The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. This is a good starting point on the AWS Certification journey for individuals with no prior IT or cloud experience switching to a cloud career or for line-of-business employees looking for foundational cloud literacy.
Category | Foundational |
Exam duration | 90 minutes |
Exam format | 65 questions; either multiple choice or multiple response |
Cost | 100 USD. Visit Exam pricing for additional cost information, including foreign exchange rates |
Test in-person or online | Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam |
Languages offered | English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Bahasa (Indonesian), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French (France), German, Italian, and Portuguese (Brazil). |
I obtained the information above from the following website: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/
There are two versions of this exam, CLF-C01 and CLF-C02, people who have given this exam before 19th Sep 2023, have taken CLF-C01.
Difference: The main difference is incorporating some syllabi and changing the weightage in the four domains. The guide for the updated version is given below.
Whitepapers: https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/
It is always better to read the AWS whitepaper, as it contains up-to-date information about the services, which will be asked in the exam.
Overview Whitepaper: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pdfs/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/aws-overview.pdf#introduction
- AWS CCP by Free Code Camp
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
- AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner
- Exam Prep Standard Course: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02 - English)
- Exam Prep Official Question Set: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02 - English)
- Exam Prep Enhanced Course: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02 - English)
- AWS Escape Room: Exam Prep for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
- Exam Prep Official Practice Exam: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02 - English)
- Exam Prep Official Pretest: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02 โ English)
If you are not a student or employee, you can always purchase the below resources. If you are quick learner, you can always use there free trial without paying a single penny.
If you are a Student or an Employee in an Organization, then you will get more access to the paid content.
You can get some practise tests in LinkedIn Learning
- https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-1-for-aws-cloud-practitioner-clf-c02/about-the-practice-exam
- https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-2-for-aws-cloud-practitioner-clf-c02/about-the-practice-exam
- https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-3-for-aws-cloud-practitioner-clf-c02/about-the-practice-exam
- https://www.linkedin.com/learning/practice-exam-4-for-aws-cloud-practitioner-clf-c02/about-the-practice-exam
- https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/aws-certified-cloud/9780138314934/
- https://learning.oreilly.com/certifications/9780135334935/
- https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/-/9781663734877/
Some additional resources, which I have looked at are:
If you are a women, who want to take this certification, you will receive 50% discount, by following the steps in this link
If you give enough preparation time, then you will pass the exam. But events in your life can be unpredictable, by any chance if the exam result is not as expected(miss the pass score). You can retake the exam. More information can be found at Free Retake
Schedule your AWS Certification exam with Pearson VUE before April 15, 2024. Retake must be taken before June 30, 2024 for the promo code to be valid. More information can be found at the above link.