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DVA-C02 Flashcards

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Free flashcards for AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02): flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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Lambda
Runs your code in response to events without managing servers.
API Gateway
Creates and manages REST and HTTP APIs.
DynamoDB
Managed NoSQL key-value and document database.
Partition key
The attribute DynamoDB uses to distribute data.
Sort key
Orders items sharing a partition key.
GSI
Global Secondary Index - an alternative query pattern.
SDK
Software Development Kit for calling AWS from code.
IAM role
Temporary, least-privilege credentials assumed by code.
Cognito
Handles user authentication and identity.
KMS
Key Management Service for encryption keys.
Secrets Manager
Stores and rotates secrets such as DB passwords.
Parameter Store
Stores configuration and secrets (Systems Manager).
SQS
Message queue for decoupling components.
SNS
Publish/subscribe messaging.
Dead-letter queue
Captures messages that repeatedly fail processing.
Idempotency
Safely retrying an operation without duplicate effects.
Exponential backoff
Retrying with increasing delays to handle throttling.
CodePipeline
Orchestrates build, test and deploy stages.
SAM
Serverless Application Model for defining serverless apps.
CloudFormation
Infrastructure as code using templates.
X-Ray
Traces and debugs distributed application requests.
CloudWatch
Metrics, logs and alarms for observability.