Study Guide
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study Guide
Use the official AWS domain outline to connect AWS Cloud concepts, security and compliance, core cloud technology services, billing, pricing, and support to scenario-based questions and explanations.
How the Exam Is Structured
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) validates AWS Cloud concepts, security and compliance, core cloud technology services, billing, pricing, and support. The ExamPal practice bank includes 765 premium questions and 40 free questions mapped across the official blueprint.
| Domain | Weight | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1: Cloud Concepts | 24% | Task 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud; Value proposition of the AWS Cloud |
| Domain 2: Security and Compliance | 30% | Task 2.1: Understand the AWS shared responsibility model; AWS shared responsibility model |
| Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services | 34% | Task 3.1: Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud; Different ways of provisioning and operating in the AWS Cloud |
| Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support | 12% | Task 4.1: Compare AWS pricing models; Compute purchasing options |
24% of exam
Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
Covers foundational AWS cloud concepts, including the value proposition of the AWS Cloud, design principles, migration strategies, and cloud economics. The source material presents this domain through task statements and associated knowledge/skill areas rather than a deeper nested outline.
30% of exam
Domain 2: Security and Compliance
Covers AWS security, compliance, governance, and access management concepts. This domain emphasizes the AWS shared responsibility model, how customers secure resources, and the services and documentation used to manage security and compliance across AWS environments.
34% of exam
Domain 3: Cloud Technology and Services
Covers core AWS service categories, global infrastructure, deployment and operating methods, and how to choose appropriate AWS services for compute, database, networking, storage, AI/ML, analytics, and other in-scope categories. This domain emphasizes recognizing service purpose and selecting the right AWS offering for a given technical need.
12% of exam
Domain 4: Billing, Pricing, and Support
Covers AWS pricing models, billing and cost management resources, and AWS technical resources and support options. This domain emphasizes selecting appropriate purchasing options, understanding billing tools and consolidated billing, and identifying official AWS support and partner resources.
Key Terms to Know
These terms are loaded from the shared terminology pack and appear across the question explanations.
- 11 nines of durability
- A durability level of 99.999999999% described in the text for S3 and some S3 storage classes.
- 4 nines of availability
- An availability level of 99.99% described in the text for S3.
- API Gateway
- An AWS service used to build, manage, secure, and scale APIs; it can invoke services such as Lambda and supports RESTful and WebSocket APIs.
- AWS Backup
- An AWS backup and recovery service used to create backup plans for storage.
- AWS CLI
- The AWS Command Line Interface; a programmatic interface for AWS that has the same features as the AWS Management Console and often receives new features first.
- AWS Certificate Manager
- An AWS service that provisions public and private SSL/TLS certificates for free and provides managed certificate renewal.
- AWS Cloud9
- An AWS service used as an example of Platform as a Service for application development.
- AWS CloudTrail
- An AWS service used for comprehensive logging and auditing actions in the context of security.
- AWS CodeCommit
- An AWS service used for versioning in the context of operational excellence.
- AWS Direct Connect
- A dedicated physical network connection from an on-premises data center to AWS that carries data over a private network and supports hybrid cloud architectures and large data transfers.
- AWS Encryption SDK
- An AWS data encryption library used to encrypt data within applications.
- AWS Global Accelerator
- An AWS service that improves application availability, performance, and security using the AWS global network, and is used for global traffic management, API acceleration, global static IPs, and low-latency gaming and media workloads.
- AWS Lambda
- An AWS serverless compute service cited as an excellent choice for serverless workloads.
- AWS License Manager
- An AWS service for managing AWS and on-premises licenses.
- AWS MGN
- An acronym used in the text for AWS Application Migration Service, the successor to AWS Server Migration Service.
- AWS Management Console
- The web-browser-based interface for managing AWS resources; described as easy to navigate and suitable for non-technical roles.
- AWS Organizations
- An AWS account management service that lets you consolidate multiple AWS accounts into an organization you create and centrally manage, supporting billing, budgetary, security, and compliance needs.
- AWS Partner Network (APN)
- A global community of approved AWS partners that offer solutions and consulting services.
Official Materials and Guidance
This page is built from AWS CLF-C02 official exam guide, the shared syllabus, topic tree, terminology pack, free pack, and premium pack.
- -AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Guide
- -AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Sample Questions