AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)- Exam Details

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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)- Exam Details

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)- Exam Details

AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Master Cheat Sheet

Comprehensive Guide

Domain 1: Cloud Concepts 24% of Exam

Value Proposition

Agility, Elasticity, Scalability, and Global Footprint. Trade CapEx for OpEx.

Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)

Six perspectives: Business, People, Governance (Business focused) and Platform, Security, Operations (Technical focused).

Well-Architected Pillars

Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, Sustainability.

Deployment Models

  • Public Cloud: Infrastructure fully managed by a third-party (AWS).
  • Private Cloud (On-Premises): Managed within your own data center using AWS Outposts.
  • Hybrid Cloud: Connects on-prem resources to AWS (e.g., using AWS Direct Connect).

Domain 2: Security and Compliance 30% of Exam

This is the most critical domain for passing. Focus on the Shared Responsibility Model.

Customer (IN the Cloud) AWS (OF the Cloud)
Customer Data & Encryption Physical security of data centers
Identity Access Management (IAM) Global Infrastructure (Regions, AZs)
OS Patching (EC2) & Firewall Config Managed Services Patching (RDS, S3, Lambda)

Key Security Services

  • AWS Shield: Managed DDoS protection.
  • AWS WAF: Web Application Firewall to block malicious traffic.
  • AWS Inspector: Automated security assessments for EC2.
  • AWS Artifact: Portal for compliance reports (SOC, PCI).
  • AWS KMS: Managed encryption keys.

Domain 3: Technology and Services 34% of Exam

Compute

EC2 (Virtual Servers), Lambda (Serverless Code), Fargate (Serverless Containers), ECS/EKS (Container Orchestration).

Storage

S3 (Objects), EBS (Block storage for EC2), EFS (Managed File System), S3 Glacier (Archive).

Databases

RDS (Relational SQL), DynamoDB (NoSQL), Aurora (Cloud-native SQL), Redshift (Data Warehouse).

Networking Deep-Dive

  • VPC: Your isolated private network.
  • Subnets: Public (internet access) vs Private (no direct internet).
  • Route 53: Managed DNS service.
  • CloudFront: Global Content Delivery Network (CDN) using Edge Locations.

Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support 12% of Exam

Pricing Models

On-Demand, Reserved Instances (1 or 3 years), Spot Instances (90% discount), Savings Plans.

Cost Tools

AWS Budgets (Alerts), Cost Explorer (Trends), Pricing Calculator (Estimates).

Support Plans

Basic (Free), Developer (Email/Business hours), Business (24/7 Phone/Chat), Enterprise (TAM + 15 min response).

🧠 Exam Practice Scenario

Question: An organization needs to migrate their local SQL database to AWS. They want to minimize the administrative burden of managing backups and software patching. Which service should they choose?

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