SY0-701 Cheat Sheet (High-Yield Review)
Last-minute review of key differences, traps, and high-yield topics.
Quick answers
- S3/EBS/EFS: know when each fits.
- ALB vs NLB: L7 features vs L4 performance.
- Security Group vs NACL: stateful vs stateless.
- Multi-AZ vs Read Replica: HA vs read scaling.
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High-yield review list
- S3: durability, storage classes, lifecycle, replication.
- EC2: ASG + ALB patterns, placement, EBS vs instance store.
- VPC: routing, security groups vs NACLs, endpoints.
- Databases: RDS vs DynamoDB, Multi-AZ basics, read replicas.
- CloudFront: caching + origin patterns, signed URLs/cookies basics.
Topics & Skills Covered
- Authentication vs authorization
- Encryption basics and use-cases
- Network security fundamentals
- Incident response flow
- Risk concepts (likelihood/impact)
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When should I use a cheat sheet?
In the last 3–5 days for quick refresh, not as your main learning method.
How do I avoid common traps?
Look for the best/most secure answer for the scenario and eliminate options that don’t match the context.
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