Paperback, Cengage
Cloud technologies are built on abstraction, but teaching them doesn’t have to be. "CompTIA Cloud+ Guide to Cloud Computing," 3rd Edition, bridges the gap between theory and practice, helping students grasp real-world skills needed to thrive in virtualized cloud environments. Aligned with the latest CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004) certification objectives, the text equips learners to work confidently across AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Chapters are designed with engaging features, self-check questions, collaborative activities and challenge projects that simulate real deployment scenarios. MindTap enhances learning with live virtual machine labs, auto-graded quizzes, instructional videos and hands-on projects. Whether your students are preparing for certification or building a foundation for a cloud career, the text offers clarity, structure and support to help them succeed.
Features
- Every line item in the CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 exam objectives is mapped and addressed in this course, providing extensive exam preparation.
- Students work with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in live virtual machine labs and simulations in MindTap, giving them hands-on practice troubleshooting, exploring and trying different solutions in a secure, cloud sandbox environment.
- You’re the Expert video recording scenarios let students showcase their cloud knowledge in realistic business contexts -- AI feedback helps sharpen communication and impact.
- Embedded Applying Concepts activities offer just-in-time, hands-on engagement, giving students immediate opportunities to explore and reinforce key ideas as they learn.
- Critical thinking questions embedded in each end-of-chapter project push students to reflect on their actions, deepening understanding beyond rote, click-by-click execution.
- Updated author-created videos bring AWS and Azure projects to life with a dynamic, friendly show-and-tell style -- far more engaging than the typical static talking heads.
- Scenario-based practice questions immerse students in real-world cloud challenges while building confidence for the scenario-based questions on the CompTIA Cloud+ exam.
- End-of-chapter challenge projects empower students to independently design and deploy real-world cloud solutions using the platform of their choice.