CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1, 2nd Edition

Chapter 16

Operating Cisco Routers

This chapter covers the following exam topics:

1.0 Network Fundamentals

1.1 Explain the role and function of network components

1.1.a Routers

1.2 Describe characteristics of network topology architectures

1.2.e Small office/home office (SOHO)

1.6 Configure and verify IPv4 addressing and subnetting

This chapter begins a series of chapters that focus on specific Cisco router features. It begins by discussing Cisco routers: hardware, operating system, interfaces, and other components that comprise a router. This first section helps give you concrete examples of interfaces and devices before getting into the many concept and topology drawings to come.

The second section of the chapter then discusses the command-line ...