Week 1 Worklog

Objectives:

  • Connect and get acquainted with members of First Cloud AI Journey (FCAJ).
  • Understand fundamental AWS services and navigate the AWS Management Console & CLI.

Tasks:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
1- Get acquainted with FCAJ members
- Read and take notes on internship unit rules and regulations		06/15/202606/15/2026FCAJ Onboarding Docs
2- Learn about AWS and its service categories:
 + Compute
 + Storage
 + Networking
 + Database		06/16/202606/16/2026cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com
3- Create AWS Free Tier account
- Learn about AWS Console & AWS CLI
- Practice:
 + Create AWS account
 + Install & configure AWS CLI		06/17/202606/17/2026cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com
4- Learn basic EC2:
 + Instance types, AMI, EBS
- SSH connection methods to EC2
- Learn about Elastic IP		06/18/202606/18/2026cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com
5- Practice:
 + Launch an EC2 instance
 + Connect via SSH
 + Attach an EBS volume		06/19/202606/19/2026cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com

Achievements:

  • Understood what AWS is and mastered the basic service groups (Compute, Storage, Networking, Database).
  • Successfully created and configured an AWS Free Tier account.
  • Became familiar with the AWS Management Console and learned how to find, access, and use services via the web interface.
  • Installed and configured AWS CLI on the computer (Access Key, Secret Key, Default Region).
  • Used AWS CLI to check account info, view EC2 service, and create key pairs.
  • Acquired the ability to connect between the web interface and CLI to manage AWS resources in parallel.