
Practice for the CCNP BSCI exam with hands-on, networking lab scenarios
Ramp up your routing know-how with more than 40 practical lab scenarios
Reinforce your CCNP exam preparation with step-by-step, hands-on router configuration
Get up to speed with advanced OSPF and IS-IS configuration, summarization, and redistribution
Gain proficiency in an advanced BGP environment with synchronization, communities and peer groups, and static and policy-based routing
Perfect your EIGRP configuration and summarization skills
Apply proficiency gained throughout the book with RIP to OSPF migration
Use VLSMs to extend the use of IP addresses
Test routing connectivity using accepted troubleshooting techniques
Take your preparation to the next level with a bonus CCIE lab, written by a prominent member of the CCIE team at Cisco Systems
Indispensable as both a router configuration guide and a preparation tool for the CCNP BSCI exam, CCNP Practical Studies: Routing will prepare you for the exam and give you the hands-on experience to apply your knowledge on the job. CCNP Practical Studies: Routing provides you with routing and configuration information from IP basics to advanced routing concepts and protocols, such as BGP and IS-IS, which is the newest addition to the BSCI exam. Each chapter focuses on a specific routing technology or protocol with a battery of scenarios and practical exercises that you can either configure using your home, work, or remote-access lab equipment or follow along by reviewing the book’s example tasks. The five lab scenarios in each chapter serve to challenge your understanding of the chapter topics and measure your aptitude as a CCNP candidate, while providing concrete examples of the challenges faced in real-world configuration.
CCNP Practical Studies: Routing provides you with practical information on all of the important concepts central to the CCNP Routing exam, including basic and advanced BGP and OSPF, EIGRP, route reflectors, IP routing principles, and IS-IS. Begin with basic lab scenarios that cover displaying and analyzing IP routing tables and using show and debug commands. Then graduate to more advanced lab scenarios, such as routing between a classful and a classless network; configuring VLSM; and working with multihomed BGP and connections to ISPs. Lab scenarios at the end of the book take you step-by-step through route optimization and redistribution. This book also contains a bonus CCIE®-level lab, which takes you beyond the professional level labs and onto the next step in becoming a hands-on routing expert.
Whether you are seeking practical knowledge to enhance your preparation for the CCNP BSCI exam or you are a newly minted CCNP looking for hands-on experience to hone your on-the-job skills, CCNP Practical Studies: Routing has what you need to take your practical routing skills to the next level.
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Newly revised and updated for Java 2 standards, the second edition of The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide is packed with information on what you’ll need to know to pass both the Sun Java Programmer and Developer Exams. With Java certification becoming ever more popular, this title is an essential resource for anyone who’s preparing for it.
The cover of the book asserts that one of its team authors actually contributes questions to Sun’s tests.
The goal here isn’t so much to beat the testmakers (although the book has plenty to say about test-taking strategy) as it is to master the finer points of Java that you’ll need to understand to succeed on the exam. The focus is on the areas that Sun has defined as important. The Programmer Exam–the first level of Sun certification–is covered first. Basic language features are reviewed, such as access specifiers, operators, and other keywords that will help make you an expert. (Some sections explain with great clarity the mysteries of Java’s “extra†shift operator and other features.) Other chapters cover threads and multithreading strategies, as well as user-interface design with layout managers (which Sun considers important).
The second half of the volume concentrates on the Developer Exam, a more free-form exercise in which programmers write custom code, based on a specification from Sun. Two case studies, one for a room-scheduling application and another for a trouble-ticket system that tracks requests for technical support, illustrate this test. As the solution is presented, you’ll learn how to build custom client/server software, and how to use Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and other advanced techniques. There’s also advice for the best programming styles and choices for passing this challenging exam.
As in the previous edition, each chapter in this book concludes with sample questions (about 10 each) to help you study. In the new edition, there’s now a full sample Programmer Exam (both printed and on the accompanying CD-ROM), which simulates the length and format of the real thing. In all, the new edition of this previously bestselling title will continue to provide helpful preparation for anyone who seeks Sun certification.
Despite the bulk (over 900 pages), this book actually makes for quick reading, and will help anyone decipher some of the more difficult aspects of the Java programming language. –Richard Dragan
Topics covered:
Introduction to Sun certification and the Programmer Exam
Java language fundamentals: primitive data types, literals, arrays, and garbage collection
Java operators up close (including evaluation order and the shift operators)
Access specifiers (public, private, default, and protected)
Converting and casting rules in Java (including promotions)
Flow-control statements
Exception handling
Object-oriented design primer
Overloading and overriding
Inheritance and subclassing
Inner classes
Threads and synchronization techniques
Using the Math, String, and StringBuffer classes effectively
The Java 2 Collections API
Layout managers
Event handling
AWT components
Painting
File I/O
Introduction to the Sun Developer Exam
Sample room-reservation case study
Working with Java databases
Creating a client/server system from scratch
Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
Multithreading issues
User-interface design with Swing
Trouble-ticket problem tracker case study
Using Swing JTable, JTree, and other Swing controls
How to submit finished exam work to Sun
Tips for the follow-up exam
Sample Programmer Exam (including CD-ROM version)
The future of Sun certification
Book Description:
Want to conquer two of the most difficult programmer certifications? The new edition of the best-selling Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide is the resource you need. Authors Philip Heller and Simon Roberts, developers of Sun’s Programmer and Developer exams for the Java 2 Platform, give you everything you need to pass the exams the first time. This fully revised edition is updated for the changes in both exams, including coverage of new objectives for J2SE 1.4, a new emphasis on Swing and RMI, and information for tackling the new format of the Developer exam. The book is also enhanced with all-new features from Sybex’s market-leading Study Guides, including Exam Essential sections to reinforce key subject areas and real-world scenario sidebars with sample programming assignments. The companion CD contains all the review questions from the book, a practice programmer’s exam, and 150 random-test questions, including 100 new questions. The CD also includes a fully searchable electronic edition of the book.

If you are a web developer who has already realized the power of Ruby on Rails but wants to take your Rails knowledge further, this book will be invaluable to you. Practical Rails Projects assumes you know the basics of using the framework, concentrating instead on taking you through the creation of a multitude of practical real-world examples, including a blog, a personal organizer, a calendar, a PHP site retrofitted to Rails, and much more. Each example application follows best practices, gives a nod to style as well as functionality, and takes advantage of many Rails plug-ins, Rails engines, and Ruby Gems. There is also discussion of cutting-edge Rails functionality, such as the new REST implementation and Active Resource.
The book starts off by taking you through setup of an ideal development environment as a helpful recap, before diving into the projects straight afterwards.
Takes you through the creation of several real-world Rails web applications.
Provides a guide to setting up a perfect development environment with Rails and SQLite or MySQL, supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems.
Doesn’t waste time on the basics–assumes you know the fundamentals of Ruby and Rails already.
Covers the newest Rails functionality, such as new plug-ins and engines, as well as the Rails REST implementation and Active Resource.
What you’ll learn
How to set up Rails for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
How to use Rails with both MySQL and SQLite databases
How to incorporate the latest plug-ins, engines, and Ruby Gems into your applications, saving you hours of development time
How to make consistent styling of your applications a walk in the park using the Yahoo YUI
How to retrofit a PHP site to Rails
How to add sparkle to your applications using Ajax techniques
How to use cutting-edge Rails functionality such as REST and Active Resource
Who is this book for?
This book is for anyone who has gone beyond the basics of Rails and wants to learn higher-level Rails techniques. It is also useful for those experienced in other disciplines (such as Java and PHP) who want to learn Rails.
About the Apress Practical Series
The Practical series from Apress is your best choice for getting the job done, period. From professional to expert, this series lets you apply project-motivated templates (or frameworks) step by step in a very direct, practical, and efficient manner toward current real-world projects that may be sitting on your desk. So whatever your career goal, Apress can be your trusted guide to take you where you want to go on your IT career empowerment path.
Related Titles from Apress
Beginning Ruby on Rails: From Novice to Professional
Practical Ruby on Rails Social Networking Sites
Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional



Here’s the book you need to prepare for Exam 70-224, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server:
Full coverage of every exam objective—all the information you need to know
Practical information on installing, configuring, and administering Exchange 2000 Server
Hundreds of challenging review questions, in the book and on the CD
Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a testing engine, simulation software, and electronic flashcards
Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:
Installing and upgrading Exchange 2000 Server
Configuring Exchange 2000 Server
Managing recipient objects
Monitoring and managing messaging connectivity
Managing Exchange 2000 Server growth
Restoring system functionality and user data
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.


Get on the fast track to becoming a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist with this affordable, portable study tool. Inside, Microsoft Certified Trainer Brian Culp will guide you on your career path, providing expert tips and sound advice along the way. With an intensive focus on only what you need to know to pass MCTS Exam 70-620, this certification passport is your ticket to success on exam day.
Featuring:
Itineraries–List of official exam objectives covered
ETAs–Amount of time needed to complete each lesson
Travel Advisories–Expert advice on critical topics
Local Lingo–Concise definitions of key terms and concepts
Travel Assistance–Recommended resources for more information
Exam Tips–Common exam pitfalls and solutions
Checkpoints–End-of-chapter questions, answers, and explanations
Career Flight Path–Career options mapped out to maximize the return from your IT journey
