Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for the CCST Networking 100-150 exam. Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Leading Cisco technology expert and best-selling author Russ White shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

• A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam
• Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
• Exam Topic lists that make referencing easy
• Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
• The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
• More than 5 hours of video mentoring from the author
• An online Flash Cards application to help you drill on Key Terms by chapter
• A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
• Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Content Update Program:

This Cert Guide includes coverage of all the topics on the Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking exam from the original exam blueprint. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on any digital updates for this book that align with Cisco exam blueprint version changes

The Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide walks you through all the exam topics found in the Cisco CCST exam. Topics covered include

• Standards and Concepts
• Addressing and Subnet Formats
• Endpoints and Media Types
• Infrastructure
• Diagnosing Problems
• Security

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations

Chapter 1 Shipping Things

Chapter 2 Addresses

Chapter 3 Routing and Switching

Chapter 4 Wired Host Networking Configuration

Chapter 5 What's in a Network?

Chapter 6 Network Models

Part II: Infrastructure

Chapter 7 Wired Networks

Chapter 8 Wireless Networks

Chapter 9 Bandwidth, Delay, and Jitter

Chapter 10 Basic Network Hardware

Chapter 11 Local Area Networks

Chapter 12 Wide Area Networks

Part Ill: Services

Chapter 13 Data Centers and Fabrics

Chapter 14 Network Transport

Chapter 15 Application Transport

Chapter 16 Names and Time

Chapter 17 Cloud Computing

Part IV Security

Chapter 18 Security and Privacy Concepts

Chapter 19 Attacks and Threats

Chapter 20 Security Tools

Part V Managing Networks

Chapter 21 Managing Networks

Chapter 22 Troubleshooting

Chapter 23 Configuring a Network

Part VI Final Preparation

Chapter 24 Final Preparation

Part VII Exam Updates

Chapter 25 Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide Exam Updates

Part VIII: Appendices

Appendix A: Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Questions

GIossary of Key Terms

Companion Website

The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions, practice exercises, a study planner, online flash cards, and more than 5 hours of video training.

Pearson Test Prep online system requirements:

Browsers: Chrome version 73 and above, Safari version 12 and above, Microsoft Edge 44 and above.

Devices: Desktop and laptop computers, tablets running on Android v8.0 and above and iOS v13 and above, smartphones with a minimum screen size of 4.7”. Internet access required.

Pearson Test Prep offline system requirements:

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Client; Pentium-class 1 GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam; access to the Internet to register and download exam databases

Also available from Cisco Press for CCST study is the Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition and Practice Test. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with an enhanced Pearson Test Prep Practice Test.

This integrated learning package:

• Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams
• Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions
• Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions
• Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most

About the Author

Russ White has more than 20 years of experience in designing, deploying, breaking, and troubleshooting large-scale networks. Across that time, he has coauthored 48 software patents, has spoken at venues throughout the world, has participated in the development of several Internet standards, has helped develop the CCDE and the CCAr, and has worked in Internet governance with the ISOC. Russ is currently a senior architect at Akamai Technologies, where he works on next-generation data center designs, complexity, security, and privacy. His most recent books are The Art of Network Architecture, Navigating Network Complexity, and Problems and Solutions in Network Engineering.