Chapter 21
Scripting and Remote Access
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA A+ 220-1002 EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
- ✓ 4.8 Identify the basics of scripting.
- Script file types: .bat, .ps1, .vbs, .sh, .py, .js
- Environment variables
- Comment syntax
- Basic script constructs: Basic loops, Variables
- Basic data types: Integers, Strings
- ✓ 4.9 Given a scenario, use remote access technologies.
- RDP
- Telnet
- SSH
- Third-party tools: Screen share feature, File share
- Security considerations of each access method
CompTIA has identified that with the rapid adoption of cloud-based services, system administrators have a need for scripting and remote access now more than ever. Scripting allows you to manage a system as if you have logged in and performed the task yourself, such as purging old log files from a web server to make space. Remote access technologies allow you to connect to these remote systems so that you can manually administer them.
This chapter looks at a variety of...
