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WGU Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Ensuring Scalability, Elasticity, and Backup Readiness | 22% | - High availability and fault tolerance - Backup, snapshot, and disaster recovery strategies - Workload migration and elasticity planning - Auto-scaling and load balancing |
| Monitoring, Logging, and Operational Management | 8% | - Alerting and incident management - Centralized logging and metrics collection - Operational reporting and optimization |
| Implementing Cloud Security and Compliance | 20% | - Security monitoring and incident response - Compliance frameworks and auditing - Identity and access management (IAM) - Data protection and encryption |
| Deployment Automation and Infrastructure as Code | 12% | - Configuration management - Template-based deployment (CloudFormation, Terraform) - Continuous integration/deployment basics |
| Optimizing Cost and Performance Baselines | 18% | - Right-sizing and resource optimization - Performance tuning and benchmarking - Cost monitoring and resource tagging - Budgeting and cost control strategies |
| Configuring Cloud Network Connectivity | 20% | - Hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, VPN) - Troubleshooting network issues - Security groups and network ACLs - VPC design and implementation |
WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations: Your Questions, Answered
The Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations exam (WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations) is the official WGU exam that leads to the Cloud Deployment and Operations certification, a credential at the Professional level. Related certifications include Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Architecture. PracticeVCE provides 70 practice questions to help you prepare for it with confidence.
The Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations exam contains 60–75 questions and gives you 90–120 to finish them. Before exam day, divide the total time by the question count so you know the pace you need to keep, and flag difficult items instead of getting stuck on them. Running at least one full timed session in the PracticeVCE test engine is the best way to make that time pressure feel familiar.
You need 700/1000 or 70% to pass, and the official registration fee is $0 (included in WGU program tuition). Keep in mind that a failed attempt means paying that fee in full again, so it pays to test yourself first. When your scores on the PracticeVCE timed practice tests stay consistently above the passing line, you are ready to book the exam.
Enrollment in WGU Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing or related program; no prior certification required Requirements can change over time, so always double-check the latest eligibility rules before you register on the official WGU exam page.
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The Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations syllabus is organized into 6 exam domains. Among the first three are Configuring Cloud Network Connectivity (20%), Deployment Automation and Infrastructure as Code (12%), Optimizing Cost and Performance Baselines (18%). For the complete breakdown of topics and subtopics, see the Exam Topics section above.
WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Sample Questions:
(A company has the following disaster recovery requirements: The loss of up to three hours of data is acceptable. Services must be restored within one hour of failure. Which recovery characteristics will allow the company to meet the requirements?)
- A. RPO 1 hour, RTO 2 hours
- B. RPO 1 hour, RTO 4 hours
- C. RPO 2 hours, RTO 1 hour
- D. RPO 4 hours, RTO 1 hour
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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(Which service enables a company to enforce and manage governance rules across multiple AWS accounts?)
- A. Security Hub
- B. Control Tower
- C. GuardDuty
- D. Systems Manager
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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(Which action must be used to create a metric filter in the Amazon CloudWatch console?)
- A. Enable an alarm
- B. Specify a stream
- C. Select a log group
- D. Define a trace
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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(An administrator is unable to make an AMI public. What is the cause?)
- A. Bookmark is absent
- B. Boot volume is encrypted
- C. Legacy BIOS boot mode is used
- D. Paravirtual virtualization is used
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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(Which two solutions are supported by CloudWatch? Choose 2 answers.)
- A. Instance monitoring
- B. Threat detection
- C. Event response
- D. Load balancing
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
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