Why This Cheat Sheet Matters for DEA-C01
This cheat sheet covers the most important AWS Lake Formation concepts tested on the DEA-C01 (AWS Data Engineer Associate) certification exam. It contains 3 sections with 12 key points that you should memorize before exam day. AWS Lake Formation simplifies building and securing data lakes. Study fine-grained access control, data filters, cross-account sharing, governed tables, and integration with Glue and Athena. Use this as a quick-reference guide during your final review sessions.
3Sections
12Key Points
Access Control
- Lake Formation replaces complex S3 and IAM policies with centralized, fine-grained permissions.
- Column-level and row-level security filters control what data users can see.
- LF-Tags provide scalable tag-based access control across databases, tables, and columns.
- Cross-account data sharing uses Lake Formation grants without copying data.
Data Lake Management
- Governed tables support ACID transactions in the data lake.
- Data lake blueprints automate ingestion from databases and log sources.
- Lake Formation integrates with the Glue Data Catalog for metadata management.
- Data filters define named sets of rows and columns for reusable access policies.
Exam Cues
- Need centralized data lake permissions: Lake Formation.
- Need column/row-level access: Lake Formation data filters.
- Need share data across accounts without copying: Lake Formation cross-account grants.
- Need tag-based scalable permissions: LF-Tags.
Practice Lake Formation Questions
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