AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01) Exam
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Define a solution using architectural design principles based on customer requirements. -
Provide implementation guidance based on best practices to the organization throughout the lifecycle of the project. -
Get prepared for taking the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01) Exam
- One year of hands-on experience designing available, cost-efficient, fault-tolerant, and scalable distributed systems on AWS
- Hands-on experience using compute, networking, storage, and database AWS services
- Hands-on experience with AWS deployment and management services
- Ability to identify and define technical requirements for an AWS-based application
- Ability to identify which AWS services meet a given technical requirement
- Knowledge of recommended best practices for building secure and reliable applications on the AWS platform
- An understanding of the basic architectural principles of building on the AWS cloud
- An understanding of the AWS global infrastructure
- An understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
- An understanding of security features and tools that AWS provides and how they relate to traditional services
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01) Exam Practice Tests
*One test contains only 50 questions (instead of the official 65 questions) and the time limit is 130 minutes (same as the official 130 minutes)*
*The minimum score to pass is 70% (instead of the official 72%)*
*Answers have been curated and official reference resources have been consulted*
Mixed set of questions covering all sections and objectives of the AWS SAA-C01 exam, seen below:
Sections Included in the Practice Tests:
Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures – 34%
1.1 Choose reliable/resilient storage.
1.2 Determine how to design decoupling mechanisms using AWS services.
1.3 Determine how to design a multi-tier architecture solution.
1.4 Determine how to design high availability and/or fault tolerant architectures.
Domain 2: Define Performant Architectures – 24%
2.1 Choose performant storage and databases.
2.2 Apply caching to improve performance.
2.3 Design solutions for elasticity and scalability.
Domain 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures – 26%
3.1 Determine how to secure application tiers.
3.2 Determine how to secure data.
3.3 Define the networking infrastructure for a single VPC application.
Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures – 10%
4.1 Determine how to design cost-optimized storage.
4.2 Determine how to design cost-optimized compute.
Domain 5: Define Operationally-Excellent Architectures – 6%
5.1 Choose design features in solutions that enable operational excellence.
- AWS Administrators
- System Administrators
- DevOps
- System Engineers
