AWS Data Engineer Associate Practice Exam (DEA-C01)
Validates skills in building data pipelines, ETL operations, and data lake design on AWS.
Exam at a glance
- Exam time
- 130 minutes
- Exam questions
- 65
- Passing score
- 720/1000
- Valid for
- 3 years
- Practice questions on CloudMasterIT
- 475
Exam domains and weighting
Data Ingestion and Transformation — 34%
AWS Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, Amazon EMR, Step Functions
Storage and Data Management — 26%
Amazon S3, Redshift, DynamoDB, Lake Formation, Apache Iceberg
Data Operations and Support — 22%
CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Athena, QuickSight, Automation Pipelines
Data Security and Governance — 18%
IAM, KMS, Macie, Glue Data Catalog, RBAC
Three ways to study
- Practice modeSee the explanation right after each answer, so you learn as you go.
- Study modeReview questions and explanations at your own pace, with no timer.
- Exam modeA timed, randomized set that mirrors the real exam conditions.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the DEA-C01 exam?
The AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate (DEA-C01) exam consists of 65 questions with a 130-minute time limit.
What is the passing score for DEA-C01?
The passing score for the DEA-C01 exam is 720 out of 1000.
Is the DEA-C01 practice exam free?
The DEA-C01 sample set (20 questions with full explanations) is free. The full bank of 470+ questions is available with a CloudMasterIT subscription.
How long is the DEA-C01 certification valid?
The DEA-C01 certification is valid for 3 years after passing. Recertification is required after that.