Practice Test Aws Certified Solutions Architect Associate
In 1 hour, you will gain substantial insight to pass the certification exam. Join Live Study Group Q&A!
Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.7
- Realistic experience on type of questions that you would face in the certification exam- Gain Insight into AWS Services From Certification Perspective
- Evaluate Different Architectural Choices
What you'll learn
* Requirements
* Knowledge of Amazon Web Services Cloud PlatformDescription
*** UPDATE AUG-2021 - AWS Sample Questions Video Review Added ***
*** UPDATE JUN-2021 - Updated Serverless Compute with Lambda ***
*** UPDATE FEB-2021 - Brand new videos and quizzes on Messaging Services - SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Kinesis ***
*** UPDATE DEC-2020 - Brand new VPC videos with coverage on latest concepts and techniques ***
*** UPDATE SEP-2020 - Resource Sharing using Resource Access Manager and Transit Gateway ***
*** UPDATE MAY-2020 - Global Accelerator, and important security and management tools: WAF, Shield, IMDS V2, Secrets Manager, Systems Manager, AWS Config, Inspector, Trusted Advisor and how all these tools work together ***
*** UPDATE MAR-2020 - Completely revised CloudFront, and S3 Sections ***
*** UPDATE FEB-2020 - Lots of newly updated material and quizzes on Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, Data Lake, Monitoring, Storage, Databases ***
Hi, and welcome to the AWS Solutions Architect-Associate Practice Test course!
I am Chandra Lingam, and I am your instructor
In the next few hours, you will learn precise and relevant knowledge to pass the exam.
We will start by looking at what AWS expects from you
i.e., what does a solution architect do as part of their job
Remember, certification is just a stepping stone – you need to build skills to succeed in this role.
The actual exam contains only 65 questions – so they can test you only so much.
The biggest benefit as you prepare for this exam is you don’t know which 65 questions they are going to ask
So you need to prepare yourself for 200-300 different scenarios, and this preparation is what will make you a well-rounded Solutions Architect
This preparation is the objective of this course.
Depending on your experience level, you can approach it in two ways – Concept first or test first
Test First
If you are already familiar with AWS, you can start with the test-first approach and continue in sequence.
The quizzes are a great way to identify specific areas of strength and improvement
The questions are organized by service, and it will test your ability to recall specific information
and apply them for a given scenario
You will get immediate feedback along with detailed explanation and relevant review videos
The quizzes are followed by two practice tests
These are timed tests and simulate the real exam.
Each test has 65 questions that you need to answer in 130 minutes
The result and detailed answers are available after you complete the test
Concept First
If you prefer to review the concept first, you can start with the networking section
Each section focuses on a core service, its purpose, and how you would use them
We then look at an integrated view of how you can use all these various services to build an order processing system
We will compare the architecture of a server-based and serverless solution.
And how to decouple components
Migration of data to the cloud is a complex exercise
We will walk through several real-life scenarios on how you can approach them
Course Q&A Forums
For support, the course has an active Q&A forum, and we generally answer questions within a few hours
With the knowledge you gain in this course, you will become a better Solutions Architect and easily clear the certification exam!
I am looking forward to meeting you!
Who this course is for:
- Students Planning to Get Certified on AWS
Course content
22 sections • 197 lectures
Introduction and How To Preview 03:03
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Increase the speed of learning Preview 00:37
New Version of Certified Solutions Architect Associate Exam (SAA-C02) Preview 06:13
SAA-C02 Exam Overview and Preparation Strategies Preview 13:13
Weekly SAA Study Group Preview 00:36
My experience taking AWS SAA C02, and C01 exams Preview 03:07
How to Access Discount Vouchers Preview 00:30
Cloud Career Discussion, Q&A - Study Group Recording Preview 01:19:25
This Cloud Career discussion is from our weekly study group meeting. We meet every Saturday. For meeting logistics, please refer to the Weekly SAA Study Group lecture in this course
PDF presentation is available in this lecture!
The audio quality is in this section is "sufficient" as it is from a zoom meeting recording. Do let me know if you like this type of interactive content!
Concepts First or Test First, Weekly SAA Study Group Preview 00:37
Core AWS Services - Set 1
Core AWS Services - Set 2
Core AWS Services - Set 3
Core AWS Services - Set 4
Core AWS Services - Set 5
AWS Services - Set 6
AWS Services - Set 7
AWS Services - Set 8
AWS Services - Set 9
AWS Services - Set 10
AWS Services - Set 11
AWS Services - Set 12
Monitoring
Elastic Load Balancing
Auto Scaling
Storage
Cloud Security
Messaging Services - SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Kinesis Streams and Firehose
Serverless Compute with Lambda
Data Lake
S3 (Simple Storage Service)
CloudFront
Glacier
Route 53
Global Accelerator
Databases
Aurora
Cloud Migration
Support Plans
Protect and Manage Resources at Scale
Review lectures on Server-based and Serverless architecture
Data Transfer Scenarios Quiz - Read Me Preview 00:14
Data Transfer and Migration Scenarios
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Sample Questions - Video Review Preview 00:13
ReadMe Preview 00:34
Practice Test 1 (Timed)
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Test
Practice Test 2 (Timed)
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Test
AWS Exam Readiness Preview 00:26
Bonus Lecture Preview 01:02
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Network Addressing Primer - CIDR, Subnet, Private IPs, Public IPs Preview 12:29
VPC Introduction, App Deployment, Router, Internet Gateway Preview 06:59
Firewall - Security Group Preview 04:32
Firewall - Network ACL (NACL) Preview 06:07
IP Types - Private, Public, Elastic Preview 03:53
AWS Service Integration - Internet, NAT, Gateway and Interface Endpoints Preview 08:39
Peering Connection, Transit Gateway Preview 04:28
External Clients, Public Endpoints, Private Link Preview 03:04
Bastion Host, Session Manager (Systems Manager) Preview 04:26
Hybrid Infrastructure - Site-Site VPN, Cloud Hub, Client VPN Preview 06:16
Hybrid Infrastructure - Direct Connect Preview 03:07
VPC Traffic Flow Walk-thru Preview 03:32
Default VPC, Flow Log, Resource Access Manager, and NAT source/destination check Preview 01:49
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Amazon Machine Images (AMI) and Trust Preview 07:47
Physical Host Dedicated and Shared Resource Preview 01:02
Instance Family, Type, Size Preview 04:19
General Purpose, Burstable, Unlimited, CPU Credits Preview 11:29
Compute, Storage, Memory, Accelerated Computing Instance Families Preview 04:40
EC2 Instance Selection Preview 02:14
EC2 Instance Purchasing Options Preview 09:16
*NEW* Savings Plan Pricing Preview 01:50
Spot Instance Pricing Model Preview 06:48
Spot Usage Examples, Best Practices Preview 10:02
Hibernate your Instance Preview 00:33
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Introduction to Storage Preview 08:40
Elastic Block Store (EBS) Preview 13:09
Elastic File System, FSx for Windows, FSx for Lustre Preview 04:52
Elastic Block Store (EBS) Encryption Preview 07:18
Elastic Block Store (EBS) Encryption Preview 00:48
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Introduction to Monitoring Services Preview 02:46
CloudWatch, Metrics and Alarms Preview 04:18
CloudWatch Logs - Consolidate and Monitor Logs Preview 03:28
Lab - Stop Idle Instance using CloudWatch Alarms Preview 09:29
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Introduction to Elastic Load Balancing Preview 09:01
Types of Load Balancers, Private Link Preview 08:31
Lambda function as a target Preview 00:10
NEW Gateway Load Balancer Preview 00:58
Access Logs for Elastic Load Balancer Preview 00:24
Auto Scaling Preview 05:54
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Shared Responsibility Model, Security and Access Management Preview 08:33
User Credentials, Permission Management Preview 07:24
Policy Types, Amazon Resource Naming (ARN) Convention Preview 08:30
Elements and Structure of a Policy Document Preview 06:55
Policy Best Practices with Examples, Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Preview 07:42
IAM Roles, Application Access, Cross-account Access Preview 06:17
Identity Federation - Corporate Identity, Social Identity Preview 06:16
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:01
Messaging Services Introduction Preview 08:57
SQS Standard and FIFO Queues, Message Lifecycle, Visibility Timeout Preview 10:15
SQS Duplicate Message, Long Polling, Batching, Retention, DLQ, Encryption Preview 08:12
SNS, Standard and FIFO Topics, Message Filtering, Retry, DLQ, Logging Preview 08:13
EventBridge, Event Bus, SaaS Partner Bus Preview 02:37
Comparison - SNS, EventBridge Preview 02:04
Stream versus Batch Processing [Repeat from Data Lake] Preview 02:32
Kinesis Data Streams, Video Streams, Firehose, Analytics Preview 02:31
Kinesis Shards, Partition Key, Retention, Iterator, Resharding, KCL, KPL Preview 06:05
Permission and Access Management Preview 06:34
Summary Preview 02:39
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:01
What is Serverless Compute? Preview 07:23
Limitations, Language and Runtime, Concurrency Preview 06:54
Stateless Design, RDS Proxy, VPC, Security, Sync/Async, Edge Compute Preview 08:19
Labs Preview 00:07
Lab - S3 Object Processing Overview and Setup Preview 06:22
Lab - Create Lambda Function, Test and View Logs Preview 10:45
Lab - Implement Object Transformation Logic Preview 07:31
Lab - X-Ray Distributed Tracing Preview 05:20
Lab - Lambda Layers Preview 11:58
Decoupled Design, Versioning, Alias Preview 02:42
Introduction to API Gateway Capabilities Preview 06:45
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Why CloudFront? Preview 06:29
Lambda@Edge, and CloudFront Security Preview 08:29
CloudFront with S3 Origin Preview 01:09
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
AWS Databases - Introduction, Benefits, and Types Preview 08:09
Relational Database Service (RDS) - Features and Benefits Preview 12:41
Aurora and Aurora Serverless Relational Database Preview 04:47
DynamoDB - Primary Key, Partitions, and Features Preview 08:03
DynamoDB - How to Read and Write Items, Global and Local Index Preview 08:59
DynamoDB - Eventual-Strong Consistency, Capacity Management, Best Practices Preview 09:31
Cassandra and DocumentDB Preview 02:30
Amazon ElastiCache - Usage Example, Features Preview 05:29
Amazon Redshift Preview 02:26
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Cloud Migration Strategies Preview 11:59
Cloud Migration topic covers: Migration Strategies, Tools, Cost Estimation, and Quiz
Tools for Cloud Migration Preview 06:45
Total Cost of Ownership Preview 08:35
Cost - AWS Services and Pricing Preview 10:47
Support Plans Preview 07:14
Support Plan topic includes: Support options, Choosing an appropriate support plan, Cost Estimation, and Quiz
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
S3 Storage Classes Preview 07:36
S3 Consistency Model Preview 03:55
S3 now offers strong consistency for create, update, delete operations (2021) Preview 00:18
S3 Versioning Preview 04:12
S3 Lifecycle Management Preview 05:11
S3 Access Control Preview 04:02
S3 Replication (CRR, SRR) Preview 02:50
S3 Performance Preview 08:49
S3 Encryption (SSE-S3, SSE-KMS, SSE-C, Client Side) Preview 06:36
S3 Other Features Preview 08:25
Glacier Vault, Archives and Storage Class Preview 03:56
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Introduction to Global Accelerator Preview 04:00
Global Accelerator - How it works Preview 05:47
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Type of Attacks and Case Study Preview 07:28
Case Study Solution Discussion Preview 07:33
AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) Preview 07:07
AWS WAF Demo Preview 05:03
AWS Shield Preview 04:37
Secrets Manager Preview 03:23
Systems Manager Preview 03:29
AWS Config Preview 02:08
AWS Inspector, Trusted Advisor and Integrated Usage Walk-through Preview 04:10
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:03
Server-based Design Preview 09:36
Decoupling Layers Preview 06:21
Serverless Design Preview 08:52
Resource Sharing using Resource Access Manager and Transit Gateway Preview 03:46
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:11
Common Tools for Migration and Loading, Scenario 1 Preview 07:57
Scenarios 2 to 6 Preview 11:02
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Following Downloadable Resources are available in this lecture:
AWS Data Lake.pdf
Introduction to Data Lake Preview 10:28
In this lecture, let’s look at how a Data Lake can help you streamline data management
We will focus on the general concept and specific AWS products that can help you build a data lake.
Topics Covered:
1. Data Lake Vs. Data Warehouse
2. Storage Solutions: S3, Glacier
3. Data Ingestion and Migration: Kinesis, Storage Gateway, Snowball, Snowmobile
4. Meta Data Catalog: Glue and Custom
Kinesis - Streaming and Batch Processing Preview 05:23
Data Formats and Tools for Data Format Conversion Preview 08:33
In this lecture, let’s compare popular data formats for storing your data in a data lake and tools that you can use for format conversion.
You will gain insight into Row and Columnar storage formats and popular storage formats like CSV, TSV, JSON, Parquet, ORC, and Avro.
We will review popular approaches for format conversion using EMR Hive, Spark, Glue ETL.
In-Place Analytics and Portfolio of Tools Preview 05:02
One of the exciting capabilities of S3 based data lake architecture is in-place querying.
You can directly run SQL queries on your data stored in S3 without having to load in a database or data warehouse.
We will review Athena and Redshift Spectrum for in-place querying.
For streaming data, we will Kinesis Data Analytics
Your data lake needs to be flexible to support a wide variety of current and future tools.
Here is the thing, S3 is one of the most popular products in the cloud, and a lot of tools natively support S3.
We will review EMR Hadoop based tools like Hive, Spark, SageMaker Machine Learning, AWS Artificial Intelligence Services, QuickSight Business Intelligence Service, Redshift Data Warehouse and Lambda.
Monitoring and Optimization Preview 06:27
In this lecture, let’s review tools for monitoring and optimization of your data lake.
Monitoring and Auditing services reviewed: CloudWatch, CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail
For Optimization, we will look at:
S3 Storage Classes: Standard, Standard-IA Infrequent-Access, Intelligent-Tiering, Glacier, Glacier Deep Archive
S3 Lifecycle Management
S3 Storage Classes Analysis
Security and Protection Preview 06:36
S3 Access Control using Resource and User-based policies
Data Encryption using S3 Server Side Encryption, Client-Side Encryption
Encryption Key Management using Key Management Service (KMS)
Default Master Key and Customer Master Key (CMK)
S3 durability to protect against Corruption and Data Loss
S3 Versioning to protect against malicious and accidental deletes
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Cross-Region Replication (CRR)
Object Tagging and Tag-based Security policies
Route 53 - Important Concepts Preview 02:14
Introduction to Domain Name System (DNS) and Record Types Preview 10:56
Route 53, ACM, Health Check, Routing Policies Preview 11:01
Downloadable Resources Preview 00:02
Simple Email Service - Scenarios Preview 03:52
SES - SPF and DKIM Preview 02:55
Elastic Container Service - Container Orchestration and Terminology Preview 05:18
Elastic Container Service - Static, Dynamic Port Mapping Preview 04:11
Fargate Serverless Elastic Container Service Preview 02:57
Elastic Beanstalk Concepts, Permissions, Preview 05:38
Elastic Beanstalk - Source Code Bundling and deployment options Preview 06:21
Disaster Recovery Whitepaper Preview 00:04
This course includes:
- 14.5 hours on-demand video
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion
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