AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Prepare for the DVA-C02 exam and validate your ability to develop, deploy, and debug cloud-based applications.
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4 modules · 75 lessons
Module 1: Development with AWS Services
Develop code for applications hosted on AWS and Lambda. (32% of exam)
Application Development
Develop applications using AWS services and SDKs.
- Lesson AWS SDKs and APIs 10 min
- Quiz AWS SDKs and APIs Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Architectural Patterns 10 min
- Quiz Architectural Patterns Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Event-Driven Architecture 10 min
- Quiz Event-Driven Architecture Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Microservices Design 10 min
- Quiz Microservices Design Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson API Gateway APIs 10 min
- Quiz API Gateway APIs Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Unit Testing with SAM 10 min
- Quiz Unit Testing with SAM Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Messaging Services SQS SNS 10 min
- Quiz Messaging Services SQS SNS Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson EventBridge Patterns 10 min
- Quiz EventBridge Patterns Quiz 5 questions
Lambda Development
Develop and configure Lambda functions.
- Lesson Lambda Function Basics 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Function Basics Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Configuration 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Configuration Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda VPC Access 10 min
- Quiz Lambda VPC Access Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Error Handling 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Error Handling Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Destinations 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Destinations Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Performance Tuning 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Performance Tuning Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Real-Time Processing 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Real-Time Processing Quiz 5 questions
Data Stores
Use data stores in application development.
- Lesson DynamoDB Keys and Indexes 10 min
- Quiz DynamoDB Keys and Indexes Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson DynamoDB Queries vs Scans 10 min
- Quiz DynamoDB Queries vs Scans Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Database Consistency Models 10 min
- Quiz Database Consistency Models Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson ElastiCache Caching 10 min
- Quiz ElastiCache Caching Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson OpenSearch Service 10 min
- Quiz OpenSearch Service Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Data Serialization 10 min
- Quiz Data Serialization Quiz 5 questions
Streaming Data
Handle streaming data with AWS services.
Module 2: Security
Implement authentication, encryption, and secrets management. (26% of exam)
Authentication and Authorization
Implement auth for applications.
- Lesson Amazon Cognito 10 min
- Quiz Amazon Cognito Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson IAM for Developers 10 min
- Quiz IAM for Developers Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Federated Access 10 min
- Quiz Federated Access Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Bearer Tokens 10 min
- Quiz Bearer Tokens Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Assuming IAM Roles 10 min
- Quiz Assuming IAM Roles Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cross-Service Auth 10 min
- Quiz Cross-Service Auth Quiz 5 questions
Encryption
Implement encryption at rest and in transit.
- Lesson KMS for Developers 10 min
- Quiz KMS for Developers Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Client vs Server Encryption 10 min
- Quiz Client vs Server Encryption Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Certificate Manager 10 min
- Quiz Certificate Manager Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Cross-Account Encryption 10 min
- Quiz Cross-Account Encryption Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Key Rotation 10 min
- Quiz Key Rotation Quiz 5 questions
Sensitive Data
Manage sensitive data in applications.
- Lesson Secrets Manager 10 min
- Quiz Secrets Manager Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Parameter Store 10 min
- Quiz Parameter Store Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Environment Variables 10 min
- Quiz Environment Variables Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Data Classification PII 10 min
- Quiz Data Classification PII Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Data Masking 10 min
- Quiz Data Masking Quiz 5 questions
Application Security
Secure application code and endpoints.
Module 3: Deployment
Prepare artifacts and deploy with CI/CD. (24% of exam)
Application Artifacts
Prepare application artifacts for deployment.
Testing
Test applications in development environments.
- Lesson Integration Testing 10 min
- Quiz Integration Testing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson API Gateway Stages 10 min
- Quiz API Gateway Stages Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Testing 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Testing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson SAM Local Testing 10 min
- Quiz SAM Local Testing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Amazon Q Developer 10 min
- Quiz Amazon Q Developer Quiz 5 questions
CI/CD Deployment
Deploy code using AWS CI/CD services.
- Lesson CodePipeline Basics 10 min
- Quiz CodePipeline Basics Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CodeBuild Projects 10 min
- Quiz CodeBuild Projects Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CodeDeploy Strategies 10 min
- Quiz CodeDeploy Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Blue-Green Deployments 10 min
- Quiz Blue-Green Deployments Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Canary Deployments 10 min
- Quiz Canary Deployments Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson SAM Templates 10 min
- Quiz SAM Templates Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CloudFormation Updates 10 min
- Quiz CloudFormation Updates Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Lambda Aliases 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Aliases Quiz 5 questions
Module 4: Troubleshooting and Optimization
Debug, instrument, and optimize applications. (18% of exam)
Root Cause Analysis
Debug and troubleshoot issues.
- Lesson CloudWatch Logs Analysis 10 min
- Quiz CloudWatch Logs Analysis Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Custom Metrics 10 min
- Quiz Custom Metrics Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson CloudWatch Dashboards 10 min
- Quiz CloudWatch Dashboards Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Deployment Debugging 10 min
- Quiz Deployment Debugging Quiz 5 questions
Observability
Instrument code for observability.
- Lesson X-Ray Tracing 10 min
- Quiz X-Ray Tracing Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Structured Logging 10 min
- Quiz Structured Logging Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Application Health Checks 10 min
- Quiz Application Health Checks Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Notification Alerts 10 min
- Quiz Notification Alerts Quiz 5 questions
Performance Optimization
Optimize applications for performance.
- Lesson Lambda Concurrency 10 min
- Quiz Lambda Concurrency Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Application Profiling 10 min
- Quiz Application Profiling Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Caching Strategies 10 min
- Quiz Caching Strategies Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Resource Optimization 10 min
- Quiz Resource Optimization Quiz 5 questions
- Lesson Bottleneck Analysis 10 min
- Quiz Bottleneck Analysis Quiz 5 questions
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