AWS · CLF-C02
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner practice exams
AWS's entry-level certification — the one whole non-technical teams are asked to take. The fastest cloud credential to get genuinely ready for.
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Which AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar is centered on running workloads effectively, gaining insight into operations, and continuously improving supporting processes and procedures?
About the CLF-C02 exam
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) validates a foundational understanding of the AWS Cloud: what it is, how its core services fit together, how AWS bills for them, and how the shared-responsibility security model works. It is not a technical, hands-on exam — it is a breadth exam.
Because it is foundational, the body of knowledge is well-bounded and the questions are mostly recall and scenario-matching rather than deep architecture. That makes it the quickest of the AWS certifications to prepare for properly, and the one where a good practice-question bank does the most work for you.
The real exam
Public information published by AWS. A CertRidge practice exam matches this format — it is not a copy of the exam's contents.
- Format
- 65 questions (multiple choice and multiple response) in 90 minutes. Delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or online with a proctor.
- Cost
- Approximately 100 USD, before regional pricing and taxes.
- Scoring
- Scored on a scaled 100–1000 range; 700 is the passing mark. AWS does not publish the exact question-to-scale conversion.
- Validity
- Valid for 3 years, then renewed by recertifying or by earning a higher-level AWS certification.
Practice by exam domain
CertRidge practice exams draw questions in these same proportions, from a bank of 627 CLF-C02 questions. Open a domain for what it covers and free questions with answers.
Who it's for
- People in non-engineering roles — sales, finance, project management, leadership — whose employer has asked them to hold a baseline AWS credential
- Career-changers using it as a first, confidence-building step before AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Engineers who want a low-effort formal credential to point at while they prepare for a deeper associate exam
How to prepare
- Learn the four domains in AWS's published weighting order — Cloud Technology and Services is the largest slice at 34%, Security and Compliance next at 30%.
- Be able to state which party is responsible for what under the shared-responsibility model for several service types (EC2 vs. S3 vs. RDS vs. Lambda).
- Know the purpose of the pricing and support tools by name — Cost Explorer, Budgets, the Pricing Calculator, Trusted Advisor, the support plan tiers.
- Use the free 10-question diagnostic first to find your weakest domain, then work through that domain's free practice page and Review Mode before taking a full timed attempt.
See the free CLF-C02 cheat sheet for a one-page domain summary, the CLF-C02 study guide for how to plan your preparation, and the content policy for how these questions are written.
Free CLF-C02 practice resources
- 15 free CLF-C02 practice questionsSpread across every domain, each with the answer and an explanation for every option.
- Free 10-question diagnosticA quick, scored check of where you stand, with no account needed.
- CLF-C02 cheat sheetThe domains and the facts that come up most, on one page.
- CLF-C02 study guideHow to plan your preparation, week by week.
Common questions about CLF-C02
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Passing Score: 700 out of 1000, ExplainedWhat the CLF-C02 passing score of 700 means on AWS's scaled scoring, how many questions count, and what happens if you fail.
- Is the AWS Cloud Practitioner Exam Hard?Who finds CLF-C02 easy, who doesn't, which domains catch people out, and how long it usually takes to get ready.
- AWS CCP vs. SAA — Which Should You Get First?Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect Associate cover different ground. Here's how to pick a starting point.
CLF-C02 questions, answered
- How much does the CLF-C02 exam cost?
- Approximately 100 USD, before regional pricing and taxes.
- What is the CLF-C02 passing score?
- Scored on a scaled 100–1000 range; 700 is the passing mark. AWS does not publish the exact question-to-scale conversion.
- How many questions are on the CLF-C02 exam?
- 65 questions (multiple choice and multiple response) in 90 minutes. Delivered at a Pearson VUE test centre or online with a proctor.
- How long is the CLF-C02 certification valid?
- Valid for 3 years, then renewed by recertifying or by earning a higher-level AWS certification.
- Are there prerequisites for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam?
- No. CLF-C02 has no formal prerequisites. AWS suggests about six months of exposure to the AWS Cloud in any role, but many people pass it as their first cloud certification.
- Should I take Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate first?
- Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) covers cloud concepts, core services, security and billing at a foundational level. Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) expects you to design architectures. If you are new to AWS, CLF-C02 is the gentler start; if you already work with AWS, many people go straight to SAA-C03.
- Where can I practise CLF-C02 questions for free?
- CertRidge has a free 10-question CLF-C02 diagnostic with every answer explained, no account needed, and 15 free sample questions with answers at certridge.com/certifications/aws-clf-c02/practice-questions. All questions are original, written to the published exam objectives.