Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide

Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide

by Russ White
Released November 2023
Publisher(s): Cisco Press
ISBN: 9780138213459

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Book description

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for the CCST Networking 100-150 exam. Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, Cisco Certified Support Technician Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Leading Cisco technology expert and best-selling author Russ White shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness, and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes:

  • A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam

  • Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section

  • Exam Topic lists that make referencing easy

  • Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly

  • The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports

  • More than 4 hours of video mentoring from the author

  • An online Flash Cards application to help you drill on Key Terms by chapter

  • A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies

  • Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Content Update Program:

This fully updated cert guide includes the latest topics and additional information covering changes to the latest Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 exam. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on annual digital updates for this book that align with Cisco exam blueprint version changes.

The Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide walks you through all the exam topics found in the Cisco CCST exam. Topics covered include:

  • Standards and Concepts

  • Addressing and Subnet Formats

  • Endpoints and Media Types

  • Infrastructure

  • Diagnosing Problems

  • Security

Companion Website:

The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions, practice exercises, a study planner, online flash cards, and more than 4 hours of video training.

Pearson Test Prep online system requirements:

Browsers: Chrome version 73 and above, Safari version 12 and above, Microsoft Edge 44 and above.

Devices: Desktop and laptop computers, tablets running on Android v8.0 and above and iOS v13 and above, smartphones with a minimum screen size of 4.7. Internet access required.

Pearson Test Prep offline system requirements:

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Client; Pentium-class 1 GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam; access to the Internet to register and download exam databases

Also available from Cisco Press for CCST study is the Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition and Practice Test. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with an enhanced Pearson Test Prep Practice Test.

This integrated learning package:

  • Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams

  • Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions

  • Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions

  • Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  6. About the Author
  7. About the Technical Reviewer
  8. Dedication
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Contents at a Glance
  11. Contents
  12. Introduction
    1. The Companion Website for Online Content Review
    2. How to Access the Pearson Test Prep (PTP) App
    3. Customizing Your Exams
  13. Figure Credits
  14. Part I: Foundations
    1. Chapter 1. Shipping Things
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. The Purpose of Packaging
      4. Addressing
      5. Packaging Data
      6. Tunnels
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    2. Chapter 2. Addresses
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Address Scope
      4. Physical Addresses
      5. Internet Protocol Version 4
      6. Why Two Addresses?
      7. Internet Protocol Version 6
      8. Aggregation
      9. Network Prefixes
      10. Ports and Sockets
      11. Network Address Translation
      12. Chapter Review
      13. Review All the Key Topics
      14. Key Terms You Should Know
      15. Concepts and Actions
    3. Chapter 3. Routing and Switching
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Assigning IP Addresses to Hosts
      4. Host-to-Host Communication and Address Resolution on a Single Wire
      5. Switching Packets
      6. Routing Packets
      7. Redirects and Relays
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    4. Chapter 4. Wired Host Networking Configuration
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Windows
      4. macOS
      5. Linux
      6. Verifying Connectivity
      7. Finding Your Public IP Address
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    5. Chapter 5. What’s in a Network?
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Hosts and Virtual Hosts
      4. Mobile Devices
      5. Things
      6. Middleboxes
      7. The Global Internet
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    6. Chapter 6. Network Models
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Why Are Models Important?
      4. The OSI Seven-Layer Model
      5. The TCP/IP Model
      6. The Recursive Internet Architecture
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
  15. Part II: Infrastructure
    1. Chapter 7. Wired Networks
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Electrical Transmission and Interference
      4. The Maximum Transmission Unit
      5. Ethernet over Copper
      6. Fiber
      7. Pluggable Interfaces
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    2. Chapter 8. Wireless Networks
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Free Space Concepts
      4. Wi-Fi
      5. Cellular
      6. Satellite
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    3. Chapter 9. Bandwidth, Delay, and Jitter
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Bandwidth and Throughput
      4. Bandwidth and Delay
      5. Jitter
      6. Measuring Network Performance
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    4. Chapter 10. Basic Network Hardware
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Hardware, Ports, and Lights
      4. Network Diagrams
      5. Network Wiring
      6. Handling the Heat
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    5. Chapter 11. Local Area Networks
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Building and Campus Networks
      4. The Home Network
      5. Configuring the Home Network
      6. Chapter Review
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Concepts and Actions
    6. Chapter 12. Wide Area Networks
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Common Challenges to Building Wide Area Networks
      4. Metro and Last-Mile Network Design
      5. Transit Provider Design
      6. Ring and Hub-and-Spoke Topologies
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
  16. Part III: Services
    1. Chapter 13. Data Centers and Fabrics
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Web Applications
      4. Internet Exchange Points
      5. Spine-and-Leaf Fabrics
      6. Chapter Review
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Concepts and Actions
    2. Chapter 14. Network Transport
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Internet Protocol Version 4
      4. Internet Protocol Version 6
      5. User Datagram Protocol
      6. Transmission Control Protocol
      7. Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC)
      8. Identifying Flows
      9. Path MTU Discovery
      10. Chapter Review
      11. Review All the Key Topics
      12. Key Terms You Should Know
      13. Concepts and Actions
    3. Chapter 15. Application Transport
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Marshaling Systems
      4. Secure Shell
      5. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
      6. File Transfer Protocol
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    4. Chapter 16. Names and Time
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. The Domain Name Space
      4. The Life of a DNS Query
      5. DNS Architecture and Operations
      6. DNS Security and Privacy
      7. Diagnosing DNS
      8. The Network Time Protocol
      9. Chapter Review
      10. Review All the Key Topics
      11. Key Terms You Should Know
      12. Concepts and Actions
    5. Chapter 17. Cloud Computing
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Cloud Computing
      4. Public versus Private Cloud
      5. The Impact of Cloud Computing on Network Engineering
      6. Chapter Review
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Concepts and Actions
  17. Part IV: Security
    1. Chapter 18. Security and Privacy Concepts
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. A Security Taxonomy
      4. Privacy Concepts
      5. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
      6. Chapter Review
      7. Review All the Key Topics
      8. Key Terms You Should Know
      9. Concepts and Actions
    2. Chapter 19. Attacks and Threats
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Defining Attacks and Threats
      4. Gaining Access
      5. Lateral Movement
      6. Attack Actions
      7. Denial of Service
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    3. Chapter 20. Security Tools
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Authentication Tools
      4. Defensive Tools and Design
      5. Countering Spam and Phishing
      6. Encryption
      7. Virtual Private Networks
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
  18. Part V: Managing Networks
    1. Chapter 21. Managing Networks
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Network Documentation
      4. Network Processes and Lifecycle
      5. Management Challenges
      6. Connecting to Manage
      7. Management Systems
      8. Chapter Review
      9. Review All the Key Topics
      10. Key Terms You Should Know
      11. Concepts and Actions
    2. Chapter 22. Troubleshooting
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Failure Terminology
      4. Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques
      5. Packet Captures
      6. Advice to Troubleshooters
      7. Chapter Review
      8. Review All the Key Topics
      9. Key Terms You Should Know
      10. Concepts and Actions
    3. Chapter 23. Configuring a Network
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Initial Access
      4. Configuring IPv4
      5. Configuring Routing
      6. Configuring Remote Access and Security
      7. Adding IPv6
      8. Adding a Switch
      9. Chapter Review
      10. Review All the Key Topics
      11. Key Terms You Should Know
      12. Concepts and Actions
  19. Part VI: Final Preparation
    1. Chapter 24. Final Preparation
      1. Advice to Future Engineers
      2. Learning Consolidation Activities
      3. Suggested Plan for Final Review and Study
  20. Part VII: Exam Updates
    1. Chapter 25. Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide Exam Updates
      1. The Purpose of This Chapter
      2. News About the Next Exam Release
      3. Updated Technical Content
  21. Part VIII: Appendices
    1. Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Questions
  22. Glossary of Key Terms
  23. Index
  24. Appendix B. Concepts and Actions Memory Tables
  25. Appendix C. Solutions to Concepts and Actions Memory Tables
  26. Appendix D. Study Planner
  27. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide
  • Author(s): Russ White
  • Release date: November 2023
  • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
  • ISBN: 9780138213459