Taking the exam

The first step to being prepared for this exam is, of course, the level of practical experience you have on AWS. No book can replace your day-to-day hands-on experience, and your years spent working, troubleshooting, and learning about networking technologies. The goal of this book is to provide the next step and allow you to focus on passing the exam with a well-structured approach that will enable you to rapidly prepare yourself for a pass.

Once you have acquired the relevant knowledge that's covered in the knowledge domains, you will need to assess your confidence level at passing the exam. I personally recommend that my readers and students need to achieve a confidence level of 80% or higher before taking the exam, as this is a good indicator that they can pass the exam, no matter the passing score that AWS sets for that day. To determine your confidence level, you will need to run through some practice questions. The final two chapters of this book provide you with a total of 130 original questions that simulate the types of questions and content you might find in the real exam. The ability to answer 80% or more of the mock exam questions correctly should assure you that you will be able to pass the exam. In case you require additional assurance, I would also recommend that you take the practice exam, as the questions in the practice exam will be very close to the ones in the full exam.