Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional FAQ
What is the Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional exam?
Alibaba Cloud Computing Certification (ACP Level – Alibaba Cloud Certified Professional) is a professional technical certification designed for architects, developers, and O&M personnel who use Alibaba Cloud Computing products. It covers Alibaba Cloud’s core products including computing, storage, networking, and security.
What Is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing resources (including servers, databases, storage, platforms, infrastructure, applications, etc.) over the Internet. Cloud computing can be used on a pay-as-you-go basis, which means you pay just for what you need.
Who can attempt the Cloud Computing Professional exam?
- Alibaba Cloud Absolute Beginners. No prior Alibaba Cloud experience necessary
- Existing Solutions Architects
- Programmers Interested in Deploying Applications on Alibaba Cloud
- People interested in hosting highly scaleable, fault-tolerant applications on the Alibaba Cloud
What are the capabilities of the Cloud Computing Professional?
The technical certification assesses the certificate holders’ possession of the following capabilities:
- Has professional knowledge of IT, Cloud Computing and Network Security.
- Is able to develop effective technical solutions and enterprise best practices based on Alibaba Cloud’s products and business needs.
- Proficient in the use and operation of Alibaba Cloud’s ECS, RDS, Server Load Balancers, OSS, VPC, Auto Scaling, CDN, Alibaba Cloud Security and CloudMonitor products.
- Able to diagnose common issues emerged during operation of business systems structured on Alibaba Cloud Computing products and utilize the best solution to address them.
Where can I register for the Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional exam?
The candidate can register for the Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional exam at Pearson VUE.
How many questions are there in the Alibaba Professional exam?
There are 70 questions in the Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional exam.
How much time will be given to the candidate to complete the Alibaba Professional exam?
The candidate will be given 90 minutes to complete the Alibaba exam.
In which format the Alibaba exam available?
The Alibaba exam is available in a multiple-choice, single choice, or true-false questions that assess 9 areas of knowledge.
What is the exam fee for the Alibaba exam?
The examination fee for the Alibabais USD 120.
In which mode, the Alibaba exam available?
The Alibaba exam is available in both online and offline mode.
How many days do I have to wait for retaking the Alibaba exam?
If you want to take the same certification exam again, you must have at least a 14 days gap between the 2 exams.
What are the learning objectives for the exam?
The learning objectives for the Alibaba Cloud Computing Professional exam are:
- ECS 20%
- RDS 15%
- Object Storage Service (OSS) 15%
- Auto Scaling 10%
- Server Load Balancer 10%
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) 10%
- Alibaba Cloud Security Service 10%
- Content Distribution Network (CDN) 5%
- General knowledge about Cloud Computing 5%
Where can I check out the pricing details of the Alibaba certifications?
You can visit the official page of Alibaba and check out the pricing page.
How can I prepare for the Alibaba Cloud Computing exam?
The candidate has to follow some preparatory step which is mentioned in our tutorial i.e. visiting the official, reading and understanding related books and guides, learning objectives, trying their hands-on practice test, etc.
