AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01)
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform an AWS networking specialist's role. The exam validates a candidate's ability to design, implement, manage, and secure AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale.
Introduction
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01)
The exam also validates a candidate's ability to complete the following tasks:
Design and develop hybrid and cloud-based networking solutions by using AWS
Implement core AWS networking services according to AWS best practices
Operate and maintain hybrid and cloud-based network architecture for all AWS services
Use tools to deploy and automate hybrid and cloud-based AWS networking tasks
Implement secure AWS networks using AWS native networking constructs and services
Target Candidate Description
The target candidate should have 5 or more years of networking experience with 2 or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience.
Recommended AWS knowledge
The target candidate should have the following AWS knowledge:
AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services
AWS security best practices
AWS compute and storage options and their underlying consistency models
Exam Content
Question Types
The exam contains the following question types:
Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more response options. You must select all the correct responses to receive credit for the question.
Matching: Has a list of responses to match with a list of 3–7 prompts. You must match all the pairs correctly to receive credit for the question.
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
This AWS certification 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 700. 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 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:
Content Domain 1: Network Design (30% of scored content)
Content Domain 2: Network Implementation (26% of scored content)
Content Domain 3: Network Management and Operation (20% of scored content)
Content Domain 4: Network Security, Compliance, and Governance (24% of scored content)
AWS Services for the Exam
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty exam covers specific AWS services that are relevant to networking specialists. Understanding which services are in scope and which are out of scope can help you focus your preparation efforts.
For detailed information about the AWS services covered in the exam, see the following sections:
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