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AWS Certified Developer - Associate
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Initial by examination
- Description
- A passing score on the currently offered proctored DVA-C02 exam is the initial examination route; experience in the guide is recommended, not mandatory. DVA-C03 registration opens after the evaluation date.
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
- Provider
- Pearson VUE testing center or online proctored exam
- Format
- Multiple choice and multiple response
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 65; Scored questions: 50; Unscored questions: 15; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 130 minutes
- Passing score
- 720 scaled score
- Exam fee
- 150 USD
Examination outline
Development with AWS Services (32%)
- Develop code for applications hosted on AWS
- Develop code for AWS Lambda
- Use data stores in application development
Security (26%)
- Implement authentication and/or authorization for applications and AWS services
- Implement encryption by using AWS services
- Manage sensitive data in application code
Deployment (24%)
- Prepare application artifacts to be deployed to AWS
- Test applications in development environments
- Automate deployment testing
- Deploy code by using AWS Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) services
Troubleshooting and Optimization (18%)
- Assist in a root cause analysis
- Instrument code for observability
- Optimize applications by using AWS services and features
Examination sources
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate Exam Guide
PDF pages 8-22, Content outline, Domains 1-4, Technologies and Concepts, AWS service scope
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate Exam Guide
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