640-822 Free Practice Exam Cisco CCENT, CCNA

640-822 Exam Information

640-822 is a 90 minute multiple choice exam consisting of between 40-50 questions. The exam is available in the following languages English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Korean and Portuguese.

Pearson VUE is the dedicated testing provider for this exam. You can register on their site, schedule your exam and pay the required fees. Your accredited ID is also maintained through the Pearson VUE site and exam results are automatically associated with your ID after the exam has been completed. Pearson VUE policies state that candidates must not take any electronic equipment into the examination room, this includes mobile phones, PDA’s and other communication devices.

The 640-822 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 is aimed at network technicians wanting to demonstrate their skills in an entry level examination. This exam also counts as credit towards the large Cisco Certified Network Technician certification (CCNA). The exam tests candidates knowledge and skills in areas such as installing, operating and troubleshooting small office networks.

Exam topics include:

Networking Fundamentals
WAN Scenarios and Connections
Basic Security and Wireless Concepts
Routing and Switching
TCP/IP and OSI models
IP Addressing
WAN Concepts and Technologies
Operating and Configuring IOS Devices
RIPV2 Configuration
Routing Types - Static and Default Routing
Implementing NAT and DHCP
Configuring Simple Networks

These are just some of the areas tested by the exam. Candidates should be prepared to answer questions on all elementary concepts of routing and Cisco networking including; Operation of data networks, functions of varying network devices, tools and building blocks for network specification, OSI and TCP/IP models, networking applications including internet applications, protocols in the OSI and TCP models.

Risk and impact of applications such as Voice Over IP and Video Over IP, interpret network diagrams, network and internet communications. Identify and correct general network problems at layers 1, 2, 3 and 7 using a layered model approach, LAN/WAN operation and features. Implement a small switched network, resolve common switched network media issues, media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts, basic traffic management concepts.

Cisco switches and basic switching concepts, switch configuration tasks including remote access management, media access control method for Ethernet technologies, Verify network status and switch operation using basic tools, basic security for a switch, configuration issues, auto negotiation, and switch hardware failures.

Realize an IP addressing scheme and IP services, role of addressing in a network, verify DNS operation, private and public IP addressing, verify valid IP addresses to hosts, servers, and networking devices in a LAN environment, operation of NAT in a small network connecting to one ISP, enable NAT for a small network with a single ISP and connection, troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router, identify and correct IP addressing issues, static and dynamic addressing services for hosts in a LAN environment.

Identify and correct IP addressing issues. Implement a small routed network, basic concepts of routing, packet forwarding, router lookup procedure, Cisco routers, router bootup procedure, POST, router mechanism, selecting appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect routers to alternative network devices and hosts, configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2, access and employ the router CLI to set basic parameters, connect, configure, and verify operation status of a device interface, verify device configuration and network connectivity using ping, traceroute, telnet, SSH or other utilities, perform and verify routing configuration tasks for a static or default route given specific routing requirements, manage IOS configuration files including: save, edit, upgrade, restore.

Manage Cisco IOS, implement password and physical security, verify network status and router operation using basic utilities, ping, traceroute, telnet ,SSH, arp, ipconfig). Give explanation and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN, standards for wireless media IEEE WI-FI Alliance, ITU/FCC, components in a small wireless network, SSID, BSS, ESS, basic parameters to configure on a wireless network to ensure that devices connect to the correct access point, wireless security features and capabilities of WPA security, open, WEP, WPA-1/2.

Identify issues with implementing wireless networks. Identify security threats to a network and methods to mitigate those threats, explain network security threats and the need to implement a comprehensive security policy to mitigate the threats, explain general methods to mitigate common security threats to network devices, hosts, and applications, functions of common security appliances and applications, recommended security practices as well as initial steps to secure network devices. Put into practice and verify WAN links, methods for connecting to a WAN, configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection.