Appendix D
Topics from Previous Editions
Cisco changes the exams, renaming the exams on occasion, and changing the exam numbers every time it changes the exam with a new blueprint, even with a few name changes over the years. As a result, the current CCNA 200-301 exam, based on the version 1.1 blueprint, serves as the ninth separate version of CCNA in its 25-plus year history.
We base the books’ contents on Cisco’s exam topics; that is, the book attempts to cover the topics Cisco lists as exam topics. However, the book authoring process does create some challenges, particularly with the balance of what to include in the books and what to leave out.
For instance, when comparing a new exam to the old, I found Cisco had removed some topics—and ...
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