Week 2 Worklog

Week 2 Objectives:

  • Learn the basic usage of Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and AWS IAM.
  • Practice creating compute and storage resources on AWS.
  • Understand basic security principles when working with AWS accounts and services.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
2- Learn Amazon EC2 as a virtual server service, create EC2 instances, and select AMIs.27/04/202628/04/2026https://000004.awsstudygroup.com/
3- Connect through SSH/RDP, reviewing Free Tier considerations.28/04/202629/04/2026https://000004.awsstudygroup.com/
4- Learn Amazon S3 for file storage, create S3 buckets, and practice upload/download.29/04/202630/04/2026https://000057.awsstudygroup.com/
5- Configure access permissions for S3 buckets and objects.30/04/202630/04/2026https://000069.awsstudygroup.com/
6- Learn AWS IAM for managing users/roles, assigning permissions, and avoiding root account usage for daily work.01/05/202601/05/2026https://000048.awsstudygroup.com/

Week 2 Achievements:

  • Understood the role of EC2 in providing scalable virtual servers on AWS.
  • Practiced creating EC2 instances and selecting suitable AMIs for Linux or Windows environments.
  • Learned how to connect to EC2 instances using SSH or RDP depending on the operating system.
  • Became more careful with Free Tier limits to avoid unnecessary costs.
  • Created an S3 bucket and practiced uploading, downloading, and organizing objects.
  • Understood basic S3 permission concepts such as bucket policy, object access, and public/private access.
  • Reviewed IAM users, roles, policies, and permission assignment.
  • Reinforced the principle of least privilege and the practice of not using the root account for daily tasks.