Cisco certificates. Can I get CCNA without CCENT?

Question

Cisco

Good afternoon inhabitants of Habr.
I have been working for some time, after graduation, for one of the big three operators, I want to improve my professional level, get a CCNA R&S certificate.
I read a lot of information, I already know what literature to use, and simulators, and prices, and hierarchies, but I still don’t understand whether it is possible to immediately take the CCNA exam bypassing CCENT?
To get CCENT, one must pass one of the two CCNA exams, and the latter can be obtained by passing a comprehensive exam containing both parts ... so CCENT is not required for obtaining CCNA?

Answer 1

it turns out CCENT is not required to obtain CCNA?

Yes, optional. See the prerequisites section here . 'No prerequisites' means that you can get a certificate right away, without going through the previous steps.

Answer 2

Thanks a lot!
Then, I'll try to ask one more question here:
The most relevant assistants in preparation are:
Cisco CCNA Discovery v4.1.2 + Exploration v4.0.5 (if I understand correctly, there is a web version of Exploration http://cisco.edu.mn) +packet tracer 6.3?
And, unfortunately, these tutorials can only be used on Windows, not on mac?

Answer 3

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