AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam objectives
The published blueprint is the contract: the exam can only test what is on this list. Domains carry their official weightings, and objectives with a practice page link straight to questions written for that objective.
Titles and weightings from the official objectives. AWS exam page ↗
Cloud Concepts
24% of exam1.1 1.1 Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.
1.2 1.2 Identify design principles of the AWS Cloud.
1.3 1.3 Understand the benefits of and strategies for migration to the AWS Cloud.
1.4 1.4 Understand concepts of cloud economics.
Security and Compliance
30% of exam2.1 2.1 Understand the AWS shared responsibility model.
2.2 2.2 Understand AWS Cloud security, governance, and compliance concepts.
2.3 2.3 Identify AWS access management capabilities.
2.4 2.4 Identify components and resources for security.
Cloud Technology and Services
34% of exam3.1 3.1 Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud.
3.2 3.2 Define the AWS global infrastructure.
3.3 3.3 Identify AWS compute services.
3.4 3.4 Identify AWS database services.
3.5 3.5 Identify AWS network services.
3.6 3.6 Identify AWS storage services.
3.7 3.7 Identify AWS artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) services and analytics services.
3.8 3.8 Identify services from other in-scope AWS service categories.
Billing, Pricing, and Support
12% of exam4.1 4.1 Compare AWS pricing models.
4.2 4.2 Understand resources for billing, budget, and cost management.
4.3 4.3 Identify AWS technical resources and AWS Support options.
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