Cisco CCNA (200-301) Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

The highest-yield points on the Cisco CCNA (200-301)exam, grouped by the exam's real content areas. Print it, review the ones you keep missing, then drill them with free practice questions.

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6content areas

Network Fundamentals

20% of the exam

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OSI and TCP/IP Models
Network Components and Media
IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
IPv6 Addressing
Transport Layer Protocols

Network Access

20% of the exam

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Switching Concepts
VLANs and Trunking
Spanning Tree Protocol
EtherChannel
Wireless LAN Fundamentals

IP Connectivity

25% of the exam

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The Routing Table and Longest Prefix Match
Administrative Distance and Metrics
Static and Default Routing
OSPFv2 Operation
Next-Hop Resolution and IPv6 Routing

IP Services

10% of the exam

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Network Address Translation
DHCP and DNS
Time Synchronization with NTP
Network Management: SNMP, Syslog, and QoS

Security Fundamentals

15% of the exam

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Security Concepts and AAA
Access Control Lists
Layer 2 Security
Wireless Security
Device Hardening and Secure Access

Automation & Programmability

10% of the exam

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Traditional vs. Controller-Based Networking
Software-Defined Networking and Planes
REST APIs and Data Formats
Configuration Management Tools

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