DOP-C02 Cheat Sheet

#	Domain	Weight	Questions	Practice
1.0	SDLC Automation	22%	421	Practice →
Total	22%	1,828

Domain

Weight

Questions

Practice

1.0

SDLC Automation

22%

421

Practice →

Total

22%

1,828

Domain Quick Reference

1.0SDLC Automation

You must wire CodePipeline stages with CodeBuild buildspec.yml and CodeDeploy appspec.yml to automate builds and releases. Get the deployment strategy right: choose CodeDeploy blue/green or canary with proper AppSpec hooks and rollback alarms.

22%

Key concepts

✓Configuring CodePipeline stages, actions, cross-region/cross-account artifact stores and manual approval gates
✓Writing CodeBuild buildspec.yml phases, artifacts, cache, and environment variables with Parameter Store or Secrets Manager
✓Choosing CodeDeploy deployment types: in-place vs blue/green, EC2/ECS/Lambda hooks and appspec lifecycle events
✓Using CloudFormation change sets, stack policies, and CodeDeploy rollback triggers for safe release automation

Watch out for

⚠Assuming CodePipeline automatically rolls back a failed deployment; rollback requires CodeDeploy alarms or manual retry configuration
⚠Confusing CodeDeploy appspec hooks like BeforeInstall and AfterAllowTraffic, applying them to the wrong compute platform lifecycle
⚠Forgetting that CodeBuild artifacts must be declared in buildspec and passed via pipeline input/output artifacts to reach later stages

Exam Day Reminders

→Read every question stem fully — look for qualifiers like 'MOST likely,' 'BEST,' or 'EXCEPT.'

→Flag uncertain questions and come back — don't waste time on one question.

→Eliminate obviously wrong options first, then choose between remaining ones.

→Trust your first instinct unless you have a specific reason to change.

→For DOP-C02, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

#	Domain	Weight	Questions	Practice
1.0	SDLC Automation	22%	421	Practice →
Total	22%	1,828

Domain

Weight

Questions

Practice

1.0

SDLC Automation

22%

421

Practice →

Total

22%

1,828

Domain Quick Reference

1.0SDLC Automation

22%

Key concepts

✓Configuring CodePipeline stages, actions, cross-region/cross-account artifact stores and manual approval gates
✓Writing CodeBuild buildspec.yml phases, artifacts, cache, and environment variables with Parameter Store or Secrets Manager
✓Choosing CodeDeploy deployment types: in-place vs blue/green, EC2/ECS/Lambda hooks and appspec lifecycle events
✓Using CloudFormation change sets, stack policies, and CodeDeploy rollback triggers for safe release automation

Watch out for

⚠Assuming CodePipeline automatically rolls back a failed deployment; rollback requires CodeDeploy alarms or manual retry configuration
⚠Confusing CodeDeploy appspec hooks like BeforeInstall and AfterAllowTraffic, applying them to the wrong compute platform lifecycle
⚠Forgetting that CodeBuild artifacts must be declared in buildspec and passed via pipeline input/output artifacts to reach later stages

Exam Day Reminders

→Read every question stem fully — look for qualifiers like 'MOST likely,' 'BEST,' or 'EXCEPT.'

→Flag uncertain questions and come back — don't waste time on one question.

→Eliminate obviously wrong options first, then choose between remaining ones.

→Trust your first instinct unless you have a specific reason to change.

→For DOP-C02, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

DOP-C02 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

Domain Quick Reference

1.0SDLC Automation

Exam Day Reminders

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DOP-C02 Cheat Sheet

DOP-C02 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

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1.0SDLC Automation

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