CompTIA Cloud+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam CV0-003)

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Cloud Computing Concepts, Models, and Terminology
    Cloud Service Models
        Infrastructure as a Service
        Platform as a Service
        Software as a Service
        Database as a Service
        Communications as a Service
        Business Process as a Service
        Anything as a Service
        Accountability and the Shared Responsibility Model
    Cloud Deployment Models and Services
        Private Cloud
        Public Cloud
        Hybrid Cloud
        Community Cloud
        Cloud Within a Cloud
        On-Premises vs. Off-Premises Hosting
        Orchestration Platforms
        Multicloud
    Cloud Characteristics and Terms
        Elasticity
        Demand-Driven Service
        Pay-as-You-Grow
        Chargeback
        Ubiquitous Access
        Metering
        Multitenancy
        Cloud Bursting
        Baselines
        Source and Target Hosts
        Existing Systems
        Cloud Elements
    Advanced Cloud Services
        Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
        Serverless
        Exercise 1-1: Creating a Basic Serverless Application on AWS Lambda
        Internet of Things
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 2 Disk Storage Systems
    Disk Types and Configurations
        Rotational Media
        Solid State Drive
        USB Drive
        Tape
        Interface Types
        Access Speed
        Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
        Write Once, Read Many (WORM)
    Tiering
        Performance Levels of Each Tier
        Policies
    File System Types
        Unix File System
        Extended File System
        File Allocation Table File System
        New Technology File System
        Exercise 2-1: Formatting a Disk with the NTFS Partition in Windows
        Resilient File System
        Virtual Machine File System
        Z File System
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 3 Storage Networking
    Storage Types and Technologies
        Direct Attached Storage
        Storage Area Network
        Network Attached Storage
        Object Storage
        Exercise 3-1: Creating Object Storage
        Deduplication Technologies
        Compression Technologies
        Data BLOB
    Storage Access Protocols
        Fibre Channel
        Fibre Channel Protocol
        Fibre Channel over Ethernet
        Ethernet
        TCP/IP
        Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
        Internet Small Computer System Interface
        Nonvolatile Memory Express Over Fabrics
    Storage Provisioning
        Performance
        Logical Unit Numbers
        Network Shares
        Zoning and LUN Masking
        Multipathing
        Provisioning Model
        Encryption Requirements
        Tokenization
    Storage Protection
        High Availability
        Storage Replication
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 4 Network Infrastructure
    Network Types
        Intranet
        Internet
        Extranet
    Network Optimization
        Network Scope
        Network Topologies
        Bandwidth and Latency
        Load Balancing
        Network Service Tiers
        Exercise 4-1: Configuring Network Service Tiers in Google Cloud
        Proxy Servers
        Content Delivery Network
    Routing and Switching
        Network Address Translation
        Port Address Translation
        Subnetting and Supernetting
        Routing Tables
        Network Segmentation and Micro-segmentation
    Network Ports and Protocols
        Hypertext Transfer Protocol and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
        File Transfer Protocol and FTP over SSL
        Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol
        Domain Name System
        Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
        IP Address Management
        Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
        Network Time Protocol
        Well-Known Ports
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 5 Virtualization Components
    Hypervisor
        Type 1
        Type 2
        Proprietary
        Open Source
        Consumer vs. Enterprise
    Virtualization Host
        Hardware-Assisted Virtualization
        Single Root Input/Output Virtualization
        BIOS
        UEFI
        Firmware Configurations
        Hyperconverged Systems and Infrastructure
    VM Sizing Considerations
        CPU
        GPU
        Memory
        NIC
        Exercise 5-1: Creating a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V
    Virtual Machine
        Virtual Disks
        vNIC
        Virtual Switches
        Memory
        Storage Virtualization
        Guest Tools
        Exercise 5-2: Creating a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V
    Virtualized Infrastructure Service Elements
        DNS
        DHCP
        Certificate Services
        Local Agents
        Antivirus
        Load Balancing
        Multifactor Authentication
        Firewall
        IDS/IPS
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 6 Virtualization and the Cloud
    Benefits of Virtualization in a Cloud Environment
        Shared Resources
        Elasticity
        Network and Application Isolation
        Infrastructure Consolidation
        Virtual Data Center Creation
    Virtual Resource Migrations
        Virtual Machine Templates
        Physical to Virtual
        Virtual to Virtual
        Virtual to Physical
        Physical to Physical
        Virtual Machine Cloning
        Virtual Machine Snapshots
        Clones vs. Snapshots
        Storage Migration
        Host Clustering and HA/DR
        Cloud Provider Migrations
        Exercise 6-1: Creating a Cloud Firewall on Azure
    Migration Considerations
        Requirements Gathering
        Migration Scheduling
        Upgrading
        Testing
        Databases
    Software Defined
        Software Defined Network
        Software Defined Storage
        Software Defined Data Center
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 7 Cloud Adoption
    Planning
        Requirement Analysis
        Designing a Solution
        Selection
        Deployment Plan
        Approval
    Implementation
        Service Model Solutions
        Solutions
        Deploying Virtual Systems
        Networking
        Exercise 7-1: Creating a Virtual Network in Azure
        Exercise 7-2: Creating a Default Route on Azure
        Containers
    Post-Deployment Validation
    Remote Access Tools
        Remote Hypervisor Access
        RDP
        Console Port
        SSH
        HTTP
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 8 DevOps
    Application Life Cycle
        Phase 1: Specifications
        Phase 2: Development
        Phase 3: Testing
        Phase 4: Deployment
        Phase 5: Maintenance
        Life Cycle Management
    Ending Applications
        Application Replacement
        Application Retirement
        Application Migration
        Application Feature Use (Increase/Decrease)
    Secure Coding
        Avoid Hardcoded Passwords
        Service Account Best Practices
        Password Vaults
        Key-Based Authentication
        Exercise 8-1: Setting Up SSH Keys for Key-Based Authentication
    DevOps Cloud Transformation
        Business Needs Change
        Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
        Infrastructure as Code
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 9 Performance Tuning
    Host Resource Allocation
        Compute Resources
        Quotas and Limits
        Licensing
        Reservations
        Resource Pools
    Guest Resource Allocation
        Compute Resources
        Quotas and Limits
        Licensing
        Physical Resource Redirection
        Resource Pools
        Dynamic Resource Allocation
    Optimizing Performance
        Configuration Best Practices
        Exercise 9-1: Setting CPU Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules in VMWare Cloud
        Scalability
        Performance Concepts
        Performance Automation
    Common Performance Issues
        Common Disk Issues
        Common Memory Issues
        Network Issues
        Physical Processor Issues
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 10 Systems Management
    Policies and Procedures
        Standard Operating Procedures
        Workflow
        Capacity Management
        Records Management
    Systems Management Best Practices
        Documentation
        Standardization
        Metrics
        Dashboards
        Planning
    Systems Maintenance
        Code Updates
        Deployment Landscapes
        Deployment Methodologies
        Patch Management
        Exercise 10-1: Configuring Group Policy for Automatic Updates
        Component Updates
        Maintenance Automation
    Monitoring Techniques
        Collector Protocols and Methods
        Tagging
        Log Analysis
        Baselines
        Thresholds
        Trending
        Automated Event Responses
        Log Scrubbing
        Verification of Continuous Monitoring Activities
        Management Tools
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 11 Security in the Cloud
    Data Security
        Encryption
        Public Key Infrastructure
        Encryption Protocols
        Tunneling Protocols
        Ciphers
        Storage Security
        Protected Backups
    Network Security
        Segmentation
        Firewall
        DDoS Protection
        Packet Capture
        Network Flow
        IDS/IPS
        Packet Broker
        APIs
        Effects of Cloud Service Models on Security Implementation
    Endpoint Protection
        Host-Based Firewall
        Antivirus/Antimalware
        Endpoint Detection and Response
        Data Loss Prevention
        Exercise 11-1: Creating a DLP Policy for Office 365
        NAC
        Hardening
        Application Whitelisting
        Impact of Security Tools to Systems and Services
    Access Control
        Identification
        Authentication
        Authorization
        Single Sign-On
        Federation
        Access Control Protocols
        Access Control Methodologies
        Multifactor Authentication
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 12 Security Best Practices
    Cloud Security Engineering
        Implementing Layered Security
        Protecting Against Availability Attacks
        Least Privilege
        Separation of Duties
        Security Automation
    Security Governance and Strategy
        Developing Company Security Policies
        Account Management Policies
        Documenting Security Procedures
        Assessment and Auditing
        Leveraging Established Industry Standards and Regulations
        Applying Platform-Specific Security Standards
        Data Classification
        Legal Holds
        Exercise 12-1: Creating a Legal Hold for a Mailbox in Office 365
        Keeping Employees and Tools Up to Date
        Roles and Responsibilities
    Vulnerability Management
        Testing Methods
        Vulnerability Scanning
        Penetration Testing
        Roles and Responsibilities
        Considerations Before You Scan or Test
    Incident Response
        Preparation
        Incident Types
        Incident Response Procedures
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 13 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
    Business Continuity Methods
        Business Continuity Plan
        Contingency
        Resiliency
        High Availability
        Service-Level Agreements for BCP and HA
    Disaster Recovery Methods
        Corporate Guidelines/Documentation
        Replication
        File Transfer
        Service-Level Agreements for DR
    Backup and Recovery
        Backup Types
        Backup Target
        Exercise 13-1: Cross-Region Replication
        Other Backup Considerations
        Restoration Methods
        Archiving
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 14 Testing, Automation, and Changes
    Testing Techniques
        Baseline Comparisons
        Exercise 14-1: Collecting Windows Metrics with Performance Monitor
        Performance Testing
        Configuration Testing
        Testing in the Cloud Landscape
        Functional Testing
        Regression Testing
        Usability Testing
        SLA Comparisons
        Testing Sizing Changes
        Testing High Availability
        Testing Load Balancing
        Testing Connectivity
        Verifying Data Integrity
        Evaluating Replication
    Automation and Orchestration
        Event Orchestration
        Scripting
        Custom Programming
        Runbook Management for Single Nodes
        Orchestration for Multiple Nodes and Runbooks
        Automation Activities
    Change and Configuration Management
        Change Management
        Configuration Management
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Chapter 15 Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting Methodology
    Troubleshooting Steps
        Security Issues
        Exercise 15-1: Using the Google Cloud Policy Troubleshooter
        Deployment Issues
        Connectivity Issues
        Performance Issues
        Capacity Issues
        Automation and Orchestration Issues
    Documentation and Analysis
        Documentation
        Log Files
    Troubleshooting Tools
        Connectivity Tools
        Configuration Tools
        Query Tools
        Remote Administration Tools
    Chapter Review
        Questions
        Answers
Appendix A Objective Map
    Exam CV0-003
Appendix B About the Online Content
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