2023 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 Exam
Guide: Domains, Tips & Practice Strategies to Pass Easily
Introduction
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam is intended for individuals who can
effectively demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, independent of a specific job
role.
The exam validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:
• Explain the value of the AWS Cloud.
• Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model.
• Understand security best practices.
• Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.
• Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, database,
and storage services.
• Identify AWS services for common use cases.
Target candidate description
The target candidate has up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation,
and/or operations. This certification is ideal for candidates who are from non-IT backgrounds.
These candidates might be in the early stages of pursuing an AWS Cloud career or might work
with people in AWS Cloud roles.
Recommended AWS knowledge
The target candidate should have AWS knowledge in the following areas:
• AWS Cloud concepts
• Security and compliance in the AWS Cloud
• Core AWS services
• Economics of the AWS Cloud
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,Job tasks that are out of scope for the target candidate
The following list contains job tasks that the target candidate is not expected to be able to
perform. This list is non-exhaustive. These tasks are out of scope for the exam:
• Coding
• Cloud architecture design
• Troubleshooting
• Implementation
• Load and performance testing
Refer to Appendix A for a list of technologies and concepts that might appear on the exam, a
list of in-scope AWS services and features, and a list of out-of-scope AWS services and features.
Exam content
Response types
There are two types of questions on the exam:
• Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses (distractors)
• Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more response
options
Select one or more responses that best complete the statement or answer the question.
Distractors, or incorrect answers, are response options that a candidate with incomplete
knowledge or skill might choose. Distractors are generally plausible responses that match the
content area.
Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing. The exam
includes 50 questions that affect your score.
Unscored content
The exam includes 15 unscored questions that do not affect your score. AWS collects
information about performance on these unscored questions to evaluate these questions for
future use as scored questions. These unscored questions are not identified on the exam.
Exam results
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam has a pass or fail designation. The exam is
scored against a minimum standard established by AWS professionals who follow certification
industry best practices and guidelines.
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, Your results for the exam are reported as a scaled score of 100–1,000. The minimum passing
score is 700. Your score shows how you performed on the exam as a whole and whether you
passed. Scaled scoring models help equate scores across multiple exam forms that might have
slightly different difficulty levels.
Your score report could contain a table of classifications of your performance at each section
level. The exam uses a compensatory scoring model, which means that you do not need to
achieve a passing score in each section. You need to pass only the overall exam.
Each section of the exam has a specific weighting, so some sections have more questions than
other sections have. The table of classifications contains general information that highlights
your strengths and weaknesses. Use caution when you interpret section-level feedback.
Content outline
This CLF-C02 exam guide includes weightings, content domains, and task statements for the
exam. Refer to Appendix B for a comparison of the previous version (CLF-C01) and current
version (CLF-C02) of the exam.
This guide does not provide a comprehensive list of the content on the exam. However,
additional context for each task statement is available to help you prepare for the exam.
The exam has the following content domains and weightings:
• Domain 1: Cloud Concepts (24% of scored content)
• Domain 2: Security and Compliance (30% of scored content)
• Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services (34% of scored content)
• Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support (12% of scored content)
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
Task Statement 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.
Knowledge of:
• Value proposition of the AWS Cloud
Skills in:
• Understanding the economies of scale (for example, cost savings)
• Understanding the benefits of global infrastructure (for example, speed of
deployment, global reach)
• Understanding the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility
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Guide: Domains, Tips & Practice Strategies to Pass Easily
Introduction
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam is intended for individuals who can
effectively demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, independent of a specific job
role.
The exam validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:
• Explain the value of the AWS Cloud.
• Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model.
• Understand security best practices.
• Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.
• Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, database,
and storage services.
• Identify AWS services for common use cases.
Target candidate description
The target candidate has up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation,
and/or operations. This certification is ideal for candidates who are from non-IT backgrounds.
These candidates might be in the early stages of pursuing an AWS Cloud career or might work
with people in AWS Cloud roles.
Recommended AWS knowledge
The target candidate should have AWS knowledge in the following areas:
• AWS Cloud concepts
• Security and compliance in the AWS Cloud
• Core AWS services
• Economics of the AWS Cloud
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,Job tasks that are out of scope for the target candidate
The following list contains job tasks that the target candidate is not expected to be able to
perform. This list is non-exhaustive. These tasks are out of scope for the exam:
• Coding
• Cloud architecture design
• Troubleshooting
• Implementation
• Load and performance testing
Refer to Appendix A for a list of technologies and concepts that might appear on the exam, a
list of in-scope AWS services and features, and a list of out-of-scope AWS services and features.
Exam content
Response types
There are two types of questions on the exam:
• Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses (distractors)
• Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more response
options
Select one or more responses that best complete the statement or answer the question.
Distractors, or incorrect answers, are response options that a candidate with incomplete
knowledge or skill might choose. Distractors are generally plausible responses that match the
content area.
Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing. The exam
includes 50 questions that affect your score.
Unscored content
The exam includes 15 unscored questions that do not affect your score. AWS collects
information about performance on these unscored questions to evaluate these questions for
future use as scored questions. These unscored questions are not identified on the exam.
Exam results
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam has a pass or fail designation. The exam is
scored against a minimum standard established by AWS professionals who follow certification
industry best practices and guidelines.
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, Your results for the exam are reported as a scaled score of 100–1,000. The minimum passing
score is 700. Your score shows how you performed on the exam as a whole and whether you
passed. Scaled scoring models help equate scores across multiple exam forms that might have
slightly different difficulty levels.
Your score report could contain a table of classifications of your performance at each section
level. The exam uses a compensatory scoring model, which means that you do not need to
achieve a passing score in each section. You need to pass only the overall exam.
Each section of the exam has a specific weighting, so some sections have more questions than
other sections have. The table of classifications contains general information that highlights
your strengths and weaknesses. Use caution when you interpret section-level feedback.
Content outline
This CLF-C02 exam guide includes weightings, content domains, and task statements for the
exam. Refer to Appendix B for a comparison of the previous version (CLF-C01) and current
version (CLF-C02) of the exam.
This guide does not provide a comprehensive list of the content on the exam. However,
additional context for each task statement is available to help you prepare for the exam.
The exam has the following content domains and weightings:
• Domain 1: Cloud Concepts (24% of scored content)
• Domain 2: Security and Compliance (30% of scored content)
• Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services (34% of scored content)
• Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support (12% of scored content)
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
Task Statement 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.
Knowledge of:
• Value proposition of the AWS Cloud
Skills in:
• Understanding the economies of scale (for example, cost savings)
• Understanding the benefits of global infrastructure (for example, speed of
deployment, global reach)
• Understanding the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility
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