Introduction
Welcome to Security+ Practice Questions Exam Cram 2. The sole purpose of this book is to provide you with practice questions and answers and explanations that will help you learn, drill, and review for the Security+ Certification (2008 Edition) exam. The book offers a large number of questions to practice each exam objective and will help you assess your knowledge before you take the real exam. The detailed answers to every question will help reinforce your knowledge about different concepts covered on the Security+ (2008 Edition) exam.
Who This Book Is For
If you have studied the SY0-201 exam’s content and think you are ready to put your knowledge to the test, but you are not sure that you want to take the real exam yet, this book is for you! Maybe you have answered other practice questions or unsuccessfully taken the real exam, reviewed, and want to do more practice questions before going to take the real exam; this book is for you, too! Even when the exam is done and you have passed with flying colors and got the Security+ Certification in your pocket, keep the book handy on your desktop to look for answers to your everyday security issues.
What You Will Find in This Book
This book is all about practice questions! The practice questions in the book, some very easy and others a bit more difficult (perhaps with a little complicated problem scenario, for example), are all aimed at raising your confidence level before taking the real exam. In fact, you will even find questions that you will face in real life.
This book is organized according to the objectives published by CompTIA for the SY0-201: CompTIA Security+ (2008 Edition) exam. Each chapter corresponds to an exam objective, and in every chapter you will find the following three elements:
Practice questions: These are the numerous questions that will help you learn, drill, and review exam objectives. All the questions in this section are multiple-choice type. Choose the correct answer based on your knowledge of security.
Quick-check answer key: After you have finished answering the questions, you can quickly grade your exam from this section. Only correct answers are given in this section. No explanations are offered yet! Even if you have answered a question incorrectly, do not be discouraged. Just move on! Keep in mind that this is not the real exam. You can always review the topic and do the questions again.
Answers and explanations: This section provides you with correct answers and further explanations about the content addressed in that question. Use this information to learn why an answer is correct and to reinforce the content in your mind for the exam day.
Note
It is not possible to reflect a real exam on a paper product. As mentioned earlier, the purpose of the book is to help you prepare for the exam, not to provide you with real exam questions. Neither the author nor the publisher can guarantee that you will pass the exam just by memorizing the practice questions in this book.
You will also find a Cram Sheet at the beginning of the book specifically written for the exam day. The Cram Sheet contains core knowledge that you need for the exam and is also found in the book CompTIA Security+ Exam Cram, Second Edition (ISBN: 0-7897-3804-X). The Cram Sheet condenses all the necessary facts covered on the exam into an easy-to-handle tear card. It is something you can carry with you to the testing center and use as a last-second study aid. Be aware that you cannot take the Cram Sheet into the exam room, though!
Hints for Using This Book
Because this book is a practice product on paper, you might want to complete your exams on a separate piece of paper so that you can reuse the exams over and over without having previous answers in your way. Also, a general rule of thumb across all practice questions products is to make sure that you are scoring well into the high 80% to 90% range on all topics before attempting the real exam. The higher percentages you score on practice question products, the better your chances for passing the real exam. Of course, we cannot guarantee a passing score on the real exam, but we can offer you plenty of opportunities to practice and assess your knowledge levels before you enter the real exam.
When you have completed the exam on paper, use the companion CD to take a timed exam. Doing so will help build your confidence and help you determine whether you need to study more. Your results will indicate the exam objectives in which you need further study or hand-on practice.
Need Further Study?
Are you having a hard time correctly answering these questions? If so, you probably need further review of all exam objectives. Be sure to see the following sister products to this book:
CompTIA Security+ Exam Cram, Second Edition, by Diane Barrett, Kalani K. Hausman, Martin Weiss (ISBN: 0-7897-3804-X).
CompTIA Security+ Cert Flash Cards Online Series, by Diane Barrett (ISBN: 978-0-7897-4204-9)