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

Amazon S3 — Simple Storage Service

Amazon S3 is an object storage service. It stores objects inside buckets and is designed for high durability and large-scale storage.

Why it matters

S3 is a strong fit for files, media, backups, logs, static assets and other objects that do not need a traditional disk interface.

How it works

Create bucket → choose settings → upload object → object receives a key → control access → retrieve object when authorized.

Real-world example: A web application can keep profile images and exported reports in S3 while storing their metadata in a database.

Core Concept

S3 is object storage built around buckets and objects.

Applications commonly use S3 for static assets, uploads, backups and data exchange.

S3 Bucketmy-app-assetsObjectslogo.pnginvoice-1001.pdfbackup.zip

What you should remember

Key idea

S3 is object storage built around buckets and objects.

Key idea

Applications commonly use S3 for static assets, uploads, backups and data exchange.

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 does S3 stand for?

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