642-831

(642-831) 642-831 CIT

SYNOPSIS • CCNP ^vs

Cisco’s exam 642-831, “Internet Troubleshooting Support� (CIT) is a core requirement for the two-exam, three-exam and four-exam paths to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. It is a mid level exam for IT professionals who have the “knowledge and skills necessary to troubleshoot sub-optimal performance in a converged network environment.� The candidate must hold a valid CCNA certification as a prerequisite to this exam.

This exam costs $125 USD. It may be taken from Pearson Vue or Thomson Prometric.

Cisco does not publish the pass score for this exam which can include these types of questions: “multiple-choice single answer, multiple-choice multiple answer, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank, and simulations.� The exam has between 55 to 65 questions and lasts 75 minutes.

The general topics covered by this exam include: Technology, Implementation and Operation, Planning and Design, and Troubleshooting. More specific topics include:

• Establishing a Baseline
• Determining an Effective Troubleshooting Strategy
• Resolving Problems at the Physical and Data Link Layers
• Resolving Problems at the Network Layer
• Resolving Problems at the Transport and Application Layers

For more information:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/testing/current_exams/642-831.html