☁️ CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) Course
🔍 About the Exam
Certifies your ability to:
• Design and manage secure cloud infrastructure
• Deploy and configure cloud environments
• Troubleshoot and optimize cloud services
• Automate and orchestrate cloud operations
• Understand cloud architecture, security, and DevOps principles
- Exam Code:
CV0-004 - Question Types: Multiple-choice & performance-based
- Recommended Experience: 2–3 years (sysadmin/cloud engineer)
- Prereqs: Network+ and Server+ recommended
- Domains Covered: See below 👇
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🧠 Domains Overview
| Domain | Description | Weight |
|---|---|---|
1.0 Cloud Architecture |
Cloud models, design, storage, cost | 23% |
2.0 Deployment |
Cloud models, IaC, provisioning | 19% |
3.0 Operations |
Observability, scaling, backup | 17% |
4.0 Security |
IAM, compliance, best practices | 19% |
5.0 DevOps Fundamentals |
CI/CD, version control, automation | 10% |
6.0 Troubleshooting |
Network, deployment, security issues | 12% |
📐 1.0 Cloud Architecture (23%)
- ☁️ Cloud Models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Function as a Service (FaaS)
- 🤝 Shared Responsibility: Division of responsibilities between cloud providers and users
- 🌎 Availability: Availability Zones (AZs), geographic regions, Disaster Recovery (DR), Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO), bursting capacity
- 🧠 Virtualization: Virtual Machines (VMs), clustering, cloning, hardware pass-through, overlay networks
- 🗃️ Storage Types: Object Storage, Block Storage, File Storage, Tiered Storage
- 📦 Containers: Persistent and Ephemeral storage, container registries, orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- 🧱 Microservices: Loosely coupled services, cloud-native design principles, independent scalability
- 🔄 Optimization: Cost efficiency, metering, tagging resources, right-sizing infrastructure
- 🧠 Evolving Tech: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Generative AI
- 🛜 Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Virtual Private Network (VPN), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Content Delivery Network (CDN), Software-defined Networking (SDN), Virtual LANs (VLANs), network subnets
🚀 2.0 Deployment (19%)
- 🌐 Deployment Models: Public, Private, Hybrid, Community
- 🔄 Deployment Strategies: Blue-green, Canary, Rolling, In-place
- 🔀 Migration: On-prem ↔ Cloud, Cloud-to-Cloud, Rehost/Replatform/Refactor
- 🔧 Infrastructure as Code (IaC): JSON, YAML, versioning, drift detection
- 🧪 Testing: Repeatability, operators, data types
- 🖥️ Provisioning: Compute, Network, Storage, Availability, Compliance
⚙️ 3.0 Operations (17%)
- 📈 Observability: Logs, Metrics, Tracing, Alerting
- 🧮 Scaling: Horizontal, Vertical, Manual, Triggered
- 💾 Backup: Full, Incremental, Differential, Synthetic
- 🕒 Recovery: In-place, Parallel, Bulk/Granular
- 🔄 Lifecycle: Patching, Updates, Ephemeral vs. Persistent Data
🔒 4.0 Security (19%)
- 🔍 Vulnerability Management: Scanning, CVEs, Remediation
- ✅ IAM: MFA, OAuth2, SAML, OpenID, RBAC, ACLs
- 📃 Compliance: GDPR, PCI-DSS, SOC2, ISO 27001
- 🔐 Encryption: Data at Rest/In Transit, Secrets Management
- 🚨 Threats: Social Engineering, DDoS, Ransomware, Malware
- 🛡️ Controls: IPS/IDS, DLP, Firewalls, Security Groups, WAFs
🧪 5.0 DevOps Fundamentals (10%)
- 🗂️ Source Control: Git, Branching, Pull Requests
- 🔁 CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitOps, Build & Release
- 📦 Artifacts: Containers, RPMs, ZIPs, Flat Files
- 🛠️ Tools: Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, ELK, Grafana
- 🌐 Integration: REST, SOAP, GraphQL, RPC
🛠️ 6.0 Troubleshooting (12%)
- 🔧 Deployment: Misconfig, Incompatibility, Resource Limits
- 🌐 Networking: DNS, DHCP, NTP, BGP, VLANs, Overlap
- 🔐 Security: Leaked creds, outdated software, unauthorized access
- 🧩 Root Cause Analysis: Outage Triage
🔤 Acronyms You Must Know
| Acronym | Term | Acronym | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | Infrastructure as a Service | SaaS | Software as a Service |
| PaaS | Platform as a Service | FaaS | Function as a Service |
| RTO | Recovery Time Objective | RPO | Recovery Point Objective |
| IAM | Identity and Access Management | MFA | Multi-Factor Authentication |
| VPC | Virtual Private Cloud | VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| SDN | Software Defined Network | BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
| YAML | Yet Another Markup Language | JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| CI/CD | Continuous Integration/Deploy | CRUD | Create, Read, Update, Delete |
➡️ Full Cloud+ Acronym List + Acronym Flash Cards
🧪 Suggested Lab Setup
| Requirement | Examples |
|---|---|
| Virtualization Support | VirtualBox, KVM, VMware |
| Automation Tools | Ansible, Terraform, Cloud-init |
| Cloud CLI | AWS CLI, Azure CLI, GCP SDK |
| Networking Tools | Wireshark, iperf, netcat |
| Bonus Tools | Postman, Docker, GitHub CLI |
🧪 Labs
⚠️ Exam Tips
- 📚 Master troubleshooting scenarios — the most practical domain after architecture.
- 💾 Know your backup types and how they affect RTO/RPO: incremental, differential, full, synthetic.
- 🛠 Understand deployment models (public, private, hybrid) vs. IaC tools like Terraform, YAML, and scripting.
- 🤔 Focus on real-world reasoning, especially for cloud design, hybrid models, and cost/performance trade-offs.