Foundational
Cloud vocabulary and how AWS bills, with no hands-on experience assumed.
CLF-C02 · AIF-C01
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CLF-C02Cloud Technology and ServicesHard
A company transfers a large, steady volume of data between its own datacenter and AWS every day. It needs consistent network performance and a connection that does not traverse the public internet.
Which service meets both requirements?
One choice only. Your earliest pick was dropped.
Where this question sits in the exam
Cloud Technology and Services is 34% of the scored content. Our mocks use the same mix.
0 of 1 selected
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Scoring
The pass mark isn't the same for every AWS exam
AWS reports every exam on a scaled score from 100 to 1,000, but the pass mark changes with the exam. Cloud Practitioner passes at 700. Solutions Architect Associate passes at 720. Solutions Architect Professional passes at 750. A scaled score also isn't a percentage, so 720 doesn't mean you answered 72% correctly.
The second thing worth knowing is that AWS uses a compensatory model. You don't have to pass each domain — only the exam overall. A weak domain can be carried by a strong one, which changes how you should spend the last week before you sit.
Some questions on every AWS exam are unscored. They're being trialled for future use, they aren't marked, and you can't tell which they are. Unanswered questions count as wrong, so answer everything.
Solutions Architect Associate100–1,000 scale
Pass mark for this exam720
pass 720
Accuracy by domain, weighted as the exam weights them
Design Secure Architectures30%81%
Design Resilient Architectures26%77%
Design High-Performing Architectures24%74%
Design Cost-Optimized Architectures20%Weakest52%
Overall 751, against a pass mark of 720Passed
One domain well under the rest, and still a pass. AWS scores compensatorily: only the overall result decides it.
Switch exams and watch the line move. AWS pass marks differ by exam, and a scaled score isn't a percentage — 720 doesn't mean you answered 72% correctly.
- Scale
- 100 to 1,000
- Pass mark
- Varies by exam
- Unanswered
- Counts as wrong
We show each exam's own pass mark on its page, taken from that exam's guide.
Where to start
Pick the role, then the level
Architecture
Designing resilient, secure and cost-aware systems on AWS.
SAA-C03 · SAP-C02
Development and operations
Building on AWS and keeping it running.
DVA-C02 · SOA-C03 · DOP-C02
Data and machine learning
Pipelines, storage and models on AWS services.
DEA-C01 · MLA-C01
Specialty
Deep single-domain exams for people already working in that domain.
SCS-C03 · ANS-C01
Exams
Grouped by level, with the current version on each card
Foundational
CLF-C02
Cloud Practitioner
Foundational
No hands-on AWS assumed. The right first exam if you need cloud and billing literacy rather than build skill.
Version C02 · Checked 13 Sept 2026
AIF-C01
AI Practitioner
Foundational
Foundational. Pick the right AI approach for a business problem — not whether you can build it. Pairs naturally with CLF-C02.
Version C01 · Checked 15 Sept 2026
Associate
SAA-C03
Solutions Architect Associate
Associate
The most-sat AWS exam. Assumes you've built something on AWS, not just read about it. Heavy on trade-offs between services rather than recall.
Version C03 · Checked 15 Sept 2026
DVA-C02
Developer Associate
Associate
For developers shipping to AWS. Assumes SDK and CLI familiarity and some experience debugging deployed applications.
Version C02 · Checked 15 Sept 2026
AWS is retiring this version on 1 December 2026. DVA-C03 replaces it.
DVA-C03
Developer Associate
AssociateAnnounced
The next Developer – Associate exam. Registration opens 27 October 2026. The exam guide is unpublished until that day.
Version C03 · Checked 15 Sept 2026
SOA-C03
CloudOps Engineer Associate
AssociatePlanned
For people operating AWS day to day. The most operationally detailed of the associate exams.
Version C03 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
DEA-C01
Data Engineer Associate
AssociatePlanned
Pipelines, storage choices and orchestration. Assumes working SQL and some pipeline experience.
Version C01 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
MLA-C01
Machine Learning Engineer Associate
Associate
For people deploying models on AWS rather than researching them.
Version C01 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
AWS is retiring this version on 28 September 2026. MLA-C02 replaces it.
Professional
SAP-C02
Solutions Architect Professional
Professional
Long, dense, scenario-heavy. Assumes SAA-C03-level knowledge and real multi-account experience.
Version C02 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
AWS is retiring this version on 16 November 2026. SAP-C03 replaces it.
DOP-C02
DevOps Engineer Professional
ProfessionalPlanned
Automation, delivery pipelines and operational resilience. Assumes an associate-level exam behind you.
Version C02 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
Specialty
SCS-C03
Security Specialty
SpecialtyPlanned
Deep and unforgiving. Assumes you already work in cloud security.
Version C03 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
ANS-C01
Advanced Networking Specialty
Specialty
The most specialised exam on this page. Assumes networking experience outside AWS as well as in it.
Version C01 · Checked 14 Sept 2026
AWS is retiring this version on 31 December 2026.
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