AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Learning Path
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam basically validates the following
- Define what the AWS Cloud is and the basic global infrastructure
- Describe basic AWS Cloud architectural principles
- Describe the AWS Cloud value proposition
- Describe key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases (for example, compute and analytics)
- Describe basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and the shared security model
- Define the billing, account management, and pricing models;
- Identify sources of documentation or technical assistance (for example, white papers or support tickets); and
- Describe basic/core characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud.
NOTE – This exam is mainly a high level introduction to Cloud Computing, AWS Cloud, its advantages, its services, pricing and support plans. This is a good exam to start your AWS journey with and also provide non technical professionals to know what AWS has to offer.
Refer to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam guide
AWS Cloud Computing Whitepapers
- Overview of Amazon Web Services whitepaper, April 2017
- Architecting for the Cloud: AWS Best Practices whitepaper, Feb 2016
- How AWS Pricing Works whitepaper, March 2016
- The Total Cost of (Non) Ownership of Web Applications in the Cloud whitepaper, Aug 2012
- Compare AWS Support Plans
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Contents
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
- 1.1 Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition
- 1.2 Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics
- Advantages of Cloud Computing
- Trade capital expense for variable expense
- Benefit from massive economies of scale
- Stop guessing about capacity
- Increase speed and agility
- Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
- Go global in minutes
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Features include agility, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
- Advantages of Cloud Computing
- 1.3 List the different cloud architecture design principles
Domain 2: Security
- 2.1 Define the AWS Shared Responsibility model
- includes having a clear understanding of what AWS and Customer responsibilities are
- 2.2 Define AWS Cloud security and compliance concepts
- 2.3 Identify AWS access management capabilities
- includes services like IAM
- 2.4 Identify resources for security support
- includes services like CloudTrail
Domain 3: Technology
- 3.1 Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud
- 3.2 Define the AWS global infrastructure
- includes AWS concepts of regions, AZs and edge locations
- 3.3 Identify the core AWS services
- Includes AWS Services Overview and focuses on high level knowledge of (but surely not deep enough)
- Compute Services – EC2, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, Auto Scaling
- Storage Services – S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
- Security, Identity, and Compliance – IAM, Organizations, WAF
- Databases – RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
- Migration – Database Migration Service
- Networking and Content Delivery – VPC, CloudFront, Route 53, Direct Connect, ELB
- Management Tools – CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, AWS Config, OpsWorks, Trusted Advisor, Personal Health Dashboard
- Messaging – SQS, SNS
- Includes AWS Services Overview and focuses on high level knowledge of (but surely not deep enough)
- 3.4 Identify resources for technology support
- includes AWS Support Models and the key features and benefits the model provides to the customers
Domain 4: Billing and Pricing
- 4.1 Compare and contrast the various pricing models for AWS
- includes AWS Pricing
- 4.2 Recognize the various account structures in relation to AWS billing and pricing
- includes AWS Organizations
- includes Consolidated Billing
- includes Billing and Cost Management
- 4.3 Identify resources available for billing support
- includes tools like TCO Calculator which helps compare cost of running applications in an on-
premises or colocation environment to AWS - includes Cost Explorer allows you to view and analyze costs
- includes tools like TCO Calculator which helps compare cost of running applications in an on-
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Resources
- Purchased the Linux Academy, which is a good introduction but might not be enough
- Make sure you go through the whitepapers, which will make sure you cover all the topics required for the exams.
- Keys topics are AWS services, TCO, Shared Responsibility, Billing & Cost and Support Plans.
- Braincert AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Practice Exam
- Set of extensive questions, with very nice, accurate detailed explanation
- Udemy AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Practice Exams
I have read your blog its very attractive and impressive. I like it your blog.
I am preparing for AWS architect certification which I intend to take in late Q2 2019. I am following two courses, one by A Cloud Guru (70% complete) and the other by DolphinEd (recently started) both for Architect certification.
In order to meet my employer’s requirements, I am thinking of doing the Practitioner Certification first, before actually going in for the architect certification.
My question is, will my current study plan meet the requirements of the Practitioner certification also, or do I need to do something more ?
For Cloud Practitioner, you should be good for 70% of topics as you are already preparing for Solution Architect. However, you need to focus on topics like Cloud Computing Concepts, Billing and Support models etc. which are too specific to Cloud Practitioner and not covered in other Associate exams.
Are there any brain dumps or practice exam links to this certification that you may know of?
thank you,
The ones mentioned in are good enough for the exams.
Hi Jayendra,
Thanks for creating such a comprehensive blog.
For Cloud Practioner Certification, could you also specify which sub sections can be skipped.
For example, under EC2(http://jayendrapatil.com/aws-ec2-overview/) there are around 10-11 sub sections under Additional Reading. Can these be skipped?
Regards,
Aditya
Its better to cover those as EC2 is one of the core topics and it would help you in further certs anyways.
is it enough to crack cloud practioner exam by going through your blog?
Hey i passed the cloud practioner exam. It says I have secured 800 out of 1000 what could be my total score out of 65
Hi Anil, if you are asking the total correct questions it would around 50-55.
Hello Jayendra,
Is braindump is enough to pass cloud practitioner exam.
I am preparing for associate certificate, recently i ve received voucher for the exam and i want pass it.
You should use any practice exams as a preparation for the actual exams. Use them to identify your weak points. You can not only easily clear the exams but also have you concepts clear for day to day tasks or interviews.
Do you have any discount coupon for Practice exam course on Udemy?
The previous one expired I think, currently I do not have any. You can check if https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-practice-exams/?referralCode=FA98906141B41F33FE0D provides additional discount.
Thanks a lot for this blog, I have cleared Cloud practitioner exam today. Your blog was of great help.
Congrats Shubhi , glad the content helped.