AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Validate your cloud expertise with an industry-recognized credential and grow your career.
The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination can be taken at a testing center or through an online proctor. It is intended for individuals who have the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively demonstrate an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of specific technical roles addressed by other AWS Certifications.
An AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is a recommended path to achieving Specialty certification or an optional start toward Associate certification.
Abilities Validated by the Certification
- Define what the AWS Cloud is and the basic global infrastructure
- Describe basic AWS Cloud architectural principles
- Describe the AWS Cloud value proposition
- Describe key services on the AWS platform and their common use cases (for example, compute and analytics)
- Describe basic security and compliance aspects of the AWS platform and the shared security model
- Define the billing, account management, and pricing models
- Identify sources of documentation or technical assistance (for example, whitepapers or support tickets)
- Describe basic/core characteristics of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud
Recommended Knowledge
- We recommend candidates have at least six months of experience with the AWS Cloud in any role, including technical, managerial, sales, purchasing, or financial
- Candidates should have a basic understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud platform
Prepare for Your Exam
The best preparation for certification exams is practical experience. We recommend one or more years of hands-on experience using AWS.
Exam Overview
Exam Format
Multiple-choice, multiple-answer
Exam Modality
Testing center or remote online proctor
Exam Type
Foundational
Exam Time
90 minutes
Exam Cost
100 USD
Exam Language
Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese
Exam Resources
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