AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerCLF-C02Exam Guide
A Foundational exam covering AWS Cloud value, shared responsibility, core services, pricing, and support across job roles.
Foundational · AvailableInformation verified 2026-08-24
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Exam overview
- Exam code
- CLF-C02
- Level
- Foundational
- Exam status
- Available
- Intended candidate
- People beginning structured AWS study or seeking common cloud literacy, including non-technical roles. Prior AWS experience is not required.
- AWS-recommended knowledge and experience
- No AWS experience is required; candidates may have up to six months of exposure
- Question formats
- Multiple choice and multiple response
- Languages
- English, Japanese, and other languages; confirm current availability when scheduling
- Testing options
- Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
- Certification validity
- Three years from the date earned; see AWS recertification guidance for renewal options
Who this exam is for
- Learners who are new to AWS and want a map of the service landscape
- Business roles that need to communicate with technical teams using AWS terminology
- Candidates who want to organize fundamentals before an Associate exam
These learning profiles are organized from the AWS intended-candidate and recommended-experience guidance.
Official exam domains
A concise rendering of the domains, weights, and task statements in the official exam guide.Cloud Concepts
24%Covers AWS Cloud value, design principles, migration, and cloud economics.
Key tasks
- Explain the benefits of the AWS Cloud
- Identify cloud design principles
- Understand migration strategies and cloud economics
Services and concepts to review
AWS Well-Architected FrameworkAWS Cloud Adoption Framework
Security and Compliance
30%Covers shared responsibility, governance, access management, and security resources.
Key tasks
- Understand the shared responsibility model
- Identify security, governance, and compliance concepts
- Identify access management and security capabilities
Services and concepts to review
AWS IAMAWS ArtifactAWS CloudTrailAWS KMS
Cloud Technology and Services
34%Compares global infrastructure and the roles of compute, storage, database, and networking services.
Key tasks
- Understand AWS global infrastructure
- Choose compute, database, networking, and storage services by use case
- Identify the roles of AI, analytics, and management services
Services and concepts to review
Amazon EC2AWS LambdaAmazon S3Amazon RDSAmazon VPC
Billing, Pricing, and Support
12%Covers pricing models, budgeting, cost management, and support resources.
Key tasks
- Compare pricing models
- Understand billing, budgeting, and cost management resources
- Identify AWS support options
Services and concepts to review
AWS BudgetsAWS Cost ExplorerAWS Pricing CalculatorAWS Support
Suggested study path
- Start with cloud value and the shared responsibility model
- Classify core services by the problem they solve
- Practice the available domains and use the official guide for the not-yet-covered pricing and support domain
- Review missed questions and use a mock exam to find domain gaps
Relevant AWS services and concepts
Core infrastructure
Why review these: To compare representative use cases and managed responsibilities.
Amazon EC2AWS LambdaAmazon S3Amazon RDSAmazon VPC
Security
Why review these: To understand how controls map to shared responsibility.
AWS IAMAWS KMSAWS ShieldAWS Artifact
Cost and support
Why review these: Because the exam also covers non-technical cloud decisions.
AWS BudgetsAWS Cost ExplorerAWS Support
How this exam differs from other AWS Certifications
SAA-C03
CLF-C02 focuses on service roles and cloud literacy; SAA-C03 tests architecture design from requirements.
Open exam guideAIF-C01
CLF-C02 covers AWS broadly, while AIF-C01 focuses on AI, ML, and generative AI.
Open exam guideLearning with Path & Pass
Practice questions: 100 questions
- Practice by domain
- Quick practice
- Review and bookmarks
- Mock exams
- Progressive hints
- Immediate scoring and detailed explanations
- On-device learning history and progress
All questions are original practice content based on public exam objectives. They are not actual, recalled, or past AWS Certification exam questions.
Frequently asked questions
There is no prerequisite certification or required experience. AWS includes cloud newcomers in the target audience, though hands-on use helps reinforce concepts.
No. AWS Certifications do not have a mandatory order or prerequisite certification.
No. They are original practice questions based on public exam guides and primary sources, not actual or recalled AWS Certification exam questions.
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