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Free AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C03) practice exam
The last day to take DVA-C02 is November 30, 2026, and DVA-C03 replaces it the next day. These questions follow the DVA-C03 exam guide. DVA-C03 keeps everything DVA-C02 tests and adds AI security, AI-assisted development and containers, so these questions also prepare you for DVA-C02. Sitting DVA-C02? You can skip the Bedrock, AI security, Kiro and container topics. What changes in DVA-C03
Take the full 78-question practice exam free, with no sign-up and no email. The questions are written like the real exam: short scenarios where you pick the best answer. Every question is original and explains why each option is right or wrong.
- Real exam
- 65 questions
- Time
- 130 minutes
- Domains
- 4
- Free exam
- 78 questions, no sign-up
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Untimed practice on one domain, with the explanation after each question.
- Development with AWS Services30% exam guide weighting · 23 free questionsIn my sets: Development with AWS Services
- Security26% exam guide weighting · 22 free questionsIn my sets: Security
- Testing and Deployment22% exam guide weighting · 19 free questionsIn my sets: Testing and Deployment
- Troubleshooting and Optimization22% exam guide weighting · 14 free questionsIn my sets: Troubleshooting and Optimization
By topic
Narrow it down to one topic. Counts are for the free set; the practice sets have more questions on every topic.
Development with AWS Services
- Architectural patterns and decoupling2 free Architectural patterns and decoupling questions to read
- Messaging with SQS, SNS and EventBridge2 free Messaging with SQS, SNS and EventBridge questions to read
- Building APIs with API Gateway2 free Building APIs with API Gateway questions to read
- SDKs, retries and error handling2 free SDKs, retries and error handling questions to read
- Streaming data with Kinesis2 free Streaming data with Kinesis questions to read
- Orchestration with Step Functions1 free Orchestration with Step Functions questions to read
- Lambda configuration1 free Lambda configuration questions to read
- Lambda invocation, errors and destinations2 free Lambda invocation, errors and destinations questions to read
- Lambda and VPC access1 free Lambda and VPC access questions to read
- DynamoDB keys, indexes and consistency2 free DynamoDB keys, indexes and consistency questions to read
- DynamoDB queries, scans and capacity1 free DynamoDB queries, scans and capacity questions to read
- Caching and specialized data stores1 free Caching and specialized data stores questions to read
- Amazon S3 for developers1 free Amazon S3 for developers questions to read
- AI-assisted development with Kiro2 free AI-assisted development with Kiro questions to read
- Calling Amazon Bedrock from application code1 free Calling Amazon Bedrock from application code questions to read
Security
- Amazon Cognito and federated access3 free Amazon Cognito and federated access questions to read
- IAM roles, policies and STS3 free IAM roles, policies and STS questions to read
- API authorization and tokens3 free API authorization and tokens questions to read
- Encryption with AWS KMS3 free Encryption with AWS KMS questions to read
- Certificates and encryption in transit2 free Certificates and encryption in transit questions to read
- Secrets and sensitive data3 free Secrets and sensitive data questions to read
- AI service access and data privacy3 free AI service access and data privacy questions to read
- Guardrails and securing AI agents2 free Guardrails and securing AI agents questions to read
Testing and Deployment
- Packaging and application configuration3 free Packaging and application configuration questions to read
- AWS SAM, CloudFormation and CDK3 free AWS SAM, CloudFormation and CDK questions to read
- Testing and test automation3 free Testing and test automation questions to read
- Versions, aliases and stages3 free Versions, aliases and stages questions to read
- CI/CD with CodePipeline and CodeBuild3 free CI/CD with CodePipeline and CodeBuild questions to read
- Deployment strategies and rollbacks2 free Deployment strategies and rollbacks questions to read
- Container images and deployments with ECR, ECS and EKS2 free Container images and deployments with ECR, ECS and EKS questions to read
Troubleshooting and Optimization
- Logging and CloudWatch Logs Insights3 free Logging and CloudWatch Logs Insights questions to read
- Custom metrics, alarms and health checks4 free Custom metrics, alarms and health checks questions to read
- Tracing with X-Ray2 free Tracing with X-Ray questions to read
- Root cause analysis1 free Root cause analysis questions to read
- Concurrency and performance tuning3 free Concurrency and performance tuning questions to read
- Caching and message filtering1 free Caching and message filtering questions to read
Frequently asked questions
Is the DVA-C03 practice exam really free?
- Yes. The free full-length 78-question DVA-C03 practice exam needs no sign-up and no email, and you can take it as often as you like, timed or at your own pace.
How many questions and how much time does the real DVA-C03 exam have?
- The AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam has 65 questions and a time limit of 130 minutes, across 4 exam domains. The timed practice mode follows that pace.
Are these real exam questions?
- No. Every question is original practice material written for ExamPark, and each explains why every option is right or wrong, with links to the AWS documentation. We don't use recalled or leaked exam content. How we write questions is explained on the "How we write questions" page.
Do I need an account?
- Not for the free practice exam: it works without one, and your progress is saved on your device. You sign in with your email, with no password, to buy practice sets and keep your progress on every device.
What do the paid DVA-C03 practice sets add?
- 5 more full-length practice sets, 390 questions that are not in the free exam, plus randomized tests drawn from every set, topic practice across all of them, and answers saved so your weak areas are tracked over time. It is one payment with no subscription.
How long do I keep access to the practice sets?
- Access lasts at least 12 months from purchase, and it is a one-off payment, so there is nothing to cancel.
How do I know if I'm ready for DVA-C03?
- Take the timed practice exam and look at your score by domain: the weakest domains show where to study next. ExamPark's readiness estimate uses your recent timed exams. It is our own estimate, not an official AWS score, and no practice exam can promise a pass.
Additional resources
The official exam guide, free courses and the AWS reading the questions draw on.
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