Switch Network Simulator (JUNOS and IOS)

 Switch Network Simulator provides an Effective lab environment by simulating a switch network consisting of Cisco® IOS and Juniper® JUNOS switches. Additionally, a lab manual provides hands-on experience configuration and troubleshooting of switch networks consisting of Cisco and Juniper switches.

Switch Network Simulator software Provides several lab exercises for a better experience and intended to give Practical knowledge about switch Commands for those who are interested in learning practical switching. Along with practice labs, one will be able to configure/troubleshoot the switch network. It is also useful in any certification preparation such as Cisco CCNA or Juniper JNCIA.

The Switch Simulator software is a software tool that enables candidates to work on Cisco/Juniper switches in a stand alone virtual lab environment. Several labs have been made available for practice in the lab manual for both Cisco and Juniper switches. Both Command Line Interface (CLI) mode and Graphical User Interface (GUI) mode are available. Domains covered in the labs include

1. Basic IP address configuration of switches

2. VLAN, VTP configurations

3. STP configuration and troubleshooting

4.  PoE (Power Over Ethernet)

Check this for Available Cisco/Juniper labs

Several new features added to Switch simulator include

1. Backup and restore Lab configuration
2. Bookmarking individual Labs.
3. Bookmarking all labs under selected section.
4. Saving and reloading half completed labs
5. Resetting individual and all labs to default.
6. Marking not attempted, not completed and completed labs in different color for easy identification.

The switch simulators provide a simulated environment, where you can configure a switch. There are two Simulators provided: Cisco switch simulator and Juniper Switch Simulator

Given below are some screenshots of the switch network simulator

Switch Simulator Home: Allows to Navigate to various features

Cisco Console switch simulator

Simulator of the Cisco ® switch IOS, where a limited set of switch commands are supported. You can work with those supported commands in a similar manner as that of the actual switch.

Cisco GUI switch simulator

Various navigation panes are provided to configure the device in GUI environment. 

As seen in the figure, the GUI consists of a left pane that outlines the configuration tasks, and when selected, the right pane provides the work area, where the user may select or type-in appropriate configuration. Several labs have been given to familiarize the user to configuring the network using GUI

Juniper Switch Simulator (console based): Simulator of the Juniper Switch, where a limited set of router and switch commands are supported. You can work with those supported commands in a similar manner as that of the actual switch. 

Juniper Switch Simulator (GUI based): Various navigation panes are provided to configure the device in GUI environment. 

Lab Manual

Lab Manual provides exercises on cisco and juniper switches. Available labs are listed on left pane of the manual.

To view or execute any of these labs click on the particular lab from the left pane.

Separate lab manual provided for both Command Line Interface (CLI) mode and Graphical User Interface (GUI) mode 

Default Network Diagram

Displays the network diagram you are currently working on. 

Security+ Exam Cram Notes

 ExamGuides revised their Security+ Exam study guide to reflect the most recent exam objectives. Topics covered include

1. Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities
2. Identity and Access Management
3. Risk Management
4. Cryptography and PKI

To learn further about Security+ Exam cram please visit here:

https://www.examguides.com/security+/index.htm

Other exam notes available include Server+ exam cram , A+ Core1 exam cram and A+ Core2 exam cram

Certexams.com Releases Network+ N10-008 Practice Exam.

CertExams.com recently updated Network+(N10-008) certification practice tests to conform to the latest exam objectives, viz, 

Topics added to Network+ N10-008 exam include

1. Networking Fundamentals (24%)
2. Network Implementations (19%)
3. Network Operations (16%)
4. Network Security (19%)
5. Network Troubleshooting (22%)

The updated CompTIA Network+ N10-008 certification validates the skills needed to implement enterprise-level wireless and wired network solutions; as well as identify and troubleshoot network performance issues and harden networks against threats to reduce security vulnerabilities.

You can download and install the practice tests by going to Network+ (N10-008) practice tests page.

N10-008 test-takers will be expected to explain the characteristics and network topology of the SD-WAN. They will need to know how an SD-WAN is used to provide reliable, secure transportation in the same way WANs use MPLS.

You can download and install the practice tests by going to Network+ (N10-008) practice tests page.
https://www.certexams.com/download/networkplus-download.htm

You may also check this for: Network+ Exam simulator with Labsim

CCNA Cheatsheets

 A quick revision notes for CCNA exam is available at examguides.com The CCNA exam cram notes is useful for those who are in the final stage preparation. The exam notes covers recent topics as included in CCNA certification.

The topics covered in the exam cram notes include TCP/IP vs. OSI model, IP v4 subnetting, binary and decimal systems, network IP address planning, routing using RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP, VLANs and VTP, extended, standard, and named Access Control Lists (ACLs), cloud services, network security using firewalls, STP protocol, Site to Site, and Remote to Site secure communication, and others.

Other exam notes available include CCNP ENCOR exam cram, and CCNP ENARSI exam cram.

Check this out if you are looking for : CCNA Exam Simulator

and also check this for CCNA Network Simulator

For quick reference view  this CCNA Cheatsheets

CCNA 200-301 Practice Tests for Android/iOS/Mac

 CCNA 200-301 exam simulator provides 400+ practice questions from latest syllabus of CCNA certification exam 200-301 offered by Cisco. Complete explanation is provided for each question in Learn mode, and actual exam environment is simulated in Exam mode. Options to save the results and reviewing questions are provided.

Question types supported are

1. Multiple choice single answer
2. Multiple choice multiple answer
3. Drag and Drop type question.
4. Exhibit type question.

Please find CCNA 200-301 Practice Exam Android app here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandsoft.ccnaexamsim301full

Some Screen Shots of CCNA (200-301) Practice Exams Android App

Exam Modes

Multiple choice multiple answer question

Performance based question

Review Screen with bookmarked questions

Grade screen with category wise scoring

Review questions with explanation

IOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exam-sim-for-ccna-200-301/id1502950892?ls=1

Some Screen Shots of CCNA (200-301) Practice Exams iOS App

Multiple choice multiple answers (Night Mode)

Image Drag and Drop

Grade screen with category wise scoring

Review questions with explanation

macOS App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/se-ccna-practice-tests/id1482236026?ls=1&mt=12

Some Screen Shots of CCNA (200-301) Practice Exams MAC OS app

Exam Modes

Multiple choice single answer

Grade screen

Review Exam

You may also check the following for CCNA 200-301 desktop application

https://www.simulationexams.com/downloads/cisco-tests/ccna/ccna-practicetest-download.htm

A+ Core 2 Practice Exams Android/iOS/MAC

 A+ Core 2 220-1002 exam simulator provides 350+ practice questions from latest syllabus of A+ certification exam 220-1002 offered by CompTIA®.

Question types supported are

1. Multiple choice single answer

2. Multiple choice multiple answer

3. Text based Drag and Drop

4. Image based Drag and Drop

Complete explanation is provided for each question in Learn mode, and actual exam environment is simulated in Exam mode. Options to save the results and reviewing questions are provided.

Please find A+ Core 2 (220-1002) Practice Exam Android app here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandsoft.apluscore1full

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 1 (220-1001) Practice Exams Android App

A+ Core 2 220-1002 Practice Tests iOS app:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aplus-core-1-exam-sim/id1462037169?ls=1

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 2 (220-1002) Practice Exams iOS App

A+ Core 2 220-1002 Practice Tests macOS App:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/se-a-core-1-practice-tests/id1478097945?ls=1&mt=12

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 2 (220-1002) Practice Exams MAC

Also please check this for A+ Core2 (220-1002) Practice Exam Desktop application:

https://www.simulationexams.com/downloads/comptia/aplus-core2.htm

A+ Core 1 Practice Exams Android/iOS/MAC

 A+ Core 1 220-1001 exam simulator provides 350+ practice questions from latest syllabus of A+ certification exam 220-1001 offered by CompTIA®.

Question types supported are

1. Multiple choice single answer

2. Multiple choice multiple answer

3. Text based Drag and Drop

4. Image based Drag and Drop

Complete explanation is provided for each question in Learn mode, and actual exam environment is simulated in Exam mode. Options to save the results and reviewing questions are provided.

Please find A+ Core 1 (220-1001) Practice Exam Android app here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandsoft.apluscore1full

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 1 (220-1001) Practice Exams Android App

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Text Drag and Drop

Image Drag and Drop

Flash card

Review Screen

A+ Core 1 220-1001 Practice Tests iOS app:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aplus-core-1-exam-sim/id1462037169?ls=1

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 1 (220-1001) Practice Exams iOS App

Multiple choice single answers

Multiple choice multiple answers (Night Mode)

Text Drag and Drop

Image Drag and Drop

Grade Screen

Review Screen

A+ Core 1 220-1001 Practice Tests macOS App:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/se-a-core-1-practice-tests/id1478097945?ls=1&mt=12

Some Screen Shots of A+ Core 1 (220-1001) Practice Exams MAC

Exam Modes

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Multiple choice multiple answers (Night Mode)

Review Questions

Grade Screen

Also please check this for A+ Core1 (220-1001) Practice Exam Desktop application:

https://www.simulationexams.com/downloads/comptia/aplus-core1.htm

COMPTIA Network+ Exam sim with Labsim

Network+, offered by CompTIA, tests the candidate of his/her ability to plan, configure, and troubleshoot home and office networks, primarily in the TCP/IP domain. You may download the software by going to the website. CompTIA Network+

Network+ exam simulator consists of 500+ questions with Flash cards. Question types include: Multiple Choice Single/Multiple Answer, Exhibit type, Drag &Drop ,Simulator type, and Performance based

The important features of the Exam Simulator:

1. Up to date practice questions with detailed explanations.
2. Immediate online activation.
3. Verify for any product updates.
4. Store and view results at a later date, or review answers.
5. Integrated Test Environment that allows for installed/available test modules.
6. Supports several question types including multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blanks, drag-n-drop, etc. that provide close to actual exam environment.

Some of the Screen shot of the Exam simulator

 

Lab Simulator for Network+ Features :

1. Lab exercises -currently 50+ labs are included with scenario type labs for NAT, OSPF, EIGRP, Access Lists, and others.
2. Workstation, Server, Access Point, Router and Switch (IOS) network simulator.
3. Configure Wireless Access Point, DHCP Server, and Switches.
4. Detailed help files that provide step by step instructions on using the simulator have been provided.
5. The demo version is limited to a fewer labs, and upto global configuration mode is supported in demo version.
6. Supports short form commands, and tab in IOS simulator.
7. GUI based device configuration.

Several new features added to Lab simulator include

1. Ability to enable/disable navigation buttons
2. Administrator login for lab profiles configuration
3. Saving and reloading half completed labs
4. Resetting individual and all labs to default
5. Marking not attempted, not completed , completed labs in different color for easy identification.
6. Bookmarking individual labs.
7. Bookmarking all labs under selected section
8. Take Backup/Restore of lab progress.

Lab Simulator Main window

 Also check this for : A+ Exam sim with Labsim

LAAS Exam Engine for MAC OS

Anandsoft eLearn LAAS software's exam engine module is available for Mac OS too so the candidates can take exams from their MAC desktops and laptops. Exam engine is available for download from App Store.

Main features of Learning And Assessment Software

1. Set exam environment for each exam.
2. Support for major question types asked in computer based exams. Also supports multimedia in questions.
3. Exam result reports include scorecards, time analysis, and topic wise analysis.
4. Remotely proctor online exams with live image capturing, and geolocation tracking.
5. Results can be saved to docs/pdfs or printed.
6. Run from your own server for Enterprise edition.
7. Customize app to use institute logo.
8. Excellent support service.
9. Add Remote URL, text, html, pdf, image, video, audio, multimedia, docx, excel, and ppt files as lessons.

Content engine features

1. View any number of titles (subject/topic/subtopics) to organize lessons.
2. View Remote URL, text, html, image files as lessons.
3. View Microsoft document files (.doc,.docx,.xls,.ppt) as lessons.
4. View pdf files as lessons.
5. View video, audio, multimedia files as lessons
6. View YouTube videos as lessons
7. Bookmark lessons.

Exam engine features

1. Take exam in learn mode which provides interactive learning environment where candidate can go through each question and view flash cards and correct answers for each question, Exam mode which simulates actual exam environment and candidate needs to answer exam created by instructor in a given time without any help from flash cards or, Review mode which can be used to view saved exams with answers selected by candidate along with correct answer and detailed explanation for each question.
2. Set display features like preferred font size, light/dark theme, full screen mode according to your convenience while taking the exam.
3. If exam administrator has allowed students can pause the exam timer, bookmark questions to visit them later
4. At end of each exam candidate is given a score calculation, along with topic wise analysis (how much score is obtained in each topic) and time analysis (shows how much time was spent on each question) of the exam.
5. Students can export the exam results (questions, answer options, answers selected and explanation) to a pdf document at the end of the exam
6. All online exams can be monitored by administrator using geolocation of the student taking the exam and using image casting feature.
7. Customize the application to display your own institute logo.

Reports & Statistics

1. For Online Exams view Geolocation of the student taking exams.
2. Monitor all the online exams from control panel using image casting.
3. Record system screen for entire duration of the exam.
4. Paper Pen Exam (PPE) Engine Features
5. Import any number of questions papers
6. Candidate login before exam is taken
7. Exam monitoring with image casting, geolocation capturing and screen capturing
8. Uploading the answer sheet after taking the exam.
9. Viewing the corrected answer sheet from saved exam results.

Pen Exam (PPE) Engine Features

1. Import any number of questions papers
2. Candidate login before exam is taken
3. Exam monitoring with image casting, geolocation capturing and screen capturing
4. Uploading the answer sheet after taking the exam.
5. Viewing the corrected answer sheet from saved exam results

Some Screenshots of LAAS Exam Engine for MAC OS  are given below 

LAAS Exam Engine and Report screen

LAAS PPE (Paper Pen Exam) Engine

LAAS Content Engine

App can be downloaded from app store at : Download Anandsoft eLearn LAAS Exam Engine Android App

Also check this for: LAAS Exam Engine for Android

Network Simulator with Designer for Juniper JNCIA with Exam Simulator

 Certexams.com, leading netsim and exam simulators developer released an update Network Simulator with Designer for JuniperJNCIA with Exam Simulator.The software is primarily intended for candidates preparing for JNCIA exams.

Network Simulator With Designer for JNCIA: Network Simulator provides a virtual Lab Environment where a router network Can be simulated.The software is primarily intended for Candidates preparing for JNCIA Exams.The Network Simulator With Designer for Juniper Jncia important features are following.

1. Provides Lab exercises for hands-on practice.
2. Simulate Juniper® J-series routers (J2320, J2350, J4350 and J6350) and M-series routers (M7i and M10i).
3. Support for several router  and short form commands. You can type short form commands in Junos simulator.
4. Network designer that provides drag and drop feature for inserting devices and connectors. GUI based device configurator.
5. Connectors available are Serial, Ethernet, Sonet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, E1, T1, T3.

You may view the Labs here http://routersimulator.certexams.com/juniper-sim/labs/index.html

Exam Simulator: JNCIA Exam Simulator conform to the latest exam objectives. The question types include multiple choice, true/false, drag-n-drop, etc. that are typically found the actual certification exam.The important features of Exam Simulator are following.

1. 250+ highly relevant Questions with detailed answers.
2. Category wise scoring, and reporting.
3. Instant online activation using program interface.
4. Online Feedback.
5. Flash cards

You may get the practice Questions by using this link

http://www.certexams.com/JuniperSim/questions/jncia_q1.htm and Download the app by using link http://routersimulator.certexams.com/juniper-sim/download-juniper-network-simulator-with-exsim.html

Disclaimer: CertExams.com is neither associated nor affiliated with Juniper Systems® or any other company. Junos™ and JNCIA™ is trademarks of Juniper Systems® and duly acknowledged. The Simulator lab exercises material is a copyright of CertExams.com and the same is not approved or endorsed by respective certifying bodies.

CompTIA Network+ Labsim Update

Lab Simulator for CompTIA® Network+ provides hands-on experience for candidates intending to prepare for Network+ certification. The Network+ Lab Simulator provides a simulated environment, where you can configure a router, switch, access point or a workstation. Either you can use the default network or use a network that you had recently configured and saved. Detailed instructions are available with Network Simulator section. Lab simulator would help candidates in learning computer networking in a hands-on (simulated) environment. Lab Simulator can be used to get familiarized with various configurations often encountered in a small business networking environment. The LabSim will be useful for candidates preparing for networking certifications like A+, Network+, etc. The labs and self assessment tests provide professional skills to candidates in configuring and troubleshooting computers, switches, and wireless networks that are used in home office and small office environments.

The important features of the Network+ Lab simulator are given below:

1. Lab exercises -currently 70+ labs are included with scenario type labs for VLAN,VTP,DHCP and others.
2. The software supports several networking devices. These include Cisco routers, switches, Wireless Access Points, DHCP Server, and Workstations (both wired and wireless). Routers and switches have CLI based configuration, whereas APs, Servers, and Workstations have GUI based configuration.
3. Detailed help files that provide step by step instructions on using the simulator have been provided.
4. The demo version is limited to a fewer labs, and up to global configuration mode is supported in demo version.
5. Supports short form commands, and tab in IOS simulator.
6. Detailed Lab Manual provided.

The screen shot below shows various labs available in the lab sim.

The lab manual is divided into Workstation configuration, Access point and DHCP configuration, basic router and switch configuration and troubleshooting and scenario labs. Questions and answers have been provided at various points to test the candidates knowledge and skills. Though Cisco IOS routers were discussed in several router/switch labs, the concepts of configuring and troubleshooting are similar for any other makes of switches/routers. The labs are intended to help candidates in preparing for networking certs such as CompTIA Network+, and Cisco CCENT. The labs and self assessment tests provide professional skills to candidates in configuring and troubleshooting computers, switches, and wireless networks that are used in home office and small office environments.

View sample lab exercises here : Available labs

Several new features such as

1. Ability to enable/disable navigation buttons
2. Administrator login for lab profiles configuration
3. Saving and reloading half completed labs
4. Resetting individual and all labs to default
5. Marking not attempted, not completed , completed labs in different color for easy identification.
6. Bookmarking individual labs.
7. Bookmarking all labs under selected section

The demo software has all the features of the full version, but limited to a few number of labs. Full version may be activated online using the link below:

https://routersimulator.certexams.com/Network-Plus-Labs/download-network-lab-simulator.html

Initial Software Configuration on SRX100 Services Gateway Using CLI

 Please check out the following link for Performing Initial Software Configuration on SRX100 Services Gateway Using CLI.

https://www.tutorialsweb.com/networking/juniper/juniper-srxconf-1.htm

Also check this for Juniper Network Simulator with Designer

and  Juniper Network Simulator with Designer for JNCIA with Exam Simulator

Learning and Assessment Software for eLearning

 Anand Software and Training, an innovative eLearning provider, released “Learning and Assessment Software  (LAAS)”  to help provide eLearning tools to students, institutes, and organizations.  The software is a complete solution for offering content and assessment exams online, be it an academic institute or an organization. The software consists of five modules as mentioned below:

1. Author module
2. Content module
3. Exam module
4. Reporting
5. Paper Pen Exam (PPE)  module

The author module offers authors a means to create users, groups, exams, and content. The author may import or create a list of candidates and assign the select candidates to one or more groups. The groups may in turn be assigned one or more content/exam modules created by the author. Granular control of candidates, content, and exams is provided in the software. As may be seen in the figure above, it consists of  Author options, Exam Options, Group Options, Candidate Options, Content Options, and Import/Export. In a typical flow chart, the admin creates authors, and then the author(s) creates content, exams, and add groups (or classes) to one or more exams.  For complete features available with the authoring software, please check out the Author Engine home page.

The Content module delivers content in various forms, including plain text, rich text, pdf, and multimedia. The content may be organized hierarchically. It is also possible to embed youtube videos in the content, without the need for reproducing or reformatting the youtube videos. Also, Microsoft Office documents may be delivered with the content engine. For more information, please visit the Content Engine home page.

The exam module is responsible for delivering assessment tests to the candidates as chosen by the author. Questions may consist of simple text/html, pdf, exhibit-based, or multimedia. Several exam configuration options such as disabling some navigation buttons (for example, you don’t want the candidate to go back or provide a review) are provided.  As may be seen in the picture above, several features such as text resizing, full-screen view, night view, bookmarking, etc provided. For more information on exam engine features, please visit the exam engine home page.

The reporting module analyzes and provides the results in the format that is configured by the author. The overall pass, category wise or sub-category-wise scores may be displayed. It is possible to provide conditional pass criteria such as declaring an overall pass only if a candidate passes certain categories or sub-categories. The statistics are available on the server-side for further processing and analysis.

Paper Pen Exam (PPE) Engine module allows candidates to import the offline question papers provided by the author and then take the exams. For more information on Paper Pan Exam features, please visit the Paper Pan exam home page.

Note that the software is specifically designed for delivering content and assessments to students, and not a school management software that is widely available elsewhere. Rich features are built into the software for content creation, assessment, and reporting.  Download a free trial version of the software from the product home page, Learning and Assessment Software.

Computer Based Test Software – SimExams Author Engine Update

 Author engine is a software used to create exams, this software is explicitly designed for schools, colleges, and other educational institutions to create exams whereas exam engine is used to conduct the exam. The Author module works in conjunction with Exam Engine. The author module enables the inputting of the required questions and answers from the author(s).

Simexams.com updated it’s Computer Based Test software Author Engine to support following features.

1. Bulk uploading of questions. To enter questions in bulk by using a excel file.

2. Bulk uploading of student information. To enter candidate details in bulk by using a excel file.

3. Full backup of their work on CBT Software. This option will create and download a full backup file (.zip format) containing all details for all exams, candidates, groups.

4. To restore their work from a previous back up file.

New Features added to Exam Configuration which allows the author to set the parameters for the exam environment. Exam configuration with new features include

1. Geo Location: This option will allow author to get the current geo location of the students when they are taking exam. Please note geo location is available only for online exams and will be shown in the web admin control panel when admin monitors current online exams.

2. OTP: If admin enables this option candidates will have to enter a OTP sent to their email id when they try to login into CBT Exam Engine module. This option is disabled in offline exams.

3. Image casting: If admin enables this option web camera attached to candidates systems will take images at regular interval which can be viewed by the admin in web admin control panel when admin monitors current online exams. This option is disabled in offline exams.

4. Exam Mode: Here admin can set if the exam has to be taken in online or offline mode. Offline mode will not have geolocation, OTP and image casting enabled and all the results will be saved locally.

Check out the more details about the page by clicking this link:  http://www.simexams.com/products/cbt-author.htm The software is updated with new features and design.