If you are waiting to break into the computer networking world with no investment, the CCENT certification exam is the thing you are looking for. With as little as $125, which is the examination fee, you can take the exam ,certify yourself and easily land yourself a well paid job in the branch office of a company with a small network.. And this is just the beginning. The CCENT is the gateway to the CCNA certification which is the portal of entry to larger networks.

As you will have realized by now the CCNA is a prestigious qualification in the field of computer networking. The exam is conducted by the Cisco Career Certifications program which is an affiliate of Cisco Systems Inc a multi-billion dollar global conglomerate who sell networking equipment and allied options and services.
You can choose five levels of certification offered by CISCO namely Associate, Entry, Professional, and Expert. You can match your certification preference with your appropriate job option namely Service Provider, Network Security, Routing and Switching etc.

The CCENT certification assesses the skills of the trainee to what is needed for an entry level support job in networking. The certified individual can manage all sorts of problems including security in a small enterprise branch network.. The exam is called the 640-822 ICND1 or the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part-1 Exam. The exam lasts for all of one and a half hours and consists of 40-50 questions. It is conducted in all the major world languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian. Korean, French and Portuguese.

There are many ways to prepare for the exam. One good way is to attend the CCENT boot camp session. Here in a matter of days the entire foundation course required is drilled into you by qualified instructors. This offers the best chance of success.. The exam contains questions on fundamentals of networking, getting connected to WAN, basic concepts of security and wireless, fundamentals of routing and switching., OSI and TCP\IP models, WAN technologies, IP addressing, configuring and operating IOS devices, configuring RIPv2, default and static routing and implementing DHCP and NAT.

To discuss it in more detail the course includes description and operation of data networks, implementing a small switched network, implementing an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet the network needs of a small branch office and also implementing a small routed network. You will also be asked questions which ask you to explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN, identify security threats and decription of methods of controlling them and also questions on implementing and verifying WAN links.

To prepare for the exam yourself you need to take the ICND1 v1.0 online course. The ICND1 v1.0 course is offered by CISCO learning partners, the authorized source for CISCO IT training and is delivered by CISCO certified instructors. There is a link on the CISCO website by which one can view locations of learning partners in every The ICNDI v1.0 course consists of 5 days of virtual classroom and web based training, five days of classroom and 5 days of remote lab and simulations You are taught to describe how networks function, learn the identification and functions of major network components and the open system interconnection reference model. You will also be taught to use host to host packet delivery process and issues relating to increased traffic on Ethernet LAN and identifying switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet You also learn connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data through networks using TCP\IP. Also in the list is major devices of WAN’s, configuring PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, PAT and RIP routing.and..RF wireless access.
Besides this online course you can also access an online library, 10-20 min videos, IPTV Videos, CISCO e-lab simulations, and documents There are also a number of quick learning modules discussing topics like Enabling RIP, Exploring Wireless Networking, , Understanding the TCP/IP internet layer etc.

So you see the resources are many and the field is yours to reap. Once certified you can look into the future with confidence and dictate your own terms.

So look no further and charge ahead with the motto—“CCENT here I come!”