Scott Bennett - 31 Days Before Your CCENT Certification

Scott Bennett

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31 Days Before Your CCENT Certification

Scott Bennett

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First Printing December 2007

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Number:

Bennett, Scott, CCNA.
31 days before your CCENT certification / Scott Bennett.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-58713-217-9 (pbk.)
1. Electronic data processing personnelCertification. 2. Computer networksExaminationsStudy
guides. I. Title. II. Title: Thirty-one days before your CCENT certification.
TK5105.5.B443 2007
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ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-217-9

ISBN-10: 1-58713-217-6

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Scott Bennett earned his CCNA, CCAI, and CompTIA A+ while working and teaching in the technology industry. After graduating from Gonzaga University, he went on to work with Qwest eBits, providing network support and training to businesses throughout Idaho. He has four years of experience as a Cisco Networking Academy instructor for the Capital Center High School Technology Institute and Portland Community College. He also wrote 31 Days Before Your CCNA Exam.

Glenn Tapley works as a technical education consultant for Cisco. Glenn has been with Cisco for more than eight years and works on certification courses and exams and is a regular speaker at the annual Networkers and Cisco Live conferences. Prior to Cisco, Glenn was a Certified Cisco Systems instructor for several years with Chesapeake Computer Consultants, Inc., of Annapolis, Maryland. Glenn lives in Florida with his wife and two daughters.

Glenn Wright, CCNA, CCAI, is the codirector of the Cisco Academy Training Center (CATC) in Fort Worth, Texas. He has a bachelors degree in business education from the University of North Texas and 22 years of experience in computer education. He has been involved in many aspects of the Cisco Networking Academy since 1999. He serves the Academy as an instructor and supports the Regional Academies in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. He also has worked with the Academy Quality Assurance Team, reviewing and editing Academy curriculum and assessment.