AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide With 500 Practice Test Questions, 2nd Edition

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide With 500 Practice Test Questions, 2nd Edition

by Ben Piper, David Clinton
Released December 2023
Publisher(s): Sybex
ISBN: 9781394235636

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Book description

Distinguish yourself by becoming a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner

In the newly revised second edition of AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide: Foundational (CLF-C02) Exam, a team of veteran IT professionals and educators delivers an up-to-date and easy-to-follow introduction to Amazon’s industry-leading cloud technology and the introductory certification exam that demonstrates your understanding of it.

Used by thousands of companies across the globe, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an integral part of business IT operations at firms in virtually every industry and sector. In this book, you’ll prepare to pass the recently updated AWS Certification Exam and prove your knowledge of critical AWS cloud technologies and capabilities. You’ll find complete and thorough coverage of every topic included on the exam, from infrastructure to architecture and cybersecurity. You’ll also discover comprehensive discussions of the AWS Cloud value proposition, as well as billing, account management, and pricing models.

After reading and completing the practice questions provided by this book, you’ll be able to:

  • Distinguish yourself as an AWS expert by obtaining a highly sought-after certification in a popular cloud platform
  • Hone your skills and gain new insights on AWS Cloud you can use in your own profession, whether you work in a technical, managerial, sales, purchasing, or financial role
  • Fully prepare for and succeed on the new exam using expert content based on real-world knowledge, key exam essentials, and chapter review questions
  • Includes 1 year of access to the Sybex online interactive learning environment and test bank, including hundreds of practice questions, a key term glossary, and electronic flashcards, all supported by Wiley's support agents who are available 24x7 via email or live chat to assist with access and login questions

The AWS Certified AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide is an essential resource for any IT professional that works directly with Amazon Web Services, as well as students in IT fields, and non-technical professionals who work with and alongside technical experts.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. AWS Certification Books from Sybex
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Authors
  8. Table of Exercises
  9. Introduction
    1. What Does This Book Cover?
    2. Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
    3. Exam Objectives
    4. Objective Map
    5. Assessment Test
    6. Answers to Assessment Test
  10. Chapter 1: The Cloud
    1. What Is Cloud Computing?
    2. Server Virtualization: The Basics
    3. Cloud Platform Models
    4. Scalability and Elasticity
    5. Summary
    6. Exam Essentials
    7. Review Questions
  11. Chapter 2: Understanding Your AWS Account
    1. The Free Tier
    2. Product Pricing
    3. Service Limits
    4. Billing and Cost Management
    5. Summary
    6. Exam Essentials
    7. Review Questions
  12. Chapter 3: Getting Support on AWS
    1. Support Plans
    2. Documentation and Online Help
    3. Trusted Advisor
    4. Summary
    5. Exam Essentials
    6. Review Questions
  13. Chapter 4: Understanding the AWS Environment
    1. AWS Global Infrastructure: AWS Regions
    2. AWS Global Infrastructure: Availability Zones
    3. AWS Global Infrastructure: Edge Locations
    4. AWS Global Infrastructure: Extending the Cloud
    5. The AWS Shared Responsibility Model
    6. Summary
    7. Exam Essentials
    8. Review Questions
  14. Chapter 5: Securing Your AWS Resources
    1. AWS Identity and Access Management
    2. Encryption
    3. Regulatory Compliance (AWS Artifact)
    4. Other AWS Security and Compliance Tools
    5. Summary
    6. Exam Essentials
    7. Review Questions
  15. Chapter 6: Working with Your AWS Resources
    1. The AWS Management Console
    2. The AWS Command-Line Interface
    3. Software Development Kits
    4. CloudWatch
    5. CloudTrail
    6. Cost Explorer
    7. AWS Config
    8. AWS Control Tower
    9. AWS License Manager
    10. Summary
    11. Exam Essentials
    12. Review Questions
  16. Chapter 7: The Core Compute Services
    1. Deploying Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Servers
    2. Simplified Deployments Through Managed Services
    3. Deploying Container and Serverless Workloads
    4. Summary
    5. Exam Essentials
    6. Review Questions
  17. Chapter 8: The Core Storage Services
    1. Simple Storage Service
    2. S3 Glacier
    3. AWS Storage Gateway
    4. AWS Snow Family
    5. Other Storage-Related Services
    6. Summary
    7. Exam Essentials
    8. Review Questions
  18. Chapter 9: The Core Database Services
    1. Database Models
    2. Amazon Relational Database Service
    3. DynamoDB
    4. Amazon Redshift
    5. Analytics
    6. Summary
    7. Exam Essentials
    8. Review Questions
  19. Chapter 10: The Core Networking Services
    1. Virtual Private Cloud
    2. Route 53
    3. CloudFront
    4. Summary
    5. Exam Essentials
    6. Review Questions
  20. Chapter 11: Automating Your AWS Workloads
    1. Automation
    2. CloudFormation
    3. AWS Developer Tools
    4. EC2 Auto Scaling
    5. Configuration Management
    6. Summary
    7. Exam Essentials
    8. Review Questions
  21. Chapter 12: Common Use-Case Scenarios
    1. The Well-Architected Framework
    2. A Highly Available Web Application Using Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing
    3. Static Website Hosting Using S3
    4. Machine Learning
    5. Summary
    6. Exam Essentials
    7. Review Questions
  22. Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
    1. Chapter 1: The Cloud
    2. Chapter 2: Understanding Your AWS Account
    3. Chapter 3: Getting Support on AWS
    4. Chapter 4: Understanding the AWS Environment
    5. Chapter 5: Securing Your AWS Resources
    6. Chapter 6: Working with Your AWS Resources
    7. Chapter 7: The Core Compute Services
    8. Chapter 8: The Core Storage Services
    9. Chapter 9: The Core Database Services
    10. Chapter 10: The Core Networking Services
    11. Chapter 11: Automating Your AWS Workloads
    12. Chapter 12: Common Use-Case Scenarios
  23. Appendix B: Additional Services
    1. Activate for Startups
    2. Amazon EventBridge
    3. AppStream 2.0
    4. Athena
    5. AWS Amplify
    6. AWS AppSync
    7. AWS Batch
    8. AWS CloudShell
    9. AWS Device Farm
    10. AWS Step Functions
    11. Backup
    12. Cognito
    13. Connect
    14. Database Migration Service
    15. Elastic File System
    16. Elastic MapReduce
    17. Glue
    18. Inspector
    19. IoT Core
    20. IoT Greengrass
    21. IQ
    22. Kinesis
    23. Macie
    24. Managed Services (AMS)
    25. Neptune
    26. Simple Queue Service
    27. WorkDocs
    28. WorkSpaces
    29. X-Ray
  24. Index
  25. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide With 500 Practice Test Questions, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Ben Piper, David Clinton
  • Release date: December 2023
  • Publisher(s): Sybex
  • ISBN: 9781394235636