AWS

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
exam objectives

Validates overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud independent of a specific job role -- cloud concepts, the shared responsibility model and core security practices, recognition of core AWS services across compute/database/network/storage, and AWS billing/pricing/support fundamentals. No hands-on implementation, coding, or architecture-design skill required.

Questions
50
Duration
90 min
Passing score
700
Domains
4

450 practice questions available for CLF-C02 on CertPilot AI, mapped to the domains below.

CLF-C02 exam domains and weightings

The CLF-C02 exam is split into 4 domains. The percentage next to each is the share of the exam it accounts for — study time is best spent proportionally.

1.0Cloud Concepts

24%

108 practice questions in this domain

  • 1.1Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud (global infrastructure speed/reach, high availability, elasticity, agility)
  • 1.2Identify design principles of the AWS Cloud (AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars)
  • 1.3Understand the benefits of and strategies for migration to the AWS Cloud (AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, migration strategies)
  • 1.4Understand concepts of cloud economics (fixed vs. variable costs, licensing strategies, rightsizing, economies of scale)

2.0Security and Compliance

30%

135 practice questions in this domain

  • 2.1Understand the AWS shared responsibility model
  • 2.2Understand AWS Cloud security, governance, and compliance concepts
  • 2.3Identify AWS access management capabilities (IAM, root user, least privilege, IAM Identity Center)
  • 2.4Identify components and resources for security (AWS WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Trusted Advisor, security documentation)

3.0Cloud Technology and Services

34%

153 practice questions in this domain

  • 3.1Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud (console, CLI, SDKs, IaC, deployment models)
  • 3.2Define the AWS global infrastructure (Regions, Availability Zones, edge locations)
  • 3.3Identify AWS compute services (EC2 instance types, containers, serverless, auto scaling, load balancers)
  • 3.4Identify AWS database services (relational, NoSQL, memory-based, migration tools)
  • 3.5Identify AWS network services (VPC components, Route 53, connectivity options)
  • 3.6Identify AWS storage services (object, block, file, lifecycle policies, backup)
  • 3.7Identify AWS AI/ML services and analytics services
  • 3.8Identify services from other in-scope AWS service categories (application integration, business applications, developer tools, end-user computing, frontend web/mobile, IoT)

4.0Billing, Pricing, and Support

12%

54 practice questions in this domain

  • 4.1Compare AWS pricing models (compute purchasing options, storage options and tiers)
  • 4.2Understand resources for billing, budget, and cost management (Budgets, Cost Explorer, Organizations consolidated billing, cost allocation tags)
  • 4.3Identify AWS technical resources and AWS Support options (Support plans, Trusted Advisor, Partner Network)

How to prepare for AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Most candidates fail CLF-C02 not because they didn't know the material, but because they couldn't tell which material they were weakest on. Reading the objectives end to end treats every domain as equally important — the exam doesn't. On CLF-C02, Cloud Technology and Services alone is 34% of your score.

CertPilot AI works the other way around. It tracks your accuracy per domain, weights each domain by its real exam share, and pulls most of each practice session from wherever you're currently weakest. The result is a single readiness score — at 90% you're in the range where candidates typically pass, so you book the exam on evidence instead of a hunch.

Every question comes with an AI explanation of why the right answer is right and why each distractor is wrong. The Exam Decoder goes further and breaks down how to read a question — the qualifiers, the scenario framing, and the trap options — which is the skill that separates a 740 from a 700.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) FAQ

How many questions are on the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam?

The CLF-C02 exam has up to 50 questions and you get 90 minutes to complete it.

What score do you need to pass AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner?

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner requires a scaled score of 700. Scaled scoring means the raw number of correct answers is adjusted for the difficulty of the specific question set you were served, so there is no fixed percentage that guarantees a pass.

What domains does the CLF-C02 exam cover?

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is divided into 4 domains: Cloud Concepts (24%), Security and Compliance (30%), Cloud Technology and Services (34%), Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%). The heaviest weighted domain is Cloud Technology and Services at 34% of the exam.

How do I know when I'm ready to book the CLF-C02 exam?

CertPilot AI calculates a readiness score by weighting your accuracy in each domain by that domain's share of the real exam, then scaling it by how many questions you've actually answered — so a domain you've barely touched can't inflate the number. At 90% you're in the range where candidates typically pass.

How much does the CLF-C02 exam cost?

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam voucher typically costs around $100 USD. Pricing varies by region and vendors periodically adjust it, so confirm on the official vendor site before booking.

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