CCNA2 SRWE Module 2 - Switching Concepts

Date Subject Lesson Plan
09/08/25 CCNA2
v7.0

CCNA2v7 Module 2 Study Guide

Video: YouTube "A Day in the Life of a Network Technician"

Start Module 2

Read: 2.0.1 Why should I take this module?

Read: 2.0.2 What will I learn to do in this module

Start Chapter 2, Section 1 - Frame Forwarding

Video: CBTNuggets: 100-101 #15 Cisco Switching - Day to Day (33:41)

Read: 2.1.1 Switching in Networking

Read: 2.1.2 The Switch MAC Address Table

Read: 2.1.3 The Switch Learn and Forward Method

Embedded Video: 2.1.4 MAC Address Tables on Connected Switches

Read: 2.1.5 Switching Forwarding Methods

Read: 2.1.6 Store-and-Forward Switching

Read: 2.1.7 Cut-Through Switching

Activity: 2.1.8 Switch It! - PRACTICE UNTIL YOU ARE A PRO!!

Assignment: Module 2 Study Guide 1-14

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Read: 10.3.3.1 Windows Boot Sequence
Video: Windows 10 Boot Manager (2:54)

Read: 10.3.3.2 Windows 7 Startup Modes

Read: 10.3.3.3 Windows 8 and 10 Startup Modes

Lab: 10.3.3.4 Boot Methods (60 min)

Activity: 10.3.3.5 Check Your Understanding - Windows Boot Sequence

Read: 10.4.1.1 Summary

Quiz: 10.4.1.2 Windows Installation Quiz

Study: Chapter for 10 Test

Review Video: IT Essentials Chapter 10 (14:00)

Test: Chapter 10

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Start Chapter 2, Section 2 - Collision and Broadcast Domains

Read: 2.2.1 Collision Domains

Read: 2.2.2 Broadcast Domains

Video: Professor Messer: Broadcast Domains and Collision Domains (4:27)

Read: 2.2.3 Alieviate Network Congestion

Activity: 2.2.4 Check Your Understanding - Switching Domains

Assignment: Module 2 Study Guide 15-25 (finish)

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v7.0

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Activity: Keyboarding Speed Test - Goal 60 WPM

Video: CompTIA or Cisco? (17:09)

Activity: Update Packet Tracer to newest version

Read: 2.3.1 What did I learn in this module?

Study: Chapter 2, Section 2 Quiz

Activity: 2.3.2 Module Quiz - Switching Concepts

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Start Chapter 11

Video: Professor Messer: Operating System Overview (14:15)

Read: 11.1.1 Intro to Windows Configuration

Read: 11.1.1 Comparing Windows Versions
Video: Professor Messer: Overview of Windows (9:09)

Read: 11.1.2.1 Personalizing the Windows Desktop

Video: 11.1.2.2 The Windows 10 Desktop

Read: 11.1.2.3 The Windows 10 Start Menu

Read: 11.1.2.4 The Taskbar

Lab: 11.1.2.5 Explore the Windows Desktop

Video: 11.1.3.1 Working with Task Manager (5:44)

Read: 11.1.3.2 Windows 10 Task Manger Functions
Video: Professor Messer: Task Manager (4:04)

Read: 11.1.3.3 Task Manager in Windows 7

Lab: 11.1.3.4 Work With Task Manager

Activity: 11.1.3.5 Check Your Understanding - Compare Task Manager in Windows 7 and 10

Start Module 11, Section 4 - Windows File Explorer

Read: 11.1.4.1 File Explorer

Embedded Video 11.1.4.2: Working with File Explorer

Read: 11.1.4.3 This PC

Read: 11.1.4.4 Run as Administrator
Video: Running as an Administrator in Windows 10

Read: 11.1.4.5 Windows Libraries

Read: 11.1.4.6 Directory Structures

Read: 11.1.4.7 User and System File Locations

Read: 11.1.4.8 File Extensions

Read: 11.1.4.9 File Attributes

Embedded Video: 11.1.4.10 File and Folder Properties (5:46)

Lab: 11.1.4.11 Working with File Explorer

Activity: 11.1.4.12 Check Your Understanding - File Explorer