Study Materials

This is the primary study material I'm using for my CCNA preparation. It's a set of two books that covers the ICND1 640-822 and ICND2 640-816 exams.

I don't really have a specific reason for picking this set of books. Being new to this, I don't really know what a good resource is. All my research just made me even more confused about what the right study material is. So, instead of getting a migraine trying to decide which materials to go for, I thougt a Cisco Press publication can't go too wrong.

After all I read in some forum that most of these books (primarily the sybex and cisco press sets) pretty much cover everything you need to know to pass the test. How well I do will really depend, not on finding the perfect study guide, but the method and system I use to study. So far, the book has been pretty straight-forward and very easy to understand. It is as lay as laymen can be. ;) Although I wouldn't mind getting a little bit more technical being this is a technical subject.
Anyway, I'll post more thoughts as I progress through the book in the next few weeks.