In the previous six chapters of this book, we’ve learned quite a large amount of information that helps us begin to construct a bird’s-eye view of AWS and the value proposition of cloud computing in general. We began in chapter 1 by learning about the fundamentals of cloud computing and its value proposition, and we became familiar with AWS. In chapter 2, we learned about cloud concepts, and in chapter 3, we delved deeper into hosting IT infrastructure in AWS. Chapter 4 was a long one, in which we dipped our toes into dozens of core AWS services, and in chapter 5, we learned about security and compliance concepts as well as core security services. In chapter 6, we were introduced to AWS’s billing and pricing concepts, tools, and the AWS support plan options.
In this final chapter of this book, we bring everything together to help you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam, which is AWS’s only foundational-level exam as of 2022. We will learn about the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam and the four domains that make up the exam and then move on to study aids to help you prepare. Let’s get started!