Cisco Certified Network Associate
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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an entry-level IT certification that validates foundational skills in networking, IP connectivity, security, and related technologies for Cisco-based and general network environments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cisco Certified Network Associate canonical | 6 |
| CCNA | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T261188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco Certified Network Associate Context triple: [Cisco Systems, offersProgram, Cisco Certified Network Associate]
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A.
Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
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B.
Master of Information and Cybersecurity
The Master of Information and Cybersecurity is a graduate-level professional degree focused on advanced training in cybersecurity strategy, technology, and policy for protecting information systems and digital infrastructure.
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C.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
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D.
Series 65 exam
The Series 65 exam is a U.S. securities licensing test that individuals must pass to qualify as investment adviser representatives authorized to provide investment advice for a fee.
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E.
U.S. Army Cyber School
The U.S. Army Cyber School is the Army’s primary institution for training and educating soldiers in cyber operations, electronic warfare, and information dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cisco Certified Network Associate Target entity description: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an entry-level IT certification that validates foundational skills in networking, IP connectivity, security, and related technologies for Cisco-based and general network environments.
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A.
Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
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B.
Master of Information and Cybersecurity
The Master of Information and Cybersecurity is a graduate-level professional degree focused on advanced training in cybersecurity strategy, technology, and policy for protecting information systems and digital infrastructure.
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C.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
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D.
Series 65 exam
The Series 65 exam is a U.S. securities licensing test that individuals must pass to qualify as investment adviser representatives authorized to provide investment advice for a fee.
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E.
U.S. Army Cyber School
The U.S. Army Cyber School is the Army’s primary institution for training and educating soldiers in cyber operations, electronic warfare, and information dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IT certification
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networking certification ⓘ professional certification ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CCNA
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Certified Network Associate
|
| alsoCovers | general networking concepts ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Cisco Systems ⓘ |
| deliveryMode | computer-based exam ⓘ |
| domain |
computer networking
ⓘ
information technology ⓘ |
| examCode | 200-301 ⓘ |
| examProvider |
Pearson VUE
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linked to:
Pearson
|
| focusesOn |
IP connectivity
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IP services ⓘ automation and programmability ⓘ network access ⓘ network fundamentals ⓘ security fundamentals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| level | entry-level ⓘ |
| offeredBy | Cisco Systems ⓘ |
| preparesForRole |
entry-level network engineer
ⓘ
help desk technician ⓘ network support technician ⓘ |
| questionType |
drag and drop
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multiple choice ⓘ simulation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
ⓘ
Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ |
| replaced | multiple specialized CCNA tracks in 2020 ⓘ |
| requires | passing a proctored exam ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
network administrators
ⓘ
network support engineers ⓘ network technicians ⓘ |
| validatesSkill |
IPv4 addressing
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IPv6 addressing ⓘ basic network security hardening ⓘ basic network troubleshooting ⓘ configuring Cisco routers ⓘ configuring Cisco switches ⓘ configuring access control lists ⓘ implementing DHCP ⓘ implementing NAT ⓘ implementing VLANs ⓘ implementing basic wireless LANs ⓘ implementing dynamic routing basics ⓘ implementing inter-VLAN routing ⓘ implementing static routing ⓘ network device management ⓘ |
| vendorSpecificTo |
Cisco technologies
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Systems
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cisco Certified Network Associate Description of subject: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an entry-level IT certification that validates foundational skills in networking, IP connectivity, security, and related technologies for Cisco-based and general network environments.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cisco Certified Network Associate
linked to: Cisco Certified Network Associate
Information and Communications Technology Technician
→
mayRequireCertification
→
Cisco Certified Network Associate
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