Tech Exam Prep

By Ran Chen

Tech Exam Prep is a free, daily podcast by OpenExamPrep covering the most in-demand IT and technology certification exams — including CompTIA Security+, AWS Cloud Practitioner, CompTIA Network+, CCNA,... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

Tech Exam Prep episodes:

March 27, 2026 [AWS CCP] 4, Cloud Economics and TCO
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- That Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) compares the comprehensive costs of an on-premises data center with the AWS cloud.
- How migrating to AWS shifts spending from upfront Capital Expenditures (CapEx) to variable Operational Expenditures (OpEx).
- The AWS Pricing Calculator is the primary tool for estimating costs for specific solutions you plan to build in AWS.
- Rightsizing is the ongoing process of matching instance resources to workload demands to eliminate waste and reduce costs.
- Reserved Instances and Savings Plans provide substantial discounts for long-term usage commitments, with Savings Plans offering greater flexibility.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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March 26, 2026 [AWS CCP] 3, AWS Global Infrastructure
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- An AWS Region is a large, isolated geographic area, while an Availability Zone (AZ) is a distinct data center location within that Region.
- Deploying resources across multiple Availability Zones (Multi-AZ) is the primary strategy for achieving high availability and fault tolerance on the exam.
- Edge Locations are used by services like CloudFront to cache content and reduce latency for end-users, and they are distinct from AZs where applications run.
- The four critical factors for choosing an AWS Region are Compliance, Latency, Service Availability, and Pricing.
- Exam questions often use trick wording to confuse Availability Zones (for running applications) with Edge Locations (for content delivery).
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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March 25, 2026 [AWS CCP] 2, Benefits of Cloud Computing
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- How the exam tests the shift from upfront Capital Expense (CapEx) to pay-as-you-go Operational Expense (OpEx).
- Why massive economies of scale result in lower pay-as-you-go prices for all customers, not just large ones.
- The connection between stopping guessing capacity and the cloud's core principle of elasticity.
- How increased speed and agility are framed as the ability to provision resources in minutes instead of weeks.
- How going global in minutes is achieved by deploying applications across multiple AWS Regions with a few clicks.
For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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March 23, 2026 [AWS CCP] 1, Cloud Computing Fundamentals
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The core definition of cloud computing, including on-demand delivery and pay-as-you-go pricing. - Key differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and how the shared responsibility model applies to each. - How to distinguish between public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models and their common use cases. - The structure of the AWS global infrastructure, specifically the relationship between Regions and Availability Zones (AZs). - Why deploying resources across multiple Availability Zones is essential for achieving high availability and fault tolerance. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep
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FAQs about Tech Exam Prep:

How many episodes does Tech Exam Prep have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.