CompTIA® A+ Exam Prep (Exams A+ Essentials, 220-602, 220-603, 220-604)

Chapter 24. Security

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Terms you’ll need to understand:

• Smart cards

• Biometrics

• Authentication

• Viruses

• Trojans

• Worms

• Spam

• Spyware

• Adware

• Grayware

• Software firewall

• SSID

• Encryption

• Data migration

• WPA.x

• MAC filtering

• Accounts

• User profiles

• Administrator account

• Guest account

• Group account

• Permissions

• Auditing

• Social engineering

• Dumpster divers

• Incidence reporting policy

• Polarizing films

• Data migration

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Exam objectives you’ll learn in this chapter:

Essentials 6.1—Identify the fundamental principles of security.

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Identify names, purposes, and characteristics of hardware and software security, for example:

• Hardware deconstruction/recycling

• Smart cards/biometrics (for example, key fobs, cards, chips, and scans) ...