5.5 Practice Exam — Mixed Domain Questions

Key Takeaways

  • Practice questions covering all four domains help identify knowledge gaps before taking the actual exam.
  • Focus on understanding WHY each answer is correct — not just memorizing answers.
  • The CLF-C02 tests breadth of knowledge across 200+ AWS services, not deep technical expertise.
  • Scenario-based questions require matching the described need to the correct AWS service or concept.
  • Questions about the Shared Responsibility Model, Well-Architected Framework, and pricing models appear most frequently.
Last updated: March 2026

Practice Exam — Mixed Domain Questions

The following practice questions simulate the format and difficulty of the actual CLF-C02 exam. They cover all four domains with scenario-based questions that test your ability to apply knowledge rather than simply recall facts.

Tips for this practice section:

  • Answer each question before revealing the explanation
  • Note which domains you struggle with and review those sections
  • On the real exam, process of elimination is your best friend
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A company stores sensitive customer data in Amazon S3. Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for encrypting this data?

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A startup wants to deploy a web application quickly without managing servers, load balancers, or databases manually. Which AWS service is BEST suited?

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Which AWS service should a company use to create a centralized, automated data backup solution across multiple AWS services including EBS, RDS, and DynamoDB?

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A global company wants to reduce latency for users in Asia, Europe, and North America. They host a static website on S3 in us-east-1. Which service should they add?

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Which pricing model should a company choose for workloads that must run continuously for 3 years with a known, steady-state pattern?

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Which AWS service provides intelligent threat detection by analyzing CloudTrail logs, VPC Flow Logs, and DNS logs using machine learning?

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A company has 10 AWS accounts and wants a single bill with volume discounts applied across all accounts. Which feature provides this?

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A company needs to connect their on-premises data center to AWS with a consistent, low-latency private connection. They have compliance requirements that prohibit using the public internet. Which service should they use?

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According to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, which pillar focuses on minimizing environmental impact?

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A company wants to run a relational database on AWS but does NOT want to manage the underlying OS, patching, or backups. Which service should they use?

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Which service allows you to run containerized applications without managing the underlying server infrastructure?

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Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing that allows organizations to deploy applications in multiple AWS Regions around the world with just a few clicks?

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A security team needs to find personally identifiable information (PII) stored in their S3 buckets. Which AWS service should they use?

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Which AWS service or feature lets you define and enforce standardized guardrails across multiple AWS accounts in an Organization?

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A company wants to build a chatbot for their customer service website. Which AWS AI service should they use?

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What is the MINIMUM AWS Support plan required to access the full set of AWS Trusted Advisor checks?

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A company processes data once a quarter but needs immediate results when they do. Which S3 storage class is most cost-effective?

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Which AWS service helps you visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time?

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Which AWS service creates an immutable log of all API calls made in an AWS account for auditing and compliance?

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A developer wants to deploy code to production automatically whenever changes are pushed to the Git repository. Which AWS service orchestrates this CI/CD pipeline?

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A company needs to store session data that is shared across multiple web servers with sub-millisecond response times. Which service is BEST suited?

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Under the Shared Responsibility Model, which task is AWS responsible for when using Amazon RDS?

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Which AWS service allows you to run SQL queries on data stored in Amazon S3 without needing to load it into a database?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the six advantages of cloud computing as defined by AWS?

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A company wants real-time personalized product recommendations on their e-commerce website. Which AWS AI service should they use?

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What does Amazon Route 53 provide?

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Which AWS service is BEST for storing and automatically rotating database credentials, API keys, and other secrets?

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A company has a web application deployed in us-east-1. They want to ensure the application remains available even if the entire us-east-1 Region becomes unavailable. What should they do?

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