The authors have worked hard to provide you with some great tools to help you with your certification process. The interactive online learning environment that accompanies the AWS Certified Developer – Associate Official Study Guide provides a test bank with study tools to help you prepare for the certification exam. This helps you increase your chances of passing it the first time! The test bank includes the following:
Sample Tests All of the questions in this book, including the 50-question assessment test at the end of this introduction and the review questions that are provided at the end of each chapter are available online. In addition, there are two practice exams available online with 75–100 questions each. Use these questions to test your knowledge of the study guide material. The online test bank runs on multiple devices.
Flashcards The online test banks include more than 200 flashcards specifically written to quiz your knowledge of AWS operations. After completing all the exercises, review questions, practice exams, and flashcards, you should be more than ready to take the exam. The flashcard questions are provided in a digital flashcard format (a question followed by a single correct answer). You can use the flashcards to reinforce your learning and provide last-minute test prep before the exam.
Glossary A glossary of key terms from this book is available as a fully searchable PDF.
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The AWS Certified Developer – Associate Exam is intended for individuals who perform in a developer role. Exam concepts that you should understand for this exam include the following:
In general, certification candidates should understand the following:
The exam covers five different domains, with each domain broken down into objectives and subobjectives.
The following table lists each domain and its weighting in the exam, along with the chapters in this book where that domain’s objectives and subobjectives are covered.
Domain | Percentage of Exam | Chapter |
Domain 1: Deployment | 22% | 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 |
1.1 Deploy written code in AWS using existing CI/CD pipelines, processes, and patterns. | 6, 7, 8, 9 | |
1.2 Deploy applications using Elastic Beanstalk. | 6, 8, 9 | |
1.3 Prepare the application deployment package to be deployed to AWS. | 7, 9, 12 | |
1.4 Deploy serverless applications. | 7, 12, 13, 14 | |
Domain 2: Security | 26% | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 |
2.1 Make authenticated calls to AWS services. | 1, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14 | |
2.2 Implement encryption using AWS services. | 3, 4, 5, 14 | |
2.3 Implement application authentication and authorization. | 3, 10, 13, 14 | |
Domain 3: Development with AWS Services | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16 |
3.1 Write code for serverless applications. | 9, 12, 13 | |
3.2 Translate functional requirements into application design. | 2, 3, 4, 13, 14 | |
3.3 Implement application design into application code. |
3, 4, 13, 14 | |
3.4 Write code that interacts with AWS services by using APIs, SDKs, and AWS CLI. |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16 | |
Domain 4: Refactoring | 10% | 2, 3, 4, 11,16 |
4.1 Optimize application to best use AWS services and features. | 3, 4, 11, 16 | |
4.2 Migrate existing application code to run on AWS. | 2, 3, 11 | |
Domain 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting | 12% | 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 |
5.1 Write code that can be monitored. | 8, 12, 13, 15, 16 | |
5.2 Perform root cause analysis on faults found in testing or production. | 2, 4, 12, 15 |