The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01) examination is intended for individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to demonstrate basic knowledge of the AWS platform, including: available services and their common use cases, AWS Cloud architectural principles (at the conceptual level), account security, and compliance. The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of AWS Cloud economics including: costs, billing, and analysis, and the value proposition of the AWS Cloud.

It validates an examine’s ability to:

• Explain the value of the AWS Cloud.

• Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model.

• Understand AWS Cloud security best practices.

• Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.

• Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, databases, and storage.

• Identify AWS services for common use cases.

The content covered in this exam is as follows:

Domain 1: Cloud Concepts

• Define the AWS Cloud and its value proposition

• Identify aspects of AWS Cloud economics

• List the different cloud architecture design principles

Domain 2: Security and Compliance

• Define the AWS shared responsibility model

• Define AWS Cloud security and compliance concepts

• Identify AWS access management capabilities

• Identify resources for security support

Domain 3: Technology

• Define methods of deploying and operating in the AWS Cloud

• Define the AWS global infrastructure

• Identify the core AWS services

• Identify resources for technology support

Domain 4: Billing and Pricing

• Compare and contrast the various pricing models for AWS

• Recognize the various account structures in relation to AWS billing and pricing

• Identify resources available for billing support