Aws Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide With 500 Practice Test - Foundational (Clf-C02) Exam

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.

List of contents

Introduction xxiii
 
Assessment Test xxix
 
Chapter 1 The Cloud 1
 
What Is Cloud Computing? 2
 
Highly Available and Scalable Resources 2
 
Professionally Secured Infrastructure 3
 
Metered Payment Model 3
 
Server Virtualization: The Basics 4
 
Cloud Platform Models 5
 
Infrastructure as a Service 5
 
Platform as a Service 5
 
Software as a Service 5
 
Serverless Workloads 6
 
Scalability and Elasticity 6
 
Scalability 7
 
Elasticity 7
 
Summary 8
 
Exam Essentials 9
 
Review Questions 10
 
Chapter 2 Understanding Your AWS Account 13
 
The Free Tier 14
 
How Does the Free Tier Work? 15
 
Tracking Your Free Tier Usage 15
 
What's Available Under the Free Tier? 17
 
Product Pricing 18
 
Finding AWS Pricing Documentation 18
 
Working with the AWS Pricing Calculator 19
 
Service Limits 21
 
Billing and Cost Management 21
 
The AWS Billing Dashboard 21
 
AWS Budgets 22
 
Monitoring Your Costs 23
 
AWS Organizations 24
 
Summary 24
 
Exam Essentials 24
 
Review Questions 26
 
Chapter 3 Getting Support on AWS 29
 
Support Plans 30
 
Support Plan Pricing 30
 
The Basic Support Plan 32
 
The Developer Support Plan 33
 
The Business Support Plan 33
 
The Enterprise Support Plan 33
 
AWS Professional Services 34
 
Documentation and Online Help 34
 
Documentation 34
 
Discussion Forums 36
 
Trusted Advisor 37
 
Summary 39
 
Exam Essentials 39
 
Review Questions 40
 
Chapter 4 Understanding the AWS Environment 45
 
AWS Global Infrastructure: AWS Regions 46
 
Regionally Based Services 48
 
Globally Based Services 49
 
Service Endpoints 50
 
AWS Global Infrastructure: Availability Zones 50
 
Availability Zone Designations 51
 
Availability Zone Networking 52
 
Availability Zones and High Availability 52
 
AWS Global Infrastructure: Edge Locations 53
 
Edge Locations and CloudFront 54
 
Regional Edge Cache Locations 55
 
AWS Global Infrastructure: Extending the Cloud 55
 
AWS Outposts 55
 
AWS Local Zones 56
 
AWS Wavelength 56
 
The AWS Shared Responsibility Model 56
 
Managed Resources 58
 
Unmanaged Resources 58
 
Service Health Status 58
 
AWS Acceptable Use Policy 59
 
Summary 59
 
Exam Essentials 60
 
Review Questions 61
 
Chapter 5 Securing Your AWS Resources 65
 
AWS Identity and Access Management 66
 
Protecting the Root User 66
 
Authentication 67
 
Users, Groups, and Roles 70
 
Providing Federated Access 72
 
Credential Report 73
 
Encryption 73
 
Regulatory Compliance (AWS Artifact) 74
 
Other AWS Security and Compliance Tools 74
 
Summary 75
 
Exam Essentials 76
 
Review Questions 77
 
Chapter 6 Working with Your AWS Resources 81
 
The AWS Management Console 82
 
Accessing the AWS Management Console 83
 
Opening a Service Console 85
 
Working with Shortcuts 85
 
Selecting a Region 85
 
The Account Name Menu 87
 
Resource Groups 88
 
Tag Editor 89
 
Tagging Strategies 90
 
The AWS Console Mobile Application 91
 
The AWS Command- Line Interface 95
 
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About the author

Ben Piper is an IT consultant who has created more than 30 educational courses covering Amazon Web Services, networking, and automation. Learn more about Ben from his website at www.benpiper.com. David Clinton is a system administrator, teacher, and writer. He has created training material for subjects including Linux systems, cloud computing (AWS in particular), and virtualization. David has written books on AWS, Linux administration, and data analytics. Access more of David's technology content at bootstrap-it.com.

Product details

• Authors: David Clinton, Clinton David, Ben Piper, Ben Clinton Piper
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.12.2023
• EAN: 9781394235636
• ISBN: 978-1-394-23563-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Sybex Study Guide
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks; Informatik, Prüfungsvorbereitung, aws, Zertifizierung, computer science, test prep, Zertifizierung f. MSCE u. Novell, Certification (MSCE, Novell, etc.), Grid & Cloud Computing, Grid- u. Cloud-Computing, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner