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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Practice Exam

AWS-SOLUTIONS-ARCHITECT-ASSOCIATE

Validates ability to design distributed systems and solutions on AWS. Demonstrates knowledge of how to design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems.

Exam Details

Official AWS-SOLUTIONS-ARCHITECT-ASSOCIATE exam format

Questions
65
Time Limit
130 minutes
Passing Score
720/1000
Domains
9

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Exam Domains

The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam covers 9 domains with different weight percentages

Domain 1: Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures

25%

Focuses on designing architectures that can withstand failures and maintain availability.

Topics covered:
  • Topic 1.1: High Availability
  • Topic 1.2: Load Balancing
  • Topic 1.3: Auto Scaling

Domain 2: Design Secure Architectures

30%

Design secure access to AWS resources, secure workloads and applications, and determine appropriate data security controls.

Topics covered:
  • Secure access to AWS resources
  • Secure workloads and applications
  • Data security controls
  • Network security
  • Identity federation
  • AWS Security services

Domain 3: Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures

25%

Covers designing architectures that provide optimal performance.

Topics covered:
  • Topic 2.1: Data Storage Solutions
  • Topic 2.2: Caching Strategies
  • Topic 2.3: Database Optimization

Domain 4: Design Resilient Architectures

26%

Design scalable and loosely coupled architectures, design highly available and fault-tolerant architectures.

Topics covered:
  • Scalable architectures
  • Loosely coupled architectures
  • Highly available architectures
  • Fault-tolerant architectures
  • Database high availability
  • Storage resilience

Domain 5: Domain 3: Design Secure Applications and Architectures

20%

Focuses on implementing security best practices in architectures.

Topics covered:
  • Topic 3.1: Data Encryption
  • Topic 3.2: Identity and Access Management
  • Topic 3.3: Compliance and Governance

Domain 6: Design High-Performing Architectures

24%

Determine high-performing and scalable storage, compute, database, and networking solutions.

Topics covered:
  • High-performing storage
  • High-performing compute
  • High-performing databases
  • High-performing networking
  • Data transfer optimization
  • Caching strategies

Domain 7: Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

15%

Covers strategies for optimizing costs in cloud architectures.

Topics covered:
  • Topic 4.1: Resource Utilization
  • Topic 4.2: Pricing Models
  • Topic 4.3: Cost Management Tools

Domain 8: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures

20%

Design cost-optimized storage, compute, database, and network architectures.

Topics covered:
  • Cost-optimized storage
  • Cost-optimized compute
  • Cost-optimized databases
  • Cost management tools
  • Resource optimization

Domain 9: Domain 5: Design Operationally Excellent Architectures

15%

Focuses on designing architectures that are easy to manage and operate.

Topics covered:
  • Topic 5.1: Monitoring and Logging
  • Topic 5.2: Incident Response
  • Topic 5.3: Automation

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam

How many questions are on the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam?
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (AWS-SOLUTIONS-ARCHITECT-ASSOCIATE) exam contains 65 questions that must be completed within 130 minutes.
What is the passing score for AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate?
You need to score 720 out of 1000 (72%) to pass the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam.
What topics are covered in the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam?
The exam covers 9 main domains: Design Secure Architectures, Design Resilient Architectures, Design High-Performing Architectures, Design Cost-Optimized Architectures, Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures, Domain 2: Design High-Performing Architectures, Domain 3: Design Secure Applications and Architectures, Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures, Domain 5: Design Operationally Excellent Architectures. Each domain has different weight percentages based on importance.
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Are the practice questions updated for the latest AWS-SOLUTIONS-ARCHITECT-ASSOCIATE exam?
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