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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) - Study Outline

中文 · GitHub source Facts verified against official AWS documentation: 2026-08-19

Exam overview

The CLF-C02 exam validates a foundational understanding of AWS Cloud concepts, services, security, architecture, pricing, and support. It is for individuals who want to demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, regardless of specific technical role.

  • Format: 65 questions (50 scored + 15 unscored), multiple choice and multiple response.
  • Duration: 90 minutes (plus 30 minutes for non-English language exams with extended time).
  • Scoring: scaled score 100-1,000; minimum passing score 700; compensatory scoring.
  • Recommended experience: six months of foundational AWS Cloud and industry knowledge.

Official resources

Content domains

The official exam guide defines four content domains and their weightings:

  1. Cloud Concepts (24%).
  2. Security and Compliance (30%).
  3. Cloud Technology and Services (34%).
  4. Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%).

Read the exam guide for the detailed task statements; this outline mirrors the original knowledge base structure.

Study plan

  1. Read the official CLF-C02 exam guide and note the task statements.
  2. Review the foundational runbooks in this knowledge base: Cloud computing foundations, Shared Responsibility Model, Well-Architected Framework, Pricing models, and AWS Ecosystem.
  3. Work through service runbooks in this knowledge base (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, RDS, DynamoDB, and more) hands-on.
  4. Take official practice questions on AWS Skill Builder and review weak domains.
  5. Recheck the exam guide before booking; AWS updates exam scope over time.

Practice resources

Official practice questions and courses are available on AWS Skill Builder. Question-bank content is intentionally not published here.