CCNA book amusements, part 1

Dec 20, 2009 19:32

This is going to be long, I expect. The book in question is CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, by Todd Lammle, 6th edition, Sybex.

"Cisco became the defacto standard of routers because of its high-quality router products, great selection, and fantastic service" -- not that you're biased. This is in chapter 1, which is about the basics of networks.

"Besides, FTP is faster than email, which is another reason to use FTP for sending and receiving large files. In addition, because it uses TCP and is connection-oriented, if the session dies, FTP can sometimes start up where it left off. Try that with your email client!" -- ... I'll just leave that alone. Chapter 2.

"I've gotta be honest--if you don't know what a /27 is at this point, you'll need a miracle to pass the exam." -- Chapter 4. Admittedly after the chapter about subnetting, but still.

"Thank God this hospital has all Cisco routers and switches and that CDP is enabled by default on all Cisco devices. [...] So, use CDP -- you never know when you may end up saving someone's life. This is a true story." -- Chapter 5. ... No, no marketing people involved with this text at all.

And this is what's going to get me through the test?

There will be more of these posts, I'm sure.

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