Which 640-801 study guide?

[unc92sax]

I am finishing up CCNA 2 course, so I already have Cisco Press books. I also have been reading through Lammle's Sybex book (which is great).

However, I am not just trying to pass the test, but am trying to learn as much as I possibly can to be the best at this stuff. So during the winter break, I want to so some "light" reading. What is another good 640-801 book that some of you have used (Boson, Exam Cram 2, etc.).

Thanks for any advice.

 

[wabob]

To prepare for my CCNA, I read both the CiscoPress INTRO and ICND books, CCNA for dummies (Wiley), and the Sybex CCNA study guide by Todd Lammle. Of all those books, I liked the Sybex CCNA study guide the best. I also read a book called CCNA FAST PASS by Sybex, which is an abbreviated study guide (and a good one at that).

I did not pass the CCNA the first time I took it. But I kept reading and taking practice exams; and eventually obtained enough knowledge and lab experience to pass it.

Although a lot of the information in all those different books is redundant, some will contain information not found in the others. It is a definite benefit to read more than one book.

So read as many different books as you can, and take as many different practice exams as you can, you will get good enough to ace the CCNA....

 

[cyberspace]

What practice exam sites do you reccommend?

'When all else fails.......read the manual'

 

[wabob]

I never went to one practice exam site. All my practice exams were on CD (EVERY study guide I read came with a CD with practice exams).
My only complaint about the Sybex study guides was that the CDs did not have simulated labs, while the CiscoPress and Wiley (CCNA for dummies) CDs did.