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 VPC

A Virtual Private Cloud provides an isolated networking environment in AWS where you define IP ranges, subnets, routes and traffic controls.

Why it matters

Networking determines how resources reach each other, the internet and other networks.

How it works

VPC CIDR → subnets → route tables → gateways → security controls → resources.

Real-world example: A public subnet can host a load balancer while application instances and databases can stay in private subnets.

Core Concept

A VPC defines IP ranges, subnets, routing and network security controls.

A typical web architecture separates public entry points from private application and database resources.

VPCPublic SubnetLoad BalancerInternet Gateway routePrivate SubnetApp / DatabaseNo direct inbound internet

What you should remember

Key idea

A VPC defines IP ranges, subnets, routing and network security controls.

Key idea

A typical web architecture separates public entry points from private application and database 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 does VPC stand for?

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