What is the Best Study Material to Pass the CCDA

I am preparing to take the CCDA exam and wanted to see what study material worked the best for everyone who passed the CCDA?

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ITdude

The best source would be the Official Cisco courseware for 640-863, but that requires taking an official Cisco course. Short of that I would start with:

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) (Authorized CCDA Self-Study Guide) (Exam 640-863), 2nd Edition By Diane Teare.

CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide (Exam 640-863) (Hardcover) By Anthony Bruno and Steve Jordan.

Top-Down Network Design By Priscilla Oppenheimer should also be relevant although perhaps somewhat dated.

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orvis1

Thank you for your recommendations...

tech-airman

orvis1,

To add to ITdude's recommendations:

Internetworking Technology Handbook - http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/index.htm
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) (Authorized Self-Study Guide), 4th Edition - http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587052733
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) (Authorized Self-Study Guide), 3rd Edition - http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587052237
Network Security Fundamentals - http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587051672
Voice over IP Fundamentals, 2nd Edition - http://www.ciscopress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=1587052571

ITdude

I completely agree on the above additions especially if you have not yet attempted any of the CCNP track, yet.