AWS Cloud Practitioner
Demonstrate overall understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of specific technical roles. Great entry point into AWS certifications.
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Cloud & AWS Fundamentals
Understand cloud computing basics and the AWS global infrastructure.
What to Learn
- Cloud Computing Definition
- On-Premises vs Cloud
- AWS Global Infrastructure (Regions, AZs, Edge Locations)
- AWS Shared Responsibility Model
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
Resources
- Stephane Maarek Udemy Course
- AWS Skill Builder (free)
Know the AWS Shared Responsibility Model cold: AWS is responsible 'of' the cloud (hardware, facilities), you are responsible 'in' the cloud (data, applications, configs).
Core AWS Services
Learn the most important AWS services across compute, storage, databases, and networking.
What to Learn
- EC2 (virtual machines)
- Lambda (serverless)
- S3 (object storage)
- EBS & EFS (storage)
- RDS & DynamoDB (databases)
- VPC (networking)
- CloudFront (CDN)
- Route 53 (DNS)
Resources
- AWS Console Free Tier Account
- freeCodeCamp AWS YouTube course
Create a free AWS account! The free tier lets you try EC2, S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB at no cost. Hands-on practice is worth 10x reading.
Security & Identity
Learn AWS security services and identity management fundamentals.
What to Learn
- IAM (Users, Groups, Roles, Policies)
- MFA
- AWS Organizations
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS Shield & WAF
- AWS Macie
- Security Groups vs NACLs
- KMS & CloudHSM
Resources
- AWS Skill Builder: Security module
IAM is crucial for the exam! Know the principle of least privilege. Roles are for services, users are for humans. Never use root account for daily operations.
AWS Billing & Pricing
Understand AWS pricing models, cost optimization tools, and support plans.
What to Learn
- Pay-as-you-go Pricing
- Reserved Instances vs On-Demand vs Spot
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets
- AWS Pricing Calculator
- AWS TCO Calculator
- Support Plans (Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise)
Resources
- AWS Pricing Calculator online
- Stephane Maarek billing section
Know the 4 support plans and what each includes. Cost optimization is a major exam topic, Spot Instances for flexible workloads, Reserved for predictable.
Practice & Pass the Exam
Complete practice tests and take the CLF-C02 exam.
What to Learn
- Full practice exams
- Flashcard review of AWS services
- Review flagged questions
Resources
- Whizlabs AWS CCP practice tests
- Tutorial Dojo AWS CCP practice exams
Tutorial Dojo practice exams are very close to the real exam. Aim for 85%+ before booking. The real exam is $100 and 90 minutes, ~65 questions.