Somebody once told me: keep learning no matter what :)
I was studying for the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam. Here is my study path that I designed and followed to pass the exam :)
Some recommendations that worked for me:
- I took notes of acronyms meaning and names of services. In most cases, these names have a relation with the objective of the service. So using my background and logic I solved some questions!
- I took notes of little details that I considered important or hard to remember. In this way, when I was learning, I could go back and I had a chance to remember the notes with just a quick look.
- I read the requirements, rules, times, numbers of questions related to the exam! I didn't want to lose the exam for not being on time.
- I completed the course - AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. It is free and it just takes 6 hours.
- I tried some AWS Cloud practitioner sample questions.
- I read about the pricing model, conditions of service support and the available regions.
- I tried the simulation tests in [Whizlabs], [Udemy] y [O'reilly]. They are paid, but free trial versions work well.
- I attended the online exam, so I chose my home with the supervision of a remote person.
- Finally, I tried to sleep well the previous day and after the exam, I enjoyed a bar of chocolate! If you don't pass the exam, there is always a solution. Although you have to pay again, it is not game over!
Consider following this roadmap and mark each step when you finish!
- AWS Glossary
- AWS Key Concepts
- AWS Key Training
- AWS Certification
- AWS Sample Questions
- AWS Labs More Resources
Acronym | Meaning |
---|---|
AMI | Amazon Machine Images |
EC2 | Elastic Cloud Computing |
S3 | Simple Storage Service |
RDS | Relational Database Services |
VPN | Virtual Private Network |
ELB | Elastic Load Balancing |
VPC | Virtual Private Cloud |
SDK | Software Development Kit |
CDK | Cloud Development Kit |
EMR | Elastic MapReduce |
WAF | Web Application Firewall |
IAM | Identity Access Management |
MQ | Message broker for ActiveMQ |
SNS | Simple Notification Service |
SQS | Simple Queue Service |
QLDB | Quantum Ledger Database |
ECR | Elastic Container Registry |
ECS | Elastic Container Service |
EKS | Elastic Kubernetes Service |
SES | Simple Email Service |
RTOS | Real Time Operating System |
IOT | Internet of Things |
HSM | Hardware Security Module |
SSO | Single Sign On |
EBS | Elastic Block Store |
EFS | Elastic File System |
That's all folks! 😄
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