1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:02,130 All right, so just a few exam tips, 2 00:00:02,130 --> 00:00:04,430 just to make sure that you have the maximum chances 3 00:00:04,430 --> 00:00:05,660 to pass your exam. 4 00:00:05,660 --> 00:00:07,020 Number one, practice makes perfect. 5 00:00:07,020 --> 00:00:09,590 So if you're new to AWS, maybe you're overwhelmed 6 00:00:09,590 --> 00:00:11,810 by this course, so take a bit of AWS practice 7 00:00:11,810 --> 00:00:12,643 thanks to this course. 8 00:00:12,643 --> 00:00:13,940 And don't rush to go to the exam. 9 00:00:13,940 --> 00:00:14,980 Take your time, okay? 10 00:00:14,980 --> 00:00:17,640 This is not a race, this is a challenge to you 11 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,970 to know that you know AWS, okay? 12 00:00:19,970 --> 00:00:21,940 This exam recommends that you have one or more years 13 00:00:21,940 --> 00:00:23,670 of hands-on experience on the AWS. 14 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:24,540 You can't fake that. 15 00:00:24,540 --> 00:00:27,430 Now, you should be able to answer all the exam questions, 16 00:00:27,430 --> 00:00:30,377 but hands-on experience is really how I learned AWS, 17 00:00:30,377 --> 00:00:33,010 and this is how you should learn AWS, too. 18 00:00:33,010 --> 00:00:35,960 Practice makes perfect, so give it a go. 19 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,520 Now, if you feel overwhelmed by this course 20 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,960 because you learned a lot of knowledge right now, 21 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:41,450 go through it one more time. 22 00:00:41,450 --> 00:00:43,320 It is fine to take your time, okay? 23 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,140 There is so much new knowledge, even me, 24 00:00:45,140 --> 00:00:48,110 I need to go back to it sometimes, so take your time. 25 00:00:48,110 --> 00:00:50,490 Now when you do have questions, proceed by elimination. 26 00:00:50,490 --> 00:00:52,690 So most questions are going to be scenario based, 27 00:00:52,690 --> 00:00:53,530 they're going to be a bit long, 28 00:00:53,530 --> 00:00:54,870 giving you hints and stuff. 29 00:00:54,870 --> 00:00:57,910 And so for all the questions, first rule out answers 30 00:00:57,910 --> 00:01:00,600 that you know for sure are going to be wrong. 31 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,550 This is really good way for you to maybe come back to 32 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:06,610 one or two answers, and then just know which 33 00:01:06,610 --> 00:01:08,280 one is right, right away, okay? 34 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,860 So understand which one makes the most sense, okay? 35 00:01:10,860 --> 00:01:13,230 Sometimes they are not that complicated, 36 00:01:13,230 --> 00:01:14,970 so there is very few trick questions. 37 00:01:14,970 --> 00:01:17,080 Maybe in the scenario they will try to lead you 38 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,700 into thinking something else because there will be 39 00:01:18,700 --> 00:01:21,690 EBS, ASG, SSM, all these kind of technologies. 40 00:01:21,690 --> 00:01:24,030 But there are very few trick questions, 41 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:26,200 and don't overthink your answers, okay? 42 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,570 If an answer seems feasible, but it's too complicated, 43 00:01:28,570 --> 00:01:29,890 it's probably wrong. 44 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:32,040 So think about it, think about it real hard. 45 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,530 And if you don't know the answer of a question right away, 46 00:01:35,530 --> 00:01:38,360 answer it, and then you can flag it for review later 47 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,420 using your little flag feature in the exam. 48 00:01:40,420 --> 00:01:42,070 And so you can come back to it later, 49 00:01:42,070 --> 00:01:43,880 and maybe you'll have the response then 50 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,620 because you have time to think about it. 51 00:01:45,620 --> 00:01:47,550 I also recommend that you skim through 52 00:01:47,550 --> 00:01:49,320 some AWS white papers. 53 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,570 And so you can read them, there's three of them 54 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:52,403 that I recommend. 55 00:01:52,403 --> 00:01:55,190 Architecting for the Cloud: AWS Best Practices, 56 00:01:55,190 --> 00:01:58,540 AWS Well-Architected Framework, and then finally, 57 00:01:58,540 --> 00:01:59,860 AWS Disaster Recovery, and here's the link 58 00:01:59,860 --> 00:02:02,020 because this one may be tough to find. 59 00:02:02,020 --> 00:02:04,220 So overall I think we've explored the most important 60 00:02:04,220 --> 00:02:06,830 concept in this course, but if you are interested 61 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:09,580 into these white papers, then it's never bad to look at them 62 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:10,413 or read them. 63 00:02:10,413 --> 00:02:14,111 Maybe it will help you reinforce your learnings on AWS 64 00:02:14,111 --> 00:02:17,050 and make you understand the course a little bit better. 65 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:18,970 Also, if you don't know a service very well, 66 00:02:18,970 --> 00:02:21,120 or you have doubts, look at the service FAQ. 67 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,730 This is where most of the questions on the exam will be. 68 00:02:23,730 --> 00:02:26,100 FAQ stands for frequently asked questions. 69 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:28,850 For example, if you look at VPC, this will be the URL, 70 00:02:28,850 --> 00:02:32,070 amazon.com/vpc/faqs. 71 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:34,350 FAQs, as I said, cover a lot of questions that are going 72 00:02:34,350 --> 00:02:36,440 to be asked on the exam, and it's really helpful 73 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,420 to look at it just to make sure that you understand 74 00:02:38,420 --> 00:02:39,810 a service really, really well. 75 00:02:39,810 --> 00:02:43,110 And finally, I think if you are really serious about AWS, 76 00:02:43,110 --> 00:02:45,320 you need to get into the AWS community. 77 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,160 So do participate in this course, 78 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,883 answer other peoples' Q and A, help other. 79 00:02:50,780 --> 00:02:52,630 Review questions that are asked by other people 80 00:02:52,630 --> 00:02:54,730 just to make that you may be having the same questions, 81 00:02:54,730 --> 00:02:56,100 and maybe you have the same doubts. 82 00:02:56,100 --> 00:02:58,450 Maybe the answers will help you clear out your doubts. 83 00:02:58,450 --> 00:03:00,300 And then do the practice test in this section. 84 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:02,830 You have to do it just to make sure you're ready. 85 00:03:02,830 --> 00:03:05,510 Finally, there's some forums online, there's online blogs, 86 00:03:05,510 --> 00:03:07,940 and there's even local meetups in pretty much every city 87 00:03:07,940 --> 00:03:10,610 in the world to discuss with other AWS engineers. 88 00:03:10,610 --> 00:03:12,480 And then if you're really into AWS, 89 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,080 you can also watch the re-invent videos. 90 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,630 This is Amazon's conference on YouTube, 91 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:18,780 and they're really, really great to get started. 92 00:03:18,780 --> 00:03:20,330 So that's it for my tips. 93 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:22,250 I hope you're excited to pass the exam, 94 00:03:22,250 --> 00:03:24,200 and I will see you in the next lecture.