Other AWS Services
Get to know the additional AWS services on the CLF-C02 exam: application integration with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Step Functions, the developer tools for CI/CD, business and end-user computing services, and the frontend, mobile, and IoT services.
Other AWS Services collects the services that fall outside the core compute, storage, database, and networking groups but still show up on the CLF-C02 exam. They cover a wide range, from connecting the parts of an application to shipping code, delivering desktops, building app frontends, and wiring up physical devices.
Like the rest of this domain, the exam tests these at a recognition level. You do not configure a pipeline or stand up a contact center. You read a short scenario and pick the service built for it.
What This Topic Covers
- application integration services that decouple components: Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon EventBridge, and AWS Step Functions
- the AWS developer tools for CI/CD: AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodeArtifact, plus AWS X-Ray for debugging and AWS CloudShell
- business application services such as Amazon Connect for contact centers and Amazon SES for email
- end-user computing with Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon AppStream 2.0, and WorkSpaces Secure Browser
- frontend and mobile services including AWS Amplify, AWS AppSync, and Amazon API Gateway
- connecting devices to the cloud with AWS IoT Core
Why It Matters
These services are easy points if you know them and easy to miss if you do not, because each one owns a narrow job. The questions almost always describe a need, such as running a customer support line, sending confirmation emails, or connecting a fleet of sensors, and ask for the matching service.
The trick is to group the names instead of memorizing them in isolation. Once you know which services move messages, which ship code, which deliver desktops, and which connect devices, a long list turns into a few clear categories, which is exactly what the exam rewards.