Is CCNA Discovery Enough for CCENT/CCNA?

Alhaji265

As the title states, is it enough for me to get through? Thanks.

spiderjericho

Yes and no. Id suggest maybe a prep logic guide or quick reference from Cisco and Boson practice test to ensure the pass, but it all depends on your level of understanding. I'm not sure how accurate, but I've heard some say Exploration is a little better at exam preparation.

SecurityThroughObscurity

Absolutely not.
Exploration will cover everything.

zrockstar

SecurityThroughObscurity wrote: »

Absolutely not.
Exploration will cover everything.

Correct, Exploration covers everything you need to pass the test and a lot more. The detail of Exploration goes far enough beyond the test that it is a little overwhelming. I completed the Exploration course but still studied cert guides before my test. The thing about Academy programs is that it isn't going to give you information on how to pass the test, it actually never even mentions the test except maybe at the very beginning. Academy courses will give you all the information you need, but it won't tell you what is important for the test like a cert guide will. So if you are going to be taking an Net Academy series, you will still benefit from having a Lammel/Odom book solely as a test preparation tool.

Illumanati

zrockstar wrote: »

Correct, Exploration covers everything you need to pass the test and a lot more. The detail of Exploration goes far enough beyond the test that it is a little overwhelming. I completed the Exploration course but still studied cert guides before my test. The thing about Academy programs is that it isn't going to give you information on how to pass the test, it actually never even mentions the test except maybe at the very beginning. Academy courses will give you all the information you need, but it won't tell you what is important for the test like a cert guide will. So if you are going to be taking an Net Academy series, you will still benefit from having a Lammel/Odom book solely as a test preparation tool.

Thanks! Whats the best method to correlate Exploration IV to exam objectives if you do not want to use an all-encompassing study-guide like Lammel or Odom. For example, can we use a quality condensed study guide and maybe your living document found here? This along with some sort of Boson Test Sim?

Alhaji265

SecurityThroughObscurity wrote: »

Absolutely not.
Exploration will cover everything.

So is it still worth studying at least? I also have the CBT Nuggets videos and the Todd Lammle's textbook. Also, is learning and being CCNA certified actually worth it? Man, it is overwhelming!

SecurityThroughObscurity

I think that final goal should be CCIE.
In that case CCNA is totally worth it.

webgeek

SecurityThroughObscurity wrote: »

I think that final goal should be CCIE.
In that case CCNA is totally worth it.

Did I miss something?

Illumanati

zrockstar wrote: »

Correct, Exploration covers everything you need to pass the test and a lot more. The detail of Exploration goes far enough beyond the test that it is a little overwhelming. I completed the Exploration course but still studied cert guides before my test. The thing about Academy programs is that it isn't going to give you information on how to pass the test, it actually never even mentions the test except maybe at the very beginning. Academy courses will give you all the information you need, but it won't tell you what is important for the test like a cert guide will. So if you are going to be taking an Net Academy series, you will still benefit from having a Lammel/Odom book solely as a test preparation tool.

Ok folks, I want everyone's opinions (and facts) on this..

Here is the master plan on how I plan to use my Cisco IV class:

1. As a topic is introduced in the class, I will study that exact same technology in the ICND2 book(s). So that means, I will be utilizing three resources:

a. Net Acad online Exploration 4.0 curriculum/materials
b. Read the same chapter in the Accessing the WAN Companian Guide(which I love)
c. read same topic in any of the plethora of ICND2(and ICND1) cert guides I have. (and I got them all)

All the while, I am going to be reading my Dummies CCENT and brushing up on my subnetting and Switching and Routing.

Final step will be some Boson exams but by then, I should be test ready and the Boson will be just a formality to introduce the time factor of the exam.

That's it, it's that simple! (and won't be difficult because I will grasp with interest!)

What do you guys think? (and for those who did it while in Academy)

Wish me luck!

her.yang

As far as passing the CCNA goes, I don't know about the Discovery course but I went through all 4 classes of the Exploration course and I'm kind of glad I did because I know a lot more about networking than I actually care to know, thanks to those classes.

Imran_Haider

Well if you successfully passed CCNA, CCNP and CCIE... You will be able to go ahead for discovery too. It would be really helpful to you..... But you must be focused

zrockstar

Imran_Haider wrote: »

Well if you successfully passed CCNA, CCNP and CCIE... You will be able to go ahead for discovery too. It would be really helpful to you..... But you must be focused

Sorry, but nobody with a CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE needs the Discovery course. It is the most basic academy course, and from my understanding Discovery is more tailored to high school labs whereas Exploration is more college level.