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AWS DEA-C01 Study Guide

AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate DEA-C01

The AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate (DEA-C01) tests how you ingest, transform, store, secure and operate data on AWS. It suits data engineers and anyone who builds and maintains data pipelines and data stores in the cloud.

  • Exam code DEA-C01
  • Associate level
  • 4 exam domains

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every AWS DEA-C01 exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 4chapters
  • 28topics
  • 11diagrams and exhibits
  • 2 h 16 minfast track
Start with Data Ingestion and Transformation
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth this share of the exam, so spend your study time in proportion. Select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

Open a chapter to see its topics and how long each takes.

1Data Ingestion and Transformation8 topics · 40 min fast trackStreaming and batch ingestion, processing, orchestration and programming skills.
  1. 1Streaming Data Ingestion5 min
  2. 2Batch Ingestion and Migration7 min
  3. 3File Formats and Compression4 min
  4. 4Choosing a Processing Service5 min
  5. 5AWS Glue ETL Jobs5 min
  6. 6Step Functions and Glue Workflows4 min
  7. 7MWAA and Event Driven Pipelines5 min
  8. 8Programming Concepts and IaC5 min
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2Data Store Management7 topics · 33 min fast trackChoosing stores, S3 lakes, Redshift, DynamoDB, the Glue Data Catalog, lifecycle and data modeling.
  1. 1Choosing a Data Store5 min
  2. 2S3 Data Lake Design5 min
  3. 3Amazon Redshift Data Warehouse5 min
  4. 4DynamoDB and NoSQL Stores4 min
  5. 5Glue Data Catalog and Crawlers5 min
  6. 6Data Lifecycle Management4 min
  7. 7Data Modeling and Schema Evolution5 min
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3Data Operations and Support6 topics · 28 min fast trackAutomation, analysis with Athena and QuickSight, monitoring, troubleshooting and data quality.
  1. 1Automating Data Processing5 min
  2. 2Analyzing Data with Athena4 min
  3. 3QuickSight and DataBrew5 min
  4. 4Monitoring Data Pipelines4 min
  5. 5Troubleshooting Data Pipelines5 min
  6. 6Ensuring Data Quality5 min
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4Data Security and Governance7 topics · 35 min fast trackAuthentication, authorization, encryption, masking, audit logs, privacy and governance.
  1. 1Authentication Mechanisms5 min
  2. 2IAM Authorization and Access Control5 min
  3. 3Lake Formation Permissions5 min
  4. 4Encryption with KMS5 min
  5. 5Data Masking and Anonymization5 min
  6. 6Audit Logging on AWS5 min
  7. 7Data Privacy and Governance5 min
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