Master AWS Cloud Computing From Scratch

Clear, interactive, and structured AWS lessons designed for absolute beginners.

COURSE SYLLABUS
1. AWS Introduction
Introduction to AWS What is AWS? AWS Global Infrastructure AWS Management Console AWS Account Setup Root User vs IAM User Free Tier & Billing Safety
2. Identity & Access Management
Introduction to IAM IAM Users IAM Groups IAM Policies IAM Roles Multi-Factor Authentication
3. Amazon EC2
Introduction to EC2 EC2 Basics EC2 Instance Types Launch an EC2 Instance Security Groups Key Pairs Elastic Block Store (EBS)
4. Amazon S3
Introduction to S3 S3 Concepts S3 Buckets S3 Objects & Keys Versioning Bucket Policies
5. Amazon VPC
Introduction to VPC VPC Concepts Subnets Route Tables Internet Gateway NAT Gateway VPC Security Groups
6. Amazon RDS
Introduction to RDS RDS Concepts Database Engines Create RDS Database Backups
7. AWS Lambda
Introduction to Lambda Lambda Concepts Lambda Functions Triggers Environment Variables
8. Amazon CloudWatch
Introduction to CloudWatch CloudWatch Concepts Metrics CloudWatch Logs Alarms
9. Elastic Load Balancing
Introduction to Elastic Load Balancing ELB Concepts Application Load Balancer (ALB) Network Load Balancer (NLB) Gateway Load Balancer Target Groups Health Checks Listeners & Rules

Free Tier and Billing Safety

AWS pricing depends on the service, Region, resource type, usage and duration. Free offers have eligibility and usage limits, so they should not be treated as unlimited free infrastructure.

Why it matters

Cloud labs can create charges if resources remain active or exceed included usage.

How it works

Check pricing and account billing information → create only small lab resources → record what you created → delete or stop resources when finished → verify the resource is gone.

Real-world example: An EC2 instance left running, a NAT Gateway left provisioned, or storage kept after a lab can continue generating charges.

Core Concept

Some AWS services include free usage allowances for eligible accounts or services.

Free-tier terms and limits can change, so check the current AWS pricing/free-tier page before creating resources.

AWS ServiceProduction ArchitectureSecure • Scalable • Observable

What you should remember

Key idea

Some AWS services include free usage allowances for eligible accounts or services.

Key idea

Free-tier terms and limits can change, so check the current AWS pricing/free-tier page before creating resources.

Real-world example

Use a realistic cloud workload and focus on the responsibility of this AWS service.

User → AWS service → application → data / response

Choose the service that matches the responsibility instead of forcing every workload into one resource.

# Conceptual workflow aws-service --resource example # Verify configuration → test → monitor → clean up
Practice tip: Build the smallest possible lab, verify the result, then remove resources you no longer need.

Quick Test

1 Question

What is the main idea of this AWS lesson?

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