AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01)
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform an AWS networking specialist's role. The exam validates a candidate's ability to design, implement, manage, and secure AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale.
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Introduction
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam is intended for individuals who perform an AWS networking specialist's role. The exam validates a candidate's ability to design, implement, manage, and secure AWS and hybrid network architectures at scale.
The exam also validates a candidate's ability to complete the following tasks:
Design and develop hybrid and cloud-based networking solutions by using AWS
Implement core AWS networking services according to AWS best practices
Operate and maintain hybrid and cloud-based network architecture for all AWS services
Use tools to deploy and automate hybrid and cloud-based AWS networking tasks
Implement secure AWS networks using AWS native networking constructs and services
Target Candidate Description
The target candidate should have 5 or more years of networking experience with 2 or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience.
The target candidate should have the following AWS knowledge:
AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services
AWS security best practices
AWS compute and storage options and their underlying consistency models
Exam Content
There are two types of questions on the exam:
Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses (distractors)
Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more response options
Select one or more responses that best complete the statement or answer the question. Distractors, or incorrect answers, are response options that a candidate with incomplete knowledge or skill might choose. Distractors are generally plausible responses that match the content area.
Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect; there is no penalty for guessing.
The exam includes unscored questions that do not affect your score. AWS collects information about performance on these unscored questions to evaluate these questions for future use as scored questions. These unscored questions are not identified on the exam.
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (ANS-C01) exam has a pass or fail designation. The exam is scored against a minimum standard established by AWS professionals who follow certification industry best practices and guidelines.
Your results for the exam are reported as a scaled score of 100–1,000. The minimum passing score is 750. Your score shows how you performed on the exam as a whole and whether you passed. Scaled scoring models help equate scores across multiple exam forms that might have slightly different difficulty levels.
Content Domains
For detailed information about each domain, see the following sections:
AWS Services for the Exam
The AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty exam covers specific AWS services that are relevant to networking specialists. Understanding which services are in scope and which are out of scope can help you focus your preparation efforts.
For detailed information about the AWS services covered in the exam, see the following sections:
