Discrete Space is Compact iff Finite

Theorem
Let $T = \left({S, \tau}\right)$ be a topological space where $\tau$ is the discrete topology on $S$.

Then $T$ is compact iff $S$ is a finite set, thereby making $\tau$ the finite discrete topology on $S$.

Necessary Condition
Let $T$ be a compact discrete space.

With a view to obtaining a contradiction, suppose $T$ were infinite.

Let $\mathcal C$ be the cover for $S$ defined as:
 * $\mathcal C = \left\{{\left\{{x}\right\}: x \in S}\right\}$

As $S$ is an infinite set then so is $\mathcal C$.

Let $\mathcal C'$ be a proper subset of $\mathcal C$.

Then:
 * $\exists y \in S: \left\{{y}\right\} \notin \mathcal C'$

and so $\mathcal C'$ is not a cover for $S$.

So by definition $\mathcal C'$ is not a subcover of $\mathcal C$.

So $\mathcal C$ can have no finite subcover.

Hence by definition $T$ can not be compact.

By Proof by Contradiction it follows that of $T$ is compact then $S$ must be finite.

Sufficient Condition
Let $T$ be a finite discrete space.

Then from Finite Topological Space is Compact it follows that $T$ is a compact space.