CompTIA A+ 220-902: Introduction to Virtualization and Basic Security Concepts

CompTIA A+ 220-902: Introduction to Virtualization and Basic Security Concepts

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Overview/Description
Two of the most popular and required disciplines in IT are virtualization and security. In this course, you will explore some very basic terms and concepts of virtualization that provide a cursory understanding of a virtual environment. You will also learn about common terms, threats, and mitigation against those threats during an overview IT security.

Target Audience
This course is aimed at entry level IT professionals of less than one year of experience, and may also be useful as a review for veteran professionals who are attempting the CompTIA A+ exam, or deploying a technology that may be new to their organization.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA A+ 220-902: Introduction to Virtualization and Basic Security Concepts

start the course

describe the purposes of virtual machines

describe resource requirements

describe client side virtualization

describe the security requirements

describe the network requirements

describe hypervisor

describe SaaS

describe IaaS

compare private, public, and hybrid

describe rapid elasticity

describe basic cloud concepts

describe resource pooling

implement basic cloud concepts

describe malware

describe how to prevent malware

describe phishing and pharming

describe social engineering

describe brute-force and dictionary attacks

describe violation of security best practices

describe physical security

describe the importance of physical security

describe digital security

describe common security principles

describe user awareness and education

identify the hypervisor

Course Number:
cs_apen_a11_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner