CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Cert Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter 10

Summarizing Virtualization and Cloud Computing Concepts

This chapter covers the following topics related to Objective 2.2 (Summarize virtualization and cloud computing concepts) of the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 certification exam:

• Cloud Models

  • Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

  • Platform as a service (PaaS)

  • Software as a service (SaaS)

  • Anything as a service (XaaS)

  • Public

  • Community

  • Private

  • Hybrid

• Cloud service providers

• Managed service provider (MSP)/managed security service provider (MSSP)

• On-premises vs. off-premises

• Fog computing

• Edge computing

• Thin client

• Containers

• Microservices/API

• Infrastructure as code

  • Software-defined networking (SDN)

  • Software-defined visibility (SDV)

• Serverless architecture

• Services integration

• Resource ...