DVA-C02 Practice Tests

AWS Developer Associate

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Duration

130 minutes

Questions

65 questions

Cost

$150 USD

Where to register

Amazon Web Services

Issued by Amazon Web Services. Delivered via Pearson VUE or PSI. $150 USD. Schedule online or at a test center. One or more years of hands-on AWS development experience recommended.

01·Overview

Certification overview

The format, prerequisites, and what to expect on exam day.

Exam details

Exam Code
DVA-C02
Duration
130 minutes
Questions
65 questions
Format
Multiple choice and multiple response
Passing Score
720/1000
Cost
$150 USD
Validity
3 years
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America)

Prerequisites

One or more years of hands-on AWS development experience
Proficiency in at least one high-level programming language
Understanding of application lifecycle management
Experience with AWS service APIs, CLI, and SDKs
Familiarity with cloud application concepts

02·Domains

Exam domains

Topics on the official blueprint, with their relative weight.

Domain 1: Development with AWS Services

32% of exam

Code for applications hosted on AWS, including APIs and microservices
Develop and configure AWS Lambda functions with handlers, layers, and triggers
Data stores, persistence, and DynamoDB operations

Domain 2: Security

26% of exam

Authentication and authorization with Cognito, IAM, and bearer tokens
Encryption at rest and in transit, certificate management, and key rotation
Sensitive data handling and secret management

Domain 3: Deployment

24% of exam

Application artifacts, dependencies, and package preparation
Infrastructure as code with CloudFormation and AWS SAM
CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies

Domain 4: Troubleshooting and Optimization

18% of exam

Root cause analysis, debugging, and log interpretation
Application observability, logging, and tracing
Performance optimization and resource tuning

03·Key topics

What you actually study

Service families and concept clusters that show up across questions.

Compute and Serverless

AWS Lambda functions and configuration
API Gateway and API development
EventBridge for event-driven patterns
ECS and container deployment

Data and Storage

DynamoDB tables, keys, and indexing
Amazon S3 and file operations
ElastiCache for application caching
RDS and database integration

Integration and Messaging

SQS and SNS for messaging patterns
Kinesis for streaming data
Lambda Destinations and dead-letter queues
Service-to-service authentication

Security and Encryption

IAM roles and policies for applications
KMS for encryption key management
AWS Secrets Manager and Cognito
Certificate management and TLS

Deployment and CI/CD

CloudFormation and AWS SAM templates
CodePipeline and deployment automation
Deployment strategies (blue/green, canary)
AppConfig for configuration management

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

CloudWatch logs and metrics
X-Ray distributed tracing
Application performance profiling
Health checks and observability

04·Study tips

How to actually pass it

Practical strategies for the weeks before, and the morning of.

Preparation strategy

Build serverless applications using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB to understand event-driven patterns
Practice implementing authentication flows with IAM roles and Amazon Cognito in real applications
Study the AWS SDK usage patterns for the programming language you know best
Deploy a multi-tier application using CloudFormation and AWS SAM to understand infrastructure as code
Set up logging and tracing with CloudWatch and X-Ray on a test application
Review official AWS service APIs and understand error handling patterns
Practice with hands-on labs from AWS Skill Builder or A Cloud Guru

Exam day

Read each question carefully; distinguish between single-select and multiple-select questions
Manage your time across 65 questions in 130 minutes (approximately 2 minutes per question)
Answer every question; unanswered questions are scored as incorrect
Flag difficult questions and return to them if time permits
Pay attention to timing functions, environment variables, and permissions in code scenarios
Remember the passing score is 720/1000; you do not need perfect answers on every domain
Trust your hands-on experience; the exam tests practical AWS development skills

Sit DVA-C02 ready, not hopeful.

Practice that follows the official blueprint, weighted by domain. Start free, no card required.

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