CIW Certification/Study Guides/Internetworking Professional Exam

Internetworking Professional Exam edit

SKILLS MEASURED

A CIW Internetworking Professional defines network architecture, identifies infrastructure components, and monitors and analyzes network performance. This individual is responsible for the design and management of enterprise TCP/IP networks. Skills measured in the 1D0-460 exam include but are not limited to:

Internet infrastructure, including the National Science Foundation network (NSFnet), the Internet Society (ISOC), and key internetworking protocols. edit

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. edit

Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addressing, the concept of uniqueness, IP address classes, and subnet address calculation. edit

Network access layer, the Internet layer, and the transport layer. edit

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). edit

Domain Name System (DNS), including its architecture and record types. edit

BOOTstrap Protocol (BOOTP), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and client. edit

Routing, including direct versus indirect routing, static versus dynamic routing, and interior versus exterior protocols and gateways. edit

Troubleshooting tools and TCP/IP network troubleshooting. edit

Network management architectures, protocols and components, including SNMP. edit

IPv4 versus IPv6. edit

IPv6 address architecture. edit

IPv6 routing and security issues. edit

Migration from IPv4 to IPv6, including the mechanisms proposed by the Simple Internet Transition. edit