Is there a calculator on the CCNA?
abefroman
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Is there a calculator on the CCNA?
And if so can it calculate powers?
And if so can it calculate powers?
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mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■No calculator -- other than your fingers and your dry erase note sheets & dry erase marker (or pen/pencil and paper).:mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set!
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abefroman Banned Posts: 278No calculator -- other than your fingers and your dry erase note sheets & dry erase marker (or pen/pencil and paper).
OK, I am actually pretty good calculating in my head, but I do make a few mistakes, so a calculator is always nice. -
jamesleecoleman Member Posts: 1,899 ■■■■■□□□□□OK, I am actually pretty good calculating in my head, but I do make a few mistakes, so a calculator is always nice.
Just use the information that you put down on the dry erase sheets to help check to see if you're right about the information.Booya!!
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mikem2te Member Posts: 407OK, I am actually pretty good calculating in my head, but I do make a few mistakes, so a calculator is always nice.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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notgoing2fail Member Posts: 1,138I always write a few number sequences on the dry wipe board to help. It goes something like-
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
That's awesome. I have it memorized with those numbers as well. If you can remember those numbers, subnetting is quite easy...
It can be daunting at first for newbies, but it all makes sense... -
DevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□notgoing2fail wrote: »If you can remember those numbers, subnetting is quite easy...
Why remember? Just plan what your table needs and work the values out as you write it down..
my table is my head is
bit
vlaue
mask
slash notation,
hosts
subnets
I still find even though I can do much of it in my head now, taking those few minutes to actualy work though it on paper, rather than just remembering a string of values. settles down the brain and give you a quick revision on sub netting before you start.- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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notgoing2fail Member Posts: 1,138Why remember? Just plan what your table needs and work the values out as you write it down..
my table is my head is
bit
vlaue
mask
slash notation,
hosts
subnets
I still find even though I can do much of it in my head now, taking those few minutes to actualy work though it on paper, rather than just remembering a string of values. settles down the brain and give you a quick revision on sub netting before you start.
Oh no don't get me wrong, I think everyone should take advantage of writing everything they can before the test.
I actually didn't do that yesterday in my exam. I was just too eager to get started. I didn't even both to go through the tutorial before the exam started.
But at the end of the day, you should write it down, it will help you to avoid mistakes, especially in the heat of the moment during the test... -
mikem2te Member Posts: 407
I still find even though I can do much of it in my head now, taking those few minutes to actualy work though it on paper, rather than just remembering a string of values. settles down the brain and give you a quick revision on sub netting before you start.Blog : http://www.caerffili.co.uk/
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xciton Member Posts: 9 ■□□□□□□□□□I just wrote my CCNA yesutrday and the first question that came up that needed subnetting I wrote the whole table out:
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=arial][FONT=Courier New] 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -------------------------------------- 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1[/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR]
Then I know quickly the CIDR, Netmask, and block size.
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blackninja Member Posts: 385It's like having a gun - better to have one and not need it, than to need it and not have one
Write it down, just to stop stupid mistakes!Currently studying:
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thehourman Member Posts: 723I just wrote my CCNA yesutrday and the first question that came up that needed subnetting I wrote the whole table out:
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=arial][FONT=Courier New] 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 -------------------------------------- 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1[/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR]
Then I know quickly the CIDR, Netmask, and block size.Studying:
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DevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□thehourman wrote: »What exactly the 1st 3 lines for?
Bit numbers of the last 3 octects
also givs you your slash notation- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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VAHokie56 Member Posts: 783I just wrote my CCNA yesutrday and the first question that came up that needed subnetting I wrote the whole table out:
[FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=arial] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]--------------------------------------[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1[/COLOR][/FONT] [/FONT][/FONT]
Then I know quickly the CIDR, Netmask, and block size.
This almost the exact table I have been using. Did you pass the exam btw?.ιlι..ιlι.
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xciton Member Posts: 9 ■□□□□□□□□□This almost the exact table I have been using. Did you pass the exam btw?
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rsutton Member Posts: 1,029 ■■■■■□□□□□I think most Prometric centers give you a calculator, you could call the center you are going to ahead of time and ask.
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mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■I think most Prometric centers give you a calculator, you could call the center you are going to ahead of time and ask.:mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set!
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xciton Member Posts: 9 ■□□□□□□□□□I was barely allowed to take a clean unused tissue into the exam area (I had a cold); I'd suggest you'd never get a physical calculator in. If Cisco wanted you to have it, they would have incorporated a software calculator into the testing application.
But honestly, if you can't workout bit <-> decimal conversions manually (in your head or paper), then that may be a sign that you're not ready to attempt the exam. -
notgoing2fail Member Posts: 1,138I was barely allowed to take a clean unused tissue into the exam area (I had a cold); I'd suggest you'd never get a physical calculator in. If Cisco wanted you to have it, they would have incorporated a software calculator into the testing application.
But honestly, if you can't workout bit <-> decimal conversions manually (in your head or paper), then that may be a sign that you're not ready to attempt the exam.
Wow you're just like me! I was sick as a dog on Monday. I was allowed to bring my tissues, I even showed them that it was blank and I wasn't trying to ****, they laughed....
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rsutton Member Posts: 1,029 ■■■■■□□□□□When I took my ICND1 there was a calculator at the computer. Whoops?
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Robinhood6062 Member Posts: 10 ■□□□□□□□□□I find that memorizing those grids is a lot harder than just remember the powers of 2 :P also once you understand binary, wildcard/subnet masks are just as easy as the powers of 2.
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fly351 Member Posts: 360I always write a few number sequences on the dry wipe board to help. It goes something like-
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 128 192 224 240 248 252 254 255 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
very nice, thanks for sharing that. I already right out the bit value but never thought about subnet. I am going to begin studying (again...) next week and hope to pass my CCNA first week or so in June.CCNP :study: -
ogbucket1901 Member Posts: 6 ■□□□□□□□□□Very cool to see all the different ways everyone writes their sub chart. I actually replace the top line with 2 4 8 16 32 64 128. This allows me to quickly figure/relate subnets to hosts and hosts to subnets.