AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Exam (SAA-C03)
Validates skills in designing scalable, highly available architectures on AWS. The most popular AWS certification.
Exam at a glance
- Exam time
- 130 minutes
- Exam questions
- 65
- Passing score
- 720/1000
- Valid for
- 3 years
- Practice questions on CloudMasterIT
- 470
Exam domains and weighting
Design Secure Architectures — 30%
IAM, S3 Bucket Policies, VPC Security Groups, KMS, CloudTrail
Design Resilient Architectures — 26%
Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53, Multi-AZ, S3 Replication
Design High-Performing Architectures — 24%
CloudFront, ElastiCache, RDS Read Replicas, DynamoDB DAX, SQS
Design Cost-Optimized Architectures — 20%
Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, S3 Storage Classes, Cost Explorer, Serverless
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 SAA-C03 exam?
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03) exam consists of 65 questions with a 130-minute time limit.
What is the passing score for SAA-C03?
The passing score for the SAA-C03 exam is 720 out of 1000.
Is the SAA-C03 practice exam free?
The SAA-C03 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 SAA-C03 certification valid?
The SAA-C03 certification is valid for 3 years after passing. Recertification is required after that.