The syllabus for the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
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Week 1: Introduction to Cloud and AWS Basics
Day 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
- Overview of Cloud deployment models: Public, Private, Hybrid Cloud
- Benefits of Cloud Computing: Scalability, Cost Efficiency, Flexibility
Day 2: Introduction to AWS Global Infrastructure
- AWS Regions, Availability Zones, and Edge Locations
- Understanding AWS Global Network
Day 3: AWS Free Tier and Core Services
- Set up AWS Free Tier Account
- Overview of Core Services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda
Day 4: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Users, Groups, Policies, Roles, and MFA
- Best Practices for IAM
Day 5: Quiz & Review
- Practice questions on cloud concepts and AWS global infrastructure.
Week 2: AWS Services and Solutions
Day 6: AWS Compute and Storage Services
- Amazon EC2: Instances, Pricing, Auto Scaling
- Amazon S3: Buckets, Storage Classes, Object Management
- Amazon EBS, Amazon Glacier
Day 7: AWS Networking and Content Delivery
- Amazon VPC: Subnets, Route Tables, NAT, and Gateways
- Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), AWS Route 53, CloudFront
Day 8: AWS Database Services
- Amazon RDS: Types of Databases, Multi-AZ, Backups
- Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Aurora
- Amazon Redshift and Database Migration Service (DMS)
Day 9: AWS Security Services
- Shared Responsibility Model
- AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS Inspector
- Key Management Service (KMS), CloudTrail, CloudWatch
Day 10: Quiz & Review
- Practice questions on AWS services and architecture.
Week 3: AWS Pricing, Support, and Billing
Day 11: AWS Pricing Models
- On-Demand, Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, Savings Plans
- Pricing Calculators and TCO
Day 12: AWS Billing and Cost Management
- AWS Organizations, Consolidated Billing
- Cost Explorer, Budgets, and Cost Allocation Tags
Day 13: AWS Support Plans
- Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise Support Plans
- AWS Trusted Advisor
Day 14: Cloud Economics and Billing Tools
- Optimizing Costs on AWS
- AWS Marketplace, AWS Well-Architected Framework
Day 15: Quiz & Review
- Practice questions on pricing and support.
Week 4: Preparation for the Certification Exam
Day 16: Review Cloud Concepts
- Revisiting key cloud concepts: High Availability, Fault Tolerance, Elasticity, Agility
Day 17: Review AWS Core Services
- Review EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and VPC in depth
Day 18: Review AWS Security and Compliance
- Compliance Programs (HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR)
- Best practices in cloud security and AWS's Shared Responsibility Model
Day 19: Mock Exam 1
- Take a full-length AWS Cloud Practitioner mock exam
- Review the answers and understand the gaps
Day 20: Mock Exam 2
- Take another full-length mock exam
- Focus on areas of weakness and review materials
- Go over AWS whitepapers and FAQs as needed
Week 5: Final Review and Exam
Day 21-22: Final Review and Revisions
- Go over weak areas based on mock exams
- Focus on AWS services, global infrastructure, and billing questions
Day 23: Final Mock Exam
- Take a final full-length mock exam under timed conditions
Day 24: Relax and Prepare for Exam Day
- Light revision, focus on key concepts and terminology
Day 25: Exam Day