AWS Database - Specialty (DBS-C01) - Practice Test 2024 Exam

About AWS Database - Specialty (DBS-C01) - Practice Test 2024 Exam

AWS Certified Database - Specialty (DBS-C01) Exam

The AWS Certified Database - Specialty (DBS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform a database-focused role. This exam validates a candidate’s comprehensive understanding of databases, including the concepts of design, migration, deployment, access, maintenance, automation, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting.

Exam question types

There are two types of questions on the exam:

 Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses (distractors)

 Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more response options

Select one or more responses that best complete the statement or answer the question. Distractors, or incorrect answers, are response options that a candidate with incomplete knowledge or skill might choose. Distractors are generally plausible responses that match the content area. Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing. The exam includes 50 questions that affect your score.

Exam results

The AWS Certified Database - Specialty (DBS-C01) exam has a pass or fail designation. The exam is scored against a minimum standard established by AWS professionals who follow certification industry best practices and guidelines. Your results for the exam are reported as a scaled score of 100–1,000. The minimum passing score is 750. Your score shows how you performed on the exam as a whole and whether you passed. Scaled scoring models help equate scores across multiple exam forms that might have slightly different difficulty levels.

Summary

· Exam format: Multiple-choice, multiple-answer

· Number of questions: 55-65 (estimate)

· Length of exam: 180 minutes

· Passing grade: Score is from 100-1000, passing grade of 750

· AWS certifications are valid for 3 years, after which you must recertify (you get a 50% off voucher for your recertification exam from AWS)

Content outline

This exam guide includes weightings, content domains, and task statements for the exam. This guide does not provide a comprehensive list of the content on the exam. However, additional context for each task statement is available to help you prepare for the exam.

The exam has the following content domains and weightings:

 Domain 1: Workload-Specific Database Design (26% of scored content)

 Domain 2: Deployment and Migration (20% of scored content)

 Domain 3: Management and Operations (18% of scored content)

 Domain 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting (18% of scored content)

 Domain 5: Database Security (18% of scored content)