# AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) The AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) exam is intended for individuals who perform a developer role. The exam validates a candidate's ability to demonstrate proficiency in developing, testing, deploying, and debugging AWS Cloud-based applications. **Note:** AWS exam guides are periodically reviewed and revised to ensure that each certification exam tests skills and AWS services and features that are current and relevant for the job role(s) that the certification is designed to target. Exam guide revisions will be published at least one month before changes are reflected on your exam. Check the Revisions section for a summary of changes. **Topics** + [Introduction](#developer-associate-02-intro) + [Target Candidate Description](#developer-associate-02-target) + [Exam Content](#developer-associate-02-exam-content) + [Content outline](#developer-associate-02-domains) + [Service References](#dva-service-references) + [Content Domain 1: Development with AWS Services](developer-associate-02-domain1.md) + [Content Domain 2: Security](developer-associate-02-domain2.md) + [Content Domain 3: Deployment](developer-associate-02-domain3.md) + [Content Domain 4: Troubleshooting and Optimization](developer-associate-02-domain4.md) + [Technologies and Concepts](dva-technologies-concepts.md) + [Mentions of AWS Services on the Exam](dva-service-mentions.md) + [In-Scope AWS Services](dva-02-in-scope-services.md) + [Out-of-Scope AWS Services](dva-02-out-of-scope-services.md) + [Revisions](dva-02-revisions.md) + [Survey](#dva-02-survey) ## Introduction The [AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02)](https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-associate/) exam is intended for individuals who perform a developer role. The exam validates a candidate's ability to demonstrate proficiency in developing, testing, deploying, and debugging AWS Cloud-based applications. The exam also validates a candidate's ability to complete the following tasks: + Develop and optimize applications on AWS. + Package and deploy by using continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows. + Secure application code and data. + Identify and resolve application issues. ## Target Candidate Description The target candidate should have 1 or more years of hands-on experience in developing and maintaining applications by using AWS services. ### Recommended general IT knowledge The target candidate should have the following general IT knowledge: + Proficiency in at least one high-level programming language + Understanding of application lifecycle management + Basic understanding of cloud-focused applications to write code + Ability to develop functional applications + Experience in using development tools ### Recommended AWS knowledge The target candidate should be able to complete the following tasks: + Develop and secure applications by using AWS service APIs, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), and SDKs. + Use a CI/CD pipeline to deploy applications on AWS. ### Job tasks that are out of scope for the target candidate The following list contains job tasks that the target candidate is not expected to be able to perform. This list is non-exhaustive. These tasks are out of scope for the exam: + Design architectures (for example, distributed systems, microservices, database schemas and modeling). + Design and create CI/CD pipelines. + Administer IAM users and groups. + Administer servers and operating systems. + Design AWS networking infrastructure (for example, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud [Amazon VPC], AWS Direct Connect). ## Exam Content ### Response 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. ### Unscored content The exam includes 15 unscored questions that do not affect your score. AWS collects information about performance on these unscored questions to evaluate these questions for future use as scored questions. These unscored questions are not identified on the exam. ### Exam results The AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) 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 720. 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. Your score report could contain a table of classifications of your performance at each section level. The exam uses a compensatory scoring model, which means that you do not need to achieve a passing score in each section. You need to pass only the overall exam. Each section of the exam has a specific weighting, so some sections have more questions than other sections have. The table of classifications contains general information that highlights your strengths and weaknesses. Use caution when you interpret section-level feedback. ## Content outline This exam guide includes weightings, content domains, and tasks for the exam. This guide does not provide a comprehensive list of the content on the exam. However, additional context for each task is available to help you prepare for the exam. The exam has the following content domains and weightings: + [Content Domain 1: Development with AWS Services (32% of scored content)](developer-associate-02-domain1.md) + [Content Domain 2: Security (26% of scored content)](developer-associate-02-domain2.md) + [Content Domain 3: Deployment (24% of scored content)](developer-associate-02-domain3.md) + [Content Domain 4: Troubleshooting and Optimization (18% of scored content)](developer-associate-02-domain4.md) ## Service References The following sections provide detailed information about AWS services, technologies, and concepts relevant to this certification exam: + [Mentions of AWS Services on the Exam](dva-service-mentions.md) + [In-Scope AWS Services](dva-02-in-scope-services.md) + [Out-of-Scope AWS Services](dva-02-out-of-scope-services.md) + [Technologies and Concepts](dva-technologies-concepts.md) ## Survey How useful was this exam guide? 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