What is inside the CLF-C02 guide
150 practice questions
Original scenario questions mapped to every exam domain.
Every option explained
Why the answer is right and why each distractor is wrong.
Study plan
A week by week plan weighted by domain, plus a cheat sheet.
Interview questions
The questions employers ask for roles that need this certification.
About the CLF-C02 exam
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) (CLF-C02) is the exam for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification. Our guide follows the official exam outline dated October 29, 2026.
| Passing score | 700 / 1000 |
| Level | Foundational |
| Questions | 65 (50 scored) |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
CLF-C02 exam domains and weights
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Cloud Concepts | 24% |
| Security and Compliance | 30% |
| Cloud Technology and Services | 34% |
| Billing, Pricing, and Support | 12% |
Try 5 free CLF-C02 practice questions
Pick an answer to see the correct option and a full explanation.
A startup does not want to buy servers up front and wants to pay only for the computing it actually uses each month. Which benefit of the AWS Cloud does this describe?
Correct answer: B
Instead of large up front data center spending (fixed expense), you pay only for what you consume (variable expense).
Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which task is the customer responsible for when using Amazon EC2?
Correct answer: D
With EC2 (infrastructure as a service), the customer manages the guest OS, applications, data and network settings such as security groups.
A developer wants to run code in response to file uploads to S3 without provisioning or managing any servers, and pay only when the code runs. Which service fits?
Correct answer: A
Lambda is serverless compute that runs code in response to events, such as S3 uploads, and charges by requests and execution time.
A company runs a steady workload on EC2 24 hours a day and will keep it for at least 3 years. It wants the biggest discount while keeping flexibility to change instance families. Which option fits best?
Correct answer: C
Savings Plans give a large discount for a 1 or 3 year spend commitment, and Compute Savings Plans apply across instance families, sizes and Regions.
An online shop gets 10 times more traffic during a holiday sale and wants resources to grow and shrink automatically with demand. Which cloud concept is this?
Correct answer: B
Elasticity is the ability to automatically add and remove resources as demand changes, so you do not pay for idle capacity.
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The complete CLF-C02 study guide covers every exam domain with original questions, an explanation for every option, a four week study plan, a cheat sheet and interview questions. Get the complete guide.
A four week CLF-C02 study plan
- Week 1: Cloud concepts (24%)
- Week 2: Security and compliance (30%)
- Week 3: Technology and services (34%)
- Week 4: Billing, support, review (12%)
Frequently asked questions
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