AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Cheat Sheet

Below is a cheat sheet for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam:

AWS Global Infrastructure

  • Regions:
    • Geographical locations with multiple availability zones.
  • Availability Zones (AZs):
    • Data centers within a region, isolated from each other.

AWS Services Overview

  • Compute:
    • EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Virtual servers.
    • Lambda: Serverless computing.
  • Storage:
    • S3 (Simple Storage Service): Object storage.
    • EBS (Elastic Block Store): Block-level storage for EC2.
  • Database:
    • RDS (Relational Database Service): Managed relational databases.
    • DynamoDB: NoSQL database.
  • Networking:
    • VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Isolated network.
    • CloudFront: Content delivery network.
  • Security & Identity:
    • IAM (Identity and Access Management): User and resource access control.
    • Cognito: User identity management.
  • Management & Monitoring:
    • CloudWatch: Monitoring and logging.
    • CloudTrail: Auditing and tracking.
  • Developer Tools:
    • CodeCommit: Version control.
    • CodePipeline: Continuous delivery.

AWS Pricing

  • Pay-as-You-Go:
    • Pay only for what you use.
  • Reserved Instances:
    • Reserved capacity for a one- or three-year term.
  • Spot Instances:
    • Bid for unused EC2 capacity at a potentially lower cost.

AWS Well-Architected Framework

  • Security:
    • Implement strong access controls and data encryption.
  • Reliability:
    • Design for fault tolerance and high availability.
  • Performance Efficiency:
    • Optimize resource utilization and performance.
  • Cost Optimization:
    • Match resources to requirements and control spending.
  • Operational Excellence:
    • Automate tasks, monitor performance, and continuously improve.

AWS Shared Responsibility Model

  • AWS Responsibility:
    • Security of the Cloud.
  • Customer Responsibility:
    • Security in the Cloud.

AWS Support Plans

  • Basic Support:
    • Free, forums-based support.
  • Developer Support:
    • Technical support during business hours.
  • Business Support:
    • 24/7 technical support.
  • Enterprise Support:
    • Additional features for large enterprises.

AWS Compliance and Governance

  • Compliance Programs:
    • HIPAA, GDPR, etc.
  • Service Organization Control (SOC) Reports:
    • Independent third-party reports on security and compliance.

AWS Certification Levels

  • Foundational:
    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
  • Associate:
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
    • AWS Certified Developer – Associate.
    • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate.
  • Professional:
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
    • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
  • Specialty:
    • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty.
    • AWS Certified Security – Specialty.

AWS Free Tier

  • 12-Months Free:
    • Limited free access to a wide range of AWS services.
  • Always Free:
    • Basic services are free indefinitely.

AWS Console and CLI

  • AWS Management Console:
    • Web-based interface for AWS services.
  • AWS CLI:
    • Command-line interface for AWS.

This cheat sheet is a general overview. It’s crucial to dive deeper into each service, understand their specifics, and practice using them in the AWS Management Console and CLI. Always refer to the AWS documentation for the latest and most accurate information.