Practice Exams | AWS Certified Developer Associate (Udemy.com)
390 Original Questions for DVA-C02 ! Practice for the AWS Certified Developer Certification and ace the DVA-C02 Exam!
Created by: Stephane Maarek
Last updated July 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 13,620 students and a sample of their written reviews, as the course stood in July 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a practice exam set, not a teaching course. It has six exams of 65 questions each, 390 in total, for the AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C02 test. Stephane Maarek and Abhishek Singh wrote it as a companion to Maarek's own video course, and the requirements list says as much. There are no lectures at all. More than 151,000 students have enrolled, and the last update was in July 2026. It is for people who have already studied and want to test themselves.
Most of the 13,620 ratings are positive, with about 8,000 of them five stars. Reviewers like the long explanations of why wrong answers are wrong, and several say the difficulty felt close to the real exam. One passed with 91% after working through the video course and these tests. The complaints are consistent, though. Low-star reviewers point to grammar mistakes, confusing wording, duplicate questions, outdated items such as CodeStar, and topics the video course never covered. One test-taker found the real exam heavier on development and deployment than these tests.
Value is decent for the question volume, and it works best as one source among several. One reviewer who passed with 802 said they would not prepare with this alone, and another went looking for a different set after finding the real exam questions completely different. Use it to find weak spots, read the explanations, and check anything odd against the AWS docs. As a last step after a course, it is a reasonable pick. As your only prep, it is a gamble.
Pros
- Six 65-question exams, 390 questions, with explanations for right and wrong answers
- Several reviewers say difficulty and length felt close to the real DVA-C02 exam
- Refreshed in July 2026, and one reviewer reports Secrets Manager and AppConfig questions
- Reviewers who finished Maarek's video course first report passing, one with 91%
Cons
- Many reviewers report grammar errors and confusingly worded questions
- Some items are outdated, such as CodeStar and wrong claims about RDS and DynamoDB
- Several test-takers say the real exam differed a lot, so it is risky as a sole prep source
Great practice exams. It gave me the right feel of what to expect at the exam. More or less the same difficulty with what I encountered at the exam.
Listed as beginner, but it assumes you finished the companion video course first. Cold starts will struggle.
What you will learn
- Practice for the DVA-C02 exam with 6 full practice exams of 65 questions each
- Consolidate and validate the learning from the Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate course
- Ace your AWS Certified Developer Associate DVA-C02 exam
- The DVA-C02 exams practice exams have been written from scratch
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Anyone who wants to practice the DVA-C02 AWS Certified Developer exam before taking the real one!
What you need before you start
- Prepare with the Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate course
How it compares
Against the other 235 rated Udemy courses in AWS on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
- Reviews13,620#23 of 236 by number of reviews
- Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 78% of them
Course Description
Preparing for AWS Certified Developer Architect Associate DVA-C02? This is THE practice exams course to give you the winning edge.
These practice exams have been co-authored by Stephane Maarek and Abhishek Singh who bring their collective experience of passing 20 AWS Certifications to the table.
Why Serious Learners Choose These Practice Exams
Human-crafted, exam-aware questions backed by real AWS expertise
Every item is designed by an instructor with deep, hands-on AWS experience and insight into how AWS actually tests concepts, not mass-generated by generic AI tools.Authentic exam feel with blueprint-aligned difficulty and distractors
Questions mirror the tone, complexity, and trap patterns used in actual certification exams, helping learners build confidence under realistic conditions.Enhanced with diagrams, flows, and AWS-doc-based explanations
Answers include visually rich explanations, custom diagrams, and carefully written descriptions distilled from official AWS documentation.Updated to reflect real-world patterns and the latest AWS services
Content stays aligned with how AWS evolves its exams, focusing on the topics and service combinations most likely to appear in current and upcoming versions.Designed to build actual problem-solving skill, not just memorization
Scenarios train reasoning across architectures, security, data, and development patterns, preparing learners to think like experienced AWS Developers instead of guessing. Do not just ace the exam, become a stronger AWS Professional.
We want you to think of this course as the final pit-stop so that you can cross the winning line with absolute confidence and get AWS Certified! Trust our process, you are in good hands.
You can see for yourself some of the amazing testimonials from our students:
FEATURED REVIEWS:
5 stars: These exams should definitely be a part of everyone's study material, they were extremely helpful and packed with information. I got a 43% on the first exam before taking his course, then after taking the course I got 76, 78, 84, 89, 86 on all 5 tests, and was able to pass with a 959/1000 on the real exam
5 stars: I recommend you take this practice exam with Stephane's hands-on course. For your reference, I passed a real exam over 900 points.
5 stars: Passed with 914 on the exam. This is exam was very good in comparison to the real exam
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SAMPLE QUESTION:
You have migrated an on-premise SQL Server database to an Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) database attached to a VPC inside a private subnet. Also, the related Java application, hosted on-premise, has been moved to an Amazon Lambda function.
Which of the following should you implement to connect AWS Lambda function to its RDS instance?
Use Lambda layers to connect to the internet and RDS separately
Configure lambda to connect to the public subnet that will give internet access and use Security Group to access RDS inside the private subnet
Use Environment variables to pass in the RDS connection string
Configure Lambda to connect to VPC with private subnet and Security Group needed to access RDS
What's your guess? Scroll below for the answer.
Correct: 4.
CORRECT OPTION
Configure Lambda to connect to VPC with private subnet and Security Group needed to access RDS - You can configure a Lambda function to connect to private subnets in a virtual private cloud (VPC) in your account. Use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to create a private network for resources such as databases, cache instances, or internal services. Connect your lambda function to the VPC to access private resources during execution. When you connect a function to a VPC, Lambda creates an elastic network interface for each combination of the security group and subnet in your function's VPC configuration. This is the right way of giving RDS access to Lambda.
INCORRECT OPTIONS
Use Lambda layers to connect to the internet and RDS separately - You can configure your Lambda function to pull in additional code and content in the form of layers. A layer is a ZIP archive that contains libraries, a custom runtime, or other dependencies. Layers will not help in configuring access to RDS instance and hence is an incorrect choice.
Configure lambda to connect to the public subnet that will give internet access and use the Security Group to access RDS inside the private subnet - This is an incorrect statement. Connecting a Lambda function to a public subnet does not give it internet access or a public IP address. To grant internet access to your function, its associated VPC must have a NAT gateway (or NAT instance) in a public subnet.
Use Environment variables to pass in the RDS connection string - You can use environment variables to store secrets securely and adjust your function's behavior without updating code. You can use environment variables to exchange data with RDS, but you will still need access to RDS, which is not possible with just environment variables.
Instructor
My name is Stéphane Maarek, I am passionate about Cloud Computing, and I will be your instructor in this course. I teach about AWS certifications, focusing on helping my students improve their professional proficiencies in AWS.
I have already taught 1,500,000+ students and gotten 500,000+ reviews throughout my career in designing and delivering these certifications and courses!
I'm delighted to welcome Abhishek Singh as my co-instructor for these practice exams!
Welcome to the best practice exams to help you prepare for your AWS Certified Developer Architect Associate exam.
You can retake the exams as many times as you want
This is a huge original question bank
You get support from instructors if you have questions
Each question has a detailed explanation
Mobile-compatible with the Udemy app
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
13,620 Reviews
Stephane Maarek
Stephane is a solutions architect, consultant and software developer that has a particular interest in all things related to Cloud & Big Data. He's also a many-times best seller instructor on Udemy for his courses in AWS and Apache Kafka.
[See FAQ below to see in which order you can take my courses]
Stéphane is recognized as an AWS Hero and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional & AWS Certified DevOps Professional. He loves to teach people how to use the AWS properly, to get them ready for their AWS certifications, and most importantly for the real world.
He also loves Apache Kafka. He used on the Program Committee organizing the Kafka Summit in New York, London and San Francisco. He also was an active member of the Apache Kafka community, and has authored blogs on Medium and the guest blog for Confluent. He also has co-founded Conduktor, a prominent company in the Kafka ecosystem.
During his spare time, Stéphane composes piano music, that he publishes online under the artist name Makera ?
FAQ: In which order should you learn?...
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Reviews
By Kan Jittapramoulboon on 6/17/2026
Great practice exams. It gave me the right feel of what to expect at the exam. More or less the same difficulty with what I encountered at the exam. A pity that I didn't get to finish all the exam practices, but the ones that I did really did help me a lot.
By Kanat Tabaldiev on 5/20/2026
I have taken 4 practice exams out of 6 available. The questions were quite close to what I have encountered during the real DVA exam, though I did feel that the real exam questions were more robust and there were less straightforward questions. I did not like that some of the questions did mention services that are marked as `out-of-scope` on the exam information page.
By Wilma Steyn on 4/16/2026
Brilliant! I completed Stephane's Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2026 DVA-C02 course and worked through these practice exams, and I passed my test on the first try, with a mark of 91%. These exams really helped me prepare and I would recommend it for anyone who wants to get certified.
By João Guilherme Hagemann on 3/25/2026
After taking Stephane's course completely at least four times and preparing for the DVA exam for the past 4 months, retaking the mock exams numerous times and having an average of about 85%, the questions I was faced with at the actual exam were very different from what I practiced. This needs a complete overhaul, however I was surprised to have passed with a score of 794
By Tomasz on 3/25/2026
The main problem is questions on the exam are completly different. No even as single question was the same. This prep does not give you best preparation for the exam. It do not cover few aspects which were asked during exam. I need to unfortunately look for some other set. Exam date 25th March 2026. Authors should review all questions and update these. During exam there were many more questions related to development practices , deployment etc. very few about infrastructure, which unfortunately was common in prep exams
By Siaka Ashiq on 3/11/2026
This course is a must-take for anyone looking for high-quality practice sets. I practiced these questions before my exam, and they played a significant role in helping me pass with a score well above the passing mark. The explanations and question quality were excellent. I'll definitely be taking more of Stéphane's courses in the future.
By Jon Hall on 2/20/2026
This course was well worth it, since these questions most accurately mirror the questions on the Certified Developer Associate Exam. And one of the absolute best features was explaining every answer, backed up with documentation and diagrams (and even why the wrong ones were wrong)! I passed the exam yesterday with an 853, no doubt thanks to this excellent course!
By Aliaksandr Branavets on 1/21/2026
I scored 75-82% on these practice exams and passed the real exam with 815/1000. The actual exam questions were different, but the question structure and format were very similar, which helped me a lot. Highly recommend doing all 6 practice exams before the real test.
By Arnold Barna on 12/30/2025
I'm still practicing for the exam, and I am grateful for this opportunity. One thing, the Practice Test #3 has an outright incorrect answer and reasoning (the question: "An intern at an IT company is getting started with AWS Cloud and wants to understand the following Amazon S3 bucket access policy:"). The correct interpretation is: "This policy denies all S3 actions on the Production bucket only when MFA was used more than 30 minutes ago. Requests without MFA or with fresh MFA are allowed"
By Hele-Liis Peedosk on 12/21/2025
Overall, thank you - it was a good practice! Two things to mention: Some of the wordings (sentence/word order) were difficult to understand. Also, I wish the tests in this course did not contain same questions as the practice test in the main Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2026 DVA-C02 course. I think these questions biased the results of these practice tests a bit.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100

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