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CCIE C&S Written Exam General Knowledge Blueprint

Half of each C&S written test contains questions from the general knowledge blueprint. The
general knowledge blueprint is a subset of the CCIE R&S blueprint. The CCIE C&S general
knowledge blueprint includes the following: Cisco device operation, general networking
theory, bridging and LAN switching, WAN media, IP theory, IP routing protocols, and
performance management. This topic helps prepare you for the general knowledge portion of
the CCIE C&S exam. The CCIE C&S general knowledge blueprint is described in the next
section.

CCIE Written Exam Objectives

This section provides tables that cover the CCIE written exam objectives from the published
blueprint and the corresponding chapters in this topic that cover those objectives. Two tables
are included: one for the CCIE R&S written exam and one for the general knowledge portion
of the CCIE C&S exam.

CCIE R&S Written Exam Objectives

Table 1-1 lists the CCIE R&S exam objectives and the corresponding chapters in this topic that
cover those objectives.

CCIE R&S Written Exam Objectives Table 1-1

Exam Objective Chapter

I. Cisco Device Operation

Commands— show , debug 3

Infrastructure—NVRAM, Flash, memory and CPU, file system, configuration register 3

Operations—File transfers, password recovery, Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP), accessing devices, security (passwords)

3

II. General Networking Theory

OSI model—Layer comparisons, functions 2

General routing concepts—Split horizon, link-state, difference between switching and
routing, summarization, link-state versus distance vector, loops, tunneling

2

Standards—802.x, protocol limitations 4

Protocol mechanics—Windowing/Acknowledgments (ACK), fragmentation, maximum
transmission unit (MTU), handshaking, termination

6