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DVA-C02: AWS Certified Developer - Associate v1.1

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Overview

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Prepare for the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) exam. Learn to develop, deploy and debug cloud applications using AWS services and CI/CD workflows.

Syllabus

  • Development with AWS Services
    • <p>This track will introduce you to AWS CLI usage, developer tools, API Gateway, and CloudFormation for infrastructure automation, including stacks, templates, and deployment pipelines. You will also explore creating scalable applications on EC2, working with AWS Lambda functions, runtimes, and API integrations, and understanding AWS stateful and stateless application characteristics. Additionally, you will explore AWS DynamoDB, ElastiCache for Memcached and Redis, and Amazon EFS, outlining key features and how to create and use these AWS storage and caching services.<br />You will also explore AWS storage and database services, including RDBS, DocumentDB, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Keyspaces, Neptune, Aurora, Redshift, and Timestream. Next, explore analytics tools like AppFlow, Athena, CloudSearch, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, EMR, Glue, Lake Formation, and Kinesis. Then learn about Integration services such as Event Bridge, SNS, Step Functions, SWF, and MQ are discussed, along with foundational CI/CD services, including version control, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CloudShell, and CodeArtifact.<br />Finally, explore AWS Lambda fundamentals, deployment, and management, followed by a deep dive into Amazon S3, storage options like EBS and EFS, backup methods, and hands-on guidance for setting up various AWS data services such as S3 Buckets, EFS, DocumentDB, and Amazon Keyspaces.</p>
  • Security
    • <p>In this track, you will explore key areas of AWS security, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), directory and resource management tools, cryptography and key management services, network security practices, and secure authentication and authorization methods. You will then explore IAM types, policies, and permissions; AWS Directory Service, Cloud Directory, and RAM; cryptographic tools like AWS Key Management Service and Secrets Manager; and network security solutions such as CloudTrail and CloudWatch. Additional topics include ABAC, Amazon Cognito, managing sensitive data in application code, defense in depth, data encryption best practices, and strategies for secure handling of environment variables and secrets throughout the data life cycle.</p>
  • Deployment
    • <p>In this track, explore AWS application deployment and management using services like ECS, ECR, EKS, App2Container, and Elastic Beanstalk (EB), including cluster creation, container deployment, and image management. Next, learn how to use EB CLI, monitoring applications, and deploying various app types. Then, explore Amazon EC2, Nitro Enclaves, the LAMP stack, SSL/TLS, WordPress installation, Lambda deployment packaging, integration testing, code organization, artifact management, mock integration, API Gateway configuration, and updating application stacks.</p>
  • Troubleshooting and Optimization
    • <p>This track outlines key AWS cloud management and troubleshooting skills. It covers monitoring and management tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, X-Ray, Security Hub, Systems Manager, Prometheus, and Grafana, including dashboard creation and notifications with SNS. It also explores auto scaling with EC2, Application Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, Compute Optimizer, CloudFront, and storage optimization methods for S3, EC2, and EFS. The track will also introduce general troubleshooting methods before diving deeper into methods for identifying and resolving security issues.</p>
  • Take the Practice Exam
    • <p>Practice exams are designed to help you prepare for the exam and perform on exam day. Study at your own pace, whenever you want, and wherever you are most comfortable. Practice with exam-like questions.</p>
  • Schedule your Exam
    • After completing your studies, schedule your exam with the third-party provider.
  • Upload Certification
    • After you receive notification that you’ve been certified, upload your certification to achieve completion.
  • Labs

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