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The CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Certification is a foundation and beginner level of networking and the only exam required to achieve Cisco Routing and Switching certification at Associate Level.

CCNA is for individuals who are interested in building a future in networking domain on Cisco products. CCNA Certification is the prerequisite for any Cisco Certification. If you want to reach a Professional or Expert level in the Cisco Career Certification tracks, Passing CCNA test is the first step.

Benefits of CCNA Certification are:

- In general, Cisco Certification validates an individual's achievement, so it increases the holder's professional credibility by ensuring high standards of technical expertise.

- In particular, passing the CCNA test indicates knowledge of networking for small to big enterprises. It also confirms the ability to work in small businesses or organizations whose networks have fewer than 100 nodes.

- You need to have CCNA for achieving higher Cisco Certifications.
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What is CCNA Certification?
Previously, certification exams consisted of only objective type questions such as true/false or multiple choice questions. However, recently more and more certification vendors, including Cisco, are using simulated labs for examining a candidate's expertise in a given situation. For this reason, it is essential that those aspiring for Cisco certifications have sufficient hands-on experience. For this purpose, router simulators are available from a few vendors that simulate an actual router network, but with limited amount of functionality built in. Typically, the commands supported by a router simulator are a sub-set of the full command-set of an actual router. However, simulators are relatively cheap (compared to purchase of physical routers) and cover the command-set required for respective exam objectives.
What is CCNA Certification?
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