CERT-EXAM GUIDE : CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION
INTRODUCTION CCNA certification validates knowledge and skills required to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot small to medium‑size enterprise branch networks. The exam covers network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, automation, and programmability. CCNA is vendor‑neutral in concept, but focused on Cisco IOS environments. EXAM OVERVIEW EXAM CODE 200‑301 CCNA NUMBER OF QUESTIONS Up to 120 questions EXAM DURATION Approximately 120 minutes PASSING SCORE Approximate scaled score around 849 out of 1000 TOPIC WEIGHTS Network Fundamentals 20 percent Network Access 20 percent IP Connectivity 25 percent IP Services 10 percent Security Fundamentals 15 percent Automation and Programmability 10 percent EXAM DOMAINS AND TOPICS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Covers basic networking concepts, protocol models (OSI and TCP/IP), encapsulation, network topologies, and interface types NETWORK ACCESS Focuses on Ethernet LANs, VLANs, trunking, wireless acces...