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CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-105 Official Cert Guide
Each book part ends with a “Part Review” section that contains a list of activities for study
and review, much like the “Chapter Review” section at the end of each chapter. However,
because the Part Review takes place after completing a number of chapters, the Part Review
includes some tasks meant to help pull the ideas together from this larger body of work.
The following list explains the types of tasks added to each Part Review beyond the types
mentioned for the Chapter Review:
■ Answer Part Review Questions: The books come with exam software and databases
of questions. One database holds questions written specifically for Part Reviews. These
questions tend to connect multiple ideas together, to help you think about topics from
multiple chapters, and to build the skills needed for the more challenging analysis questions
on the exams.
■ Mind Maps: Mind maps are graphical organizing tools that many people find useful
when learning and processing how concepts fit together. The process of creating mind
maps helps you build mental connections. The Part Review elements make use of mind
maps in several ways: to connect concepts and the related configuration commands, to
connect show commands and the related networking concepts, and even to connect terminology.
(For more information about mind maps, see the section “About Mind Maps”
later in this Introduction.)
■ Labs: Each “Part Review” section will direct you to the kinds of lab exercises you should
do with your chosen lab product, labs that would be more appropriate for this stage
of study and review. (Check out the later section “About Building Hands-On Skills” for
information about lab options.)
In addition to these tasks, many “Part Review” sections have you perform other tasks with
book features mentioned in the “Chapter Review” section: repeating DIKTA quiz questions,
reviewing key topics, and doing more lab exercises.
Final Review
Chapter 29, “Final Review,” lists a series of preparation tasks that you can best use for your
final preparation before taking the exam. Chapter 29 focuses on a three-part approach to
helping you pass: practicing your skills, practicing answering exam questions, and uncovering
your weak spots. To that end, Chapter 29 uses the same familiar book features discussed
for the Chapter Review and Part Review elements, along with a much larger set of practice
questions.
Other Features
In addition to the features in each of the core chapters, this book, as a whole, has additional
study resources, including the following:
■ DVD-based practice exams: The companion DVD contains the powerful Pearson IT
Certification Practice Test (PCPT) exam engine. You can take simulated ICND2 exams,
as well as CCNA exams, with the DVD and activation code included in this book. (You
can take simulated ICND1 and CCNA R&S exams with the DVD in the CCENT/CCNA
ICND1 100-105 Official Cert Guide.)