AWS SysOps exam format: domains, weightings and length
AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA-C02, retired) is examined across 6 domains. The weightings below decide how much of the exam each domain is worth — and therefore where preparation time pays off.
Domains and weightings
| Domain | Exam weight | Our questions |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation | 20% | 100 |
| Networking and Content Delivery | 18% | 90 |
| Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation | 18% | 89 |
| Reliability and Business Continuity | 16% | 80 |
| Security and Compliance | 16% | 79 |
| Cost and Performance Optimization | 12% | 60 |
Length and number of questions
- Time: 130 minutes
- Questions: 65
- Passing score: 720 on a scale of 100–1000 — what AWS SysOps needs to pass →
Question formats in our AWS SysOps bank
These are the formats among the 498 AWS SysOps questions we publish. They describe our bank, not the vendor's blueprint.
- single choice: 495 questions
- multi choice: 3 questions
All 498 AWS SysOps practice questions, every option explained →
Know which domain is costing you marks
The weightings tell you what the exam rewards. A readiness check tells you where you stand in each one.
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Domain weightings as published by the exam vendor · Question counts are from the Certsqill AWS SysOps bank (498 questions).
