AWS Beginnings

these characteristics and how they are covered in the exam in more detail throughout the course.

AWS has published different domains each of whose scopes are covered in the exam. Be aware, though, that I will cover material that may be beyond the scope of the actual exam; that way, you will get the full picture.

After telling you about the particular services, I will spend some time to make sure you can architect and design solutions well using those services.

For more information about the certification exam, please check out the Follow-along PDF Manual in the section that’s labeled Certification Exam Details. You will find it on page 4.

LET ME TAKE SOME TIME TO DISCUSS HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE

EXAM.

You have certainly taken a smart first step in preparing for the exam by listening to this audio course! Other than that, here are some steps to follow before taking on the exam.

Listen to this course and repeat sections that you find unclear. There are going to be lots of acronyms and new terminologies discussed in the material. Try not only to memorize them, but also apply what you know of them to the scenario exercises at the end of the chapter. Use the Follow along PDF Manual as a reference.

Hands on practice is very valuable in preparing for the exam. If you don’t have access to either your company’s or school’s AWS account, Amazon has generously provided the AWS Free Tier to its users. The AWS Free Tier allows you to try out more than sixty AWS products and services for free! Of course, different services may have different levels of free offers and tiers, depending on which product is used. However, this is still a great way for anyone to try out these services without incurring any cost. To get more information about the AWS Free Tier, go to <read as a web address> AWS dot amazon dot com slash free. That is <read as a web address> AWS dot amazon dot com slash free. Remember, all links mentioned throughout the course are listed in the Follow-along PDF Manual on page seven.