Super Easy Tips to Learn Azure / Cloud Terminology

Question

Hello, I recently joined MS Learn and started with Azure fundamentals. It’s quite fun as I’m getting to learn some things that used to look like magic, but then it’s not been a smooth sail remembering the terminology and what they are about.

How do I get myself to remember? Awesome tips will be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hello, @Kelechi Precious Nwachukwu !

Great to hear that you are having fun with Azure Fundamentals! I'll include some of the tips and tricks I've used when studying for Azure certifications in the past but I suspect that different approaches will work for different people and I'm curious what others are doing as well.

What are the learning paths?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/azure-fundamentals/

How do I remember Azure cloud terminology?
I've found that when it comes to learning about new areas in Azure, hands on experience is really helpful in remembering what I read. Going through the official documentation with the portal (or Azure Cloud Shell) open and creating resources and solutions forces me to think about different terminology rather than just reading or hearing about it.

When it comes to more abstract concepts outside of the portal (like availability zones), I've found that visuals are really helpful in gaining an understanding of the logic behind the terminology.

Some of the fundamental terminology for the cloud gets easier to remember with experience as well. It's one thing to know that you can scale up and out but another when you need to add VMs or change your VM size.

My personal favorite resources:

• The official documentation: It looks daunting at first but even going through just the overview and a quickstart or two for a service is really helpful and can be done pretty quickly.
• Hands on experience: This really helps different concepts stick. For things that may not be directly related to a service, you can ask yourself how you would apply the concept behind the terminology. Scaling? When would you want to change your VM size and how do you do that in the portal?
• Visuals: The documentation has some good diagrams but there are also videos you can find online that describe concepts that may initially be less familiar. Seeing how different resources interact can really help with remembering the terminology that goes along with it.

I hope this helps! Let me know if there's anything you've found that has been especially useful!