AWS Developer Associate Exam Preparation

This repository is dedicated to my preparation for the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) exam. It contains study materials, hands-on exercises, and practice questions to reinforce key AWS concepts.

📌 About the AWS Developer Associate Certification

The AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification validates proficiency in core AWS services, best practices for AWS architecture, and the ability to develop, deploy, and debug cloud applications.

🛠️ Exam Domains:

1. Development with AWS Services (32%)

   • AWS SDKs, APIs, CLI, and IDE toolkits
   • Compute, Storage, and Database services
   • AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and Event-Driven architectures

2. Security (26%)

   • IAM roles and policies
   • Secrets Manager and AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
   • Authentication and Authorization mechanisms

3. Deployment (24%)

   • CI/CD with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy
   • AWS Elastic Beanstalk and ECS/EKS
   • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform

4. Troubleshooting & Optimization (18%)

   • Application performance monitoring
   • AWS X-Ray and CloudWatch debugging
   • Cost optimization strategies

📂 Repository Structure

📦 aws-developer-associate-prep
 ┣ 📂 docs              # Study notes and summaries
 ┣ 📂 hands-on          # Practical exercises and projects
 ┣ 📂 practice-tests    # Sample questions and answers
 ┣ 📂 scripts           # AWS CLI and SDK scripts
 ┣ 📜 README.md         # This documentation file

🚀 Learning Path

1. Understand AWS Core Services - Compute, Storage, Database, Security, Networking.
2. Hands-on with AWS - Deploy applications using Lambda, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB.
3. Implement CI/CD Pipelines - Use AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy.
4. Security & Authentication - Learn IAM, Cognito, and Secrets Manager.
5. Practice Exam Questions - Take mock tests and analyze weak areas.

📚 Resources

• AWS Developer Guide
• AWS Whitepapers & FAQs
• AWS Free Tier
• Exam Guide & Sample Questions

📝 Notes

• Regularly update this repository with new findings and practice exercises.
• Share insights and solutions to reinforce understanding.
• Optimize cost by leveraging AWS Free Tier for hands-on learning.

🎯 Goal

Pass the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam and gain real-world AWS development expertise! 🚀