Ben Piper - CompTIA Cloud+ Study Guide

If you follow these steps and study in addition to using the Review Questions, the Practice Exams, and the electronic Flashcards, it would actually be hard to fail the Cloud+ exam. But understand that studying for the CompTIA exams is a lot like getting in shape—if you do not exercise most days, it's not going to happen!

According to the CompTIA website, the Cloud+ exam details are as follows:

Exam code: CV0-003

Exam description: CompTIA Cloud+ covers competency in cloud models, virtualization, infrastructure, security, resource management, and business continuity.

Number of questions: Minimum of 90

Type of questions: Multiple choice and performance-based

Length of test: 90 minutes

Passing score: 750 (on a scale of 100–900)

Language: English

Recommended experience:At least 2–3 years of work experience in IT systems administration or IT networkingCompTIA Network+ and Server+ or equivalent knowledgeFamiliarity with any major hypervisor technology for server virtualizationKnowledge of cloud service modelsKnowledge of IT service managementHands-on experience with at least one public or private cloud IaaS platform

When the time comes to schedule your exam, you will need to create an account at www.comptia.organd register for your exam.

You can purchase the exam voucher on the CompTIA website at https://certification.comptia.org/testing/buy-voucher. The voucher is a proof of purchase and a code number that you will use to schedule the exam at https://www.comptia.org/testing/testing-options/about-testing-options.

When you have a voucher and have selected a testing center, you can go ahead and schedule the Cloud+ CV0-003 exam by visiting www.pearsonvue.com/comptia. There you can also locate a testing center or purchase vouchers if you have not already done so.

When you have registered for the Cloud+ certification exam, you will receive a confirmation email that supplies you with all the information you will need to take the exam.

This section explains CompTIA's exam policies and was taken from the CompTIA website. I recommend that you visit https://certification.comptia.org/testing/test-policiesto become familiar with CompTIA's policies.

Candidate Agreement Explains the rules and regulations regarding certification, including the retake policy, the candidate conduct policy, and the candidate appeals process.

Candidate Testing Policies Includes accommodations during an exam, exam scoring, exam content, and out-of-country testing policies.

CompTIA Voucher Terms & Conditions Details the terms and conditions governing CompTIA vouchers.

Candidate ID Policy Details the acceptable forms of identification that candidates may bring to an exam.

Certification Retake Policy Details the circumstances in which a candidate can retake a certification exam.

Exam Delivery Policies Includes testing center suspensions, delivery exclusions, and beta testing policies.

Continuing Education Policies Covers certification renewal, candidate code of ethics, and audit findings as related to the Continuing Education Program.

Exam Development Explains the exam development process.

Sharing Your Exam Results Explains the exam results sharing policy.

Unauthorized Training Materials Defines unauthorized training materials and the consequences for using them.

Candidate Appeals Process Describes the process for candidates to appeal sanctions imposed due to exam security or policy violations.

CompTIA Exam Security Hotline Can be used to report security breaches, candidate misconduct, IP infringement, use of unauthorized training materials, and other exam security-related concerns.

The CompTIA Cloud+ exam contains at least 90 multiple-choice questions and must be completed in 90 minutes or less. This information may change over time, so check www.comptia.orgfor the latest updates.

Many questions on the exam offer answer choices that at first glance look identical, especially the syntax questions. Remember to read through the choices carefully because close just doesn't cut it. If you get information in the wrong order or forget one measly character, you may get the question wrong. Many of the questions will be presented as a long, involved statement that is designed to confuse or misdirect you. Read these questions carefully, and make sure that you completely understand what the question is asking. It's important to filter out irrelevant statements and focus on what they are asking you to identify as the correct answer. So, to practice, do the Practice Exams and hands-on exercises from this book's chapters over and over again until they feel natural to you. Do the online sample test until you can consistently answer all the questions correctly. Relax and read the question over and over until you are 100 percent clear on what it's asking. Then you can usually eliminate a few of the obviously wrong answers.

Here are some general tips for exam success:

Arrive early at the exam center so that you can relax and review your study materials.

Read the questions carefully. Don't jump to conclusions. Make sure that you're clear about exactly what each question asks. “Read twice, answer once!” Scenario questions can be long and contain information that is not relevant to the answer. Take your time and understand what they are really asking you.

Ask for a piece of paper and pencil if it's offered to take quick notes and make sketches during the exam.

When answering multiple-choice questions that you're unsure about, use the process of elimination to get rid of the obviously incorrect answers first. Doing this greatly improves your odds if you need to make an educated guess.

After you complete an exam, you'll get immediate, online notification of your pass or fail status, a printed examination score report that indicates your pass or fail status, and your exam results by section. (The test administrator will give you the printed score report.) Test scores are automatically forwarded to CompTIA after you take the test, so you don't need to send your score to them. If you pass the exam, you'll receive confirmation from CompTIA that you are now a Cloud+ certified professional!

The Cloud+ certification is good for three years from the date of the exam. You can keep your certification up-to-date by following CompTIA's continuing education program outlined at https://certification.comptia.org/continuing-education.

The following objective map will assist you with finding where each exam objective is covered in the chapters in this book.