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

AWS Management Console

The AWS Management Console is a browser-based interface for creating, viewing and configuring AWS resources. The top search can be used to find services such as IAM, EC2, S3 and CloudWatch.

Why it matters

Beginners can see the resource state and available settings visually before moving to CLI or infrastructure-as-code workflows.

How it works

Sign in → select the correct Region → search for a service → open the service → create or inspect a resource → verify the result.

Real-world example: For S3, search for S3, open the service, select Create bucket, enter a unique bucket name and verify the bucket appears in the list.

Core Concept

Use the console to create resources, inspect configuration, view monitoring information and manage permissions.

Always check the selected Region before creating regional resources.

AWS ServiceProduction ArchitectureSecure • Scalable • Observable

What you should remember

Key idea

Use the console to create resources, inspect configuration, view monitoring information and manage permissions.

Key idea

Always check the selected Region before creating regional 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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