CompTIA Tech+ CertMike: Prepare. Practice. Pass the Test! Get Certified!

Mike Chapple, PhD, Security+, CySA+, CISSP, is Senior Director for IT Service Delivery at Notre Dame. He oversees information security, data governance, IT architecture, project management, strategic planning, and product management functions. He also teaches courses on information security. He is the author of several bestselling Sybex Study Guides, including the CompTIA Security+ Study Guide.

• Introduction xiiiPart I Domain 1.0: It Concepts and Terminology 1Chapter 1 Computing Basics: Objective 1.1 3Chapter 2 Notational Systems: Objective 1.2 9Chapter 3 Units of Measure: Objective 1.3 17Chapter 4 Troubleshooting: Objective 1.4 25Part II Domain 2.0: Infrastructure 33Chapter 5 Computing Devices: Objective 2.1 35Chapter 6 Internal Computing Components: Objective 2.2 47Chapter 7 Storage: Objective 2.3 57Chapter 8 Installing Peripherals: Objective 2.4 67Chapter 9 Input/Output Device Interfaces: Objective 2.5 77Chapter 10 Virtualization and Cloud Technologies: Objective 2.6 89Chapter 11 Internet Service Types: Objective 2.7 97Chapter 12 TCP/IP Networking: Objective 2.8 103Chapter 13 Application Protocols: Objective 2.8 115Chapter 14 Network Devices: Objective 2.8 121Chapter 15 Wireless Networks: Objective 2.9 129Part III Domain 3.0: Applications and Software 137Chapter 16 Filesystems: Objective 3.1 139Chapter 17 Services and Processes: Objective 3.1 149Chapter 18 Drivers, Utilities, and Interfaces: Objective 3.1 155Chapter 19 Operating Systems: Objective 3.2 163Chapter 20 Software Types: Objective 3.3 171Chapter 21 Web Browsers: Objective 3.4 181Chapter 22 Artificial Intelligence: Objective 3.5 193Part IV Domain 4.0: Software Development Concepts 201Chapter 23 Programming Languages: Objective 4.1 203Chapter 24 Data Types: Objective 4.2 211Chapter 25 Programming Concepts: Objective 4.3 219Chapter 26 Programming Organizational Techniques: Objective 4.4 229Chapter 27 Logic Components: Objective 4.4 237Part V Domain 5.0: Data and Database Fundamentals 243Chapter 28 The Value of Data: Objective 5.1 245Chapter 29 Database Concepts: Objective 5.2 253Chapter 30 Database Structures: Objective 5.3 261Chapter 31 Backups: Objective 5.4 271Part VI Domain 6.0: Security 277Chapter 32 Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability: Objective 6.1 279Chapter 33 Privacy: Objective 6.1 287Chapter 34 Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Nonrepudiation: Objective 6.1 295Chapter 35 Security Awareness: Objective 6.2 305Chapter 36 Securing Devices: Objective 6.2 313Chapter 37 Software Licensing: Objective 6.2 321Chapter 38 Password Best Practices: Objective 6.3 327Chapter 39 Encryption: Objective 6.4 335Chapter 40 Securing Wireless Networks: Objective 6.5 341Index 347