AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Cert Prep
4h 15mBeginner2025-07-10
Authors

Hiroko Nishimura
AWS Community Hero, Author, Founder of AWS Newbies
Course details
Getting vetted as an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates your professional abilities and understanding of AWS cloud services. Join instructor Hiroko Nishimura as she covers the essential skills and concepts. An ideal fit for anyone preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or beginners to cloud computing on AWS, this course covers the four core domains of the official CLF-C02 exam: Cloud Concepts; Security and Compliance; Cloud Technology and Services; and Billing, Pricing, and Support.
Skills covered
Cloud FoundationsCloud ServicesCloud PlatformsCert PrepCloud Computing
Concepts
Introduction
- How did we get into the cloud
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam
- Cloud Concepts Domain
Domain 1 - Cloud Concepts
- What is the cloud
- What is cloud computing
- A brief history of the cloud
- Cloud computing in daily life
- Wrapping up - Cloud computing
Cloud Computing Concepts
- Advantages of cloud computing
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- AWS Cloud Adoption Framework
- Study break - Reviewing cloud computing and architectures
Introduction to AWS
- A brief history of AWS
- What is AWS
- Big companies using AWS
Diving into AWS
- Popular services offered in AWS
- Create an AWS account
- Exploring AWS dashboard
Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam
- Study break - Exam tips and resources
Domain 2 - Security and Compliance
- Security and Compliance Domain
Security in the Cloud
- Security in the cloud
- Shared responsibility model
- Well-Architected Framework
- AWS Cloud Security, Governance, and Compliance concepts
- Study break - Security Domain
Access Management
- Providing access in AWS
- Identity and access management (IAM)
- Principle of least privilege
- Keeping accounts secured
- Root user
- Study break - Access management
Security Services
- AWS Systems Manager
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- AWS Shield
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS Trusted Advisor
- Amazon GuardDuty
- AWS Artifact
- Governance and compliance services
- Study break - Reviewing security services
Conclusion of Domain 2
- Study break - Exam review
Domain 3 - Cloud Technology and Services
- Cloud Technology and Services Domain
Deploying and Operating in AWS Cloud
- Interacting with the cloud
- Connecting with the cloud
- Cloud deployment models
- AWS Global Infrastructure
- Study break - Deploying and operating in AWS
Compute Services
- Amazon EC2
- Container services
- Elastic Beanstalk
- Elastic Load Balancing
- Serverless services
- Amazon Lightsail
- Deploying and operating in AWS
- Study break - Reviewing compute services
Storage Services
- Types of storage
- Amazon S3
- Amazon Elastic Block Store
- AWS Snow Family
- AWS Storage Gateway
- AWS Backup
- Study break - Reviewing storage services
Database Services
- Database services
- Evaluate - Hosted or managed database
- Study break - Reviewing database services
Network Services
- Amazon VPC
- Amazon CloudFront
- AWS Global Accelerator
- Amazon Route 53
- Study break - Network services
AI, Machine Learning, and Analytics Services
- AI ML services
- Data analytics services
- Study break - Reviewing AI ML and analytics services
Management Tools
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS CloudTrail
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Study break - Reviewing management tools
Other Services
- A not-so-short list of services to keep in mind
Conclusion of Domain 3
- Study break - Cloud Technology and Services Domain
Domain 4 - Billing, Pricing, and Support
- Billing, Pricing, and Support Domain
Billing and Pricing
- AWS Billing Dashboard
- Types of charges
- AWS Free Tier
- Study break - Billing and pricing
Billing, Budget, and Cost Management
- AWS budget and cost management resources
- Consolidated billing
Support and Billing Resources
- AWS Support Plans 1
- AWS Support Plans 2
- Finding AWS resources
- Study break - Reviewing support and billing resources
Conclusion
- Exam tips and resources
- Next steps