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Certification Practice / AWS Solutions Architect
Associate Level

AWS Solutions Architect

SAA-C03

Validates your ability to design resilient, high-performing, secure, and cost-optimized architectures on AWS.

Duration
130 Minutes
Questions
65 Questions
Passing Score
720/1000 (72%)
Exam Cost
$150 USD
Practice Tests
01
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Practice Test 1

Covers all exam domains - secure architectures, VPC design, storage solutions, and resilient patterns.

65 questions 130 min
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Practice Test 2

Advanced scenarios - high availability, disaster recovery, cost optimization, and performance tuning.

65 questions 130 min
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Practice Test 3

Expert-level test with complex multi-tier architecture scenarios and performance optimization challenges.

65 questions 130 min
Full practice bank SAA-C03

AWS Solutions Architect Associate PDF Question Bank

Continue after the free mock exam with 200 original exam-style questions, answers, explanations, exam tips, and a seven-day revision plan.

200 Q&A Explanations Revision plan
Exam Domains & Weightage
Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures
30% of exam
Secure access to resources - Design secure application tiers - Select appropriate data security options
Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures
26% of exam
Design scalable and loosely coupled architectures - Design highly available and fault-tolerant architectures
Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures
24% of exam
High-performing storage, compute, networking, and database solutions
Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
20% of exam
Cost-optimized storage, compute, database, and network solutions
About the Exam

Who Should Take This?

  • Solutions architects with 1+ year AWS experience
  • Cloud engineers designing AWS solutions
  • System administrators moving to cloud
  • Developers architecting applications

Prerequisites

  • 1 year hands-on AWS experience
  • Understanding of compute, networking, storage, and database services
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner (helpful but not required)

Question Format

  • Multiple choice (1 correct answer)
  • Multiple response (2+ correct answers)
  • Scenario-based questions (most common)
  • No negative marking

Validity

  • Valid for 3 years from exam date
  • Retake SAA-C03 to recertify
  • Pass a higher-level AWS certification
  • Complete AWS training courses
Key AWS Services to Master
EC2
RDS
S3
VPC
Lambda
ELB
CloudWatch
IAM
Route 53
CloudFront
Auto Scaling
DynamoDB
CloudFormation
ElastiCache
Kinesis
SQS/SNS

Exam Tips & Strategy

  • Understand the "Why": Don't just memorize services - understand why you'd choose one over another in different scenarios.
  • Look for Keywords: "Most cost-effective", "least operational overhead", "highest availability" guide you to the right answer.
  • Master VPC: VPC, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and security groups are heavily tested.
  • Know Storage Options: Understand when to use S3, EBS, EFS, FSx, and their different storage classes.
  • Database Selection: Know the differences between RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, and when to use each.
  • High Availability Patterns: Multi-AZ, Auto Scaling, Load Balancers, and DR strategies are crucial.
  • Time Management: You have 2 minutes per question. Flag difficult ones and return later.
  • Practice Until 85%+: Aim to consistently score above 85% on practice tests before the real exam.

SAA-C03 revision next step

Use the free mocks to find weak areas, then revise with the full PDF question bank before exam day.

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