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200-301 Exam Domains & Blueprint
The official Cisco 200-301 exam covers 6 domains. Domain weights tell you exactly how much of the exam each topic represents — and where to invest your study time.
200-301 Domain Weight Summary
Detailed Domain Breakdown
Domain 1: IP Services
46 practice questionsDHCP, DNS, NAT (static, dynamic, PAT), NTP, SNMP, QoS markings, and TFTP/FTP basics.
Practice IP Services questionsDomain 2: Security Fundamentals
70 practice questionsAAA, access control lists (standard and extended), port security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, and VPN overview.
Practice Security Fundamentals questionsDomain 3: Automation and Programmability
26 practice questionsController-based networking, REST APIs, JSON data structures, Cisco DNA Center basics, and the differences between traditional vs software-defined networking.
Practice Automation and Programmability questionsDomain 4: Network Fundamentals
135 practice questionsOSI and TCP/IP models, Ethernet standards, IP addressing and subnetting (IPv4 and IPv6), binary/hex conversion, and basic switching concepts.
Practice Network Fundamentals questionsDomain 5: Network Access
187 practice questionsVLANs, 802.1Q trunking, STP (port states, BPDU, root bridge election), EtherChannel, and wireless standards.
Practice Network Access questionsDomain 6: IP Connectivity
191 practice questionsStatic routing, OSPF (single-area), inter-VLAN routing, first-hop redundancy protocols (HSRP), and default gateway concepts.
Practice IP Connectivity questionsHow to Use Domain Weights in Your Study Plan
The heaviest domain on the 200-301 is "IP Services" at 10%. Start here and return to it regularly.
Allocate study time proportional to domain weight — a 25% domain deserves roughly 25% of your prep hours.
Never skip a low-weight domain. A 10% domain still represents 5–7 exam questions — enough to make the difference between pass and fail.
Use JT Exams domain analytics to track your accuracy per domain automatically. The system routes extra questions to your weak areas.
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200-301 Concept Guides
Spanning Tree Protocol
Plug two switches together with two cables and watch your network die.
IPv4 Subnetting
Subnetting is the skill that separates people who understand networking from people who just use it.
OSPF
Static routes break the moment a link goes down and nobody updates the config.
VLANs & Trunking
Without VLANs, every device on a switch is in the same broadcast domain.
Access Control Lists
An access control list is the gatekeeper on a router interface.
OSI & TCP/IP Models
Every time you load a webpage, seven invisible layers of technology coordinate to make it happen and most people could not name three of them.