The CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator is best for the CCNA Certifications aspirers especially for the guys who have less exposure to real environment.

The best thing about the CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator is the organization of labs. The Skill builder consists of three parts; even the Configuration Scenario consists of three parts where as Troubleshooting scenario has one part. These labs are quite handy and useful. The moment you open any lab the corresponding pdf file opens with the lab instructions. You are supposed to answer few questions in the labs, the LAB topology is explained well.

I would strongly recommend the CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator for anyone who is depended on the self study. CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator is available only as a download, and is a subset of the CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator, covering all the ICND1 topics.

Picture Courtesy: Cisco Press

By Keith Hutton, Mark Schofield, Diane Teare.

Published by Cisco Press.

Series: Self-Study Guide.

ISBN-10: 1-58705-574-0; ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-574-4; Published: Dec 24, 2008; Copyright 2009;

“Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) (Authorized Self-Study Guide), Second Edition”

Rating *****

I would strongly recommend this book for the Cisco CCDP certification aspirers. Since I am working on the latest Network Upgrade plan it helped me a lot to understand the design considerations, Cisco Design Standards.  Based on this book I could able to come out with an excellent Network Design for the Organization which I am working. This manual is good to the pass the Cisco 642-873 ARCH exam.

The topics are covered in detail and extensive, the best part of this book happens to be the organization of the chapters; there are 12 chapters in this book. This deals with the topics like SONA, Enterprise Campus Network Design, Enterprise Data Design, SAN Design Considerations etc.

One more interesting fact which helps is the reference segment at the end of each chapter. If someone wants to achieve his CCDP this is the book, you should go for it.  This is the right manual which can be used as a Study guide to achieve CCDP. Also this manual proves to be a helpful guide for reference.

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Launching with multiple products on CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco certifications, the custom flash card application, loaded with more than 250 questions per exam, tests users’ skills and improves their retention of exam topics. Cert Flash Cards Online also allows users to get all-important information at a glance, helping focus on areas of weakness. Available in both desktop and mobile device format, these fact-filled flash cards allow users to test at home, work, or on the go. This new certification preparation tool, Cert Flash Cards Online, along with Cert Prep Online, is available through InformIT.

Additional News Facts:

• A truly unique learning tool; robust features include: space to enter long answers, ability to mark individual questions right or wrong, score reporting, custom set creation, and online updates.
• Cert Flash Cards Online is a late-stage exam-preparation tool, which means that an IT certification candidate would typically use this product during the final weeks before sitting for their live exam.
• This alternative learning format presents a unique approach that compliments other self-study formats like books and practice tests.

Useable Quotes:

“The new Cert Flash Cards Online application from Pearson takes the old school concept of paper flash cards that we all used to memorize our multiplication tables and updates it for the digital age and the technical certification market,” said Brett Bartow, Executive Editor for Cert Flash Cards Online. “While practice tests are great for familiarizing candidates with the exam style, they are typically focused primarily multiple choice question formats, which exposes users to pre-formulated answers to choose from. Cert Flash Cards Online, on the other hand, forces users to supply the answer in their own words, and is thus a much more effective tool for assessing and reinforcing knowledge.”

“In today’s environmentally conscious digital society, it makes sense for certification candidates to use electronic flash cards instead of those made from paper,” said Tim Warner, Product Editor for Cert Flash Cards Online and host of the InformIT Certification Reference Guide. “Most folks carry a laptop or a Web browser-enabled mobile phone or PDA, so why not save some trees by using the online Cert Flash Cards?”

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Product Information:

Cisco

CCNA Voice 640-460 Cert Flash Cards Online

ISBN: 1587202395

CCNA Security 640-553 Cert Flash Cards Online

ISBN: 1587058588

CompTIA

CompTIA A+ Cert Flash Cards Online: Essentials Test: (A+ 220-604), (A+ 220-603), (A+ 220-602)

ISBN: 0789739208

Microsoft

MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Cert Flash Cards Online: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

ISBN: 0789738406

MCSA/MCSE 70-291 Cert Flash Cards Online: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft

Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

ISBN: 0789738414

MCSE 70-293 Cert Flash Cards Online: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

ISBN: 0789738422

MCSE 70-294 Cert Flash Cards Online: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

ISBN: 0789738430

MCTS 70-620 Cert Flash Cards Online: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring

ISBN: 0789739240

About Pearson

The global leader in educational and professional publishing, Pearson is home to such respected brands as Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, Exam Cram, IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, and Sams Publishing, which have as their online publishing arm, InformIT (www.informit.com) -The Trusted Technology Learning Source. In addition, Berkeley-based Peachpit (www.peachpit.com), the publishing partner for Adobe Press, Apple Certified, and others, publishes best-selling books for creative design professionals. Pearson is also co-founder, with O’Reilly Media Inc., of Safari Books Online (http://safari.informit.com), the premier on-demand digital library providing thousands of expert reference materials through a single point of contact, including expert technology, creative and design, business and management resources in video and text formats. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson’s other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Source: Email from Jamie Adams, Senior Publicist, Pearson Education

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