1D0-460

(1D0-460) Internetworking Professional

SYNOPSIS • CIW Professional ^vs • Master CIW Administrator ^vs

CIW’s exam 1D0-460, “CIW Internetworking Professionalâ€‌ is an elective requirement for the CIW Professional certification, and one of the requirements for the Master CIW Administrator certification.

It is designed for candidates who “are responsible for the design and management of enterprise TCP/IP networks.â€‌ These candidates typically fulfill these roles: network engineers, network architects, internetworking engineers, LAN/WAN administrators, systems administrators, systems managers and intranet administrators.
The prerequisites for this exam are: 1) to fill out the on-line CIW Certification Agreement; 2) to hold the CIW Associate certification; and 3) to pass exam 1D0-450, CIW Server Administrator.

This exam, which is offered in English and Japanese, is moderately difficult and costs $125 USD. It may be taken from Pearson Vue or Thomson Prometric.

The pass score for this form-based multiple choice exam is 75%, with a minimum score of 70% for each of these two modules: TCP/IP Internetworking and Advanced TCP/IP Concepts and Practices. There are 60 questions and the exam has a duration of 75 minutes.

The topics covered by this exam include:

• Internet infrastructure, including the National Science Foundation network (NSFnet), the Internet Society (ISOC), and key internetworking protocols
• Open Systems Interconnection reference model (OSI/RM) and the Internet architecture model, the operational essentials of TCP/IP, and the Requests for Comments (RFCs) that define these essential elements
• Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addressing, the concept of uniqueness, IP address classes, and subnet address calculation
• Network access layer, the Internet layer, and the transport layer
• Application-layer Internet protocols, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Domain Name System (DNS), including its architecture and record types
• BOOTstrap Protocol (BOOTP), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and client
• Routing, including direct versus indirect routing, static versus dynamic routing, and interior versus exterior protocols and gateways
• Troubleshooting tools and TCP/IP network troubleshooting
• Network management architectures, protocols and components, including SNMP
• IPv4 versus IPv6
• IPv6 address architecture
• IPv6 routing and security issues
• Migration from IPv4 to IPv6, including the mechanisms proposed by the Simple Internet Transition

For more information:
http://www.ciwcertified.com/exams/1d0460.asp?comm=home&llm=3