350-401 Cheat Sheet

350-401 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

#	Domain	Weight	Questions	Practice
100.0	Architecture	15%	24	Practice →
200.0	Virtualization Virtualization questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage virtualization concepts in scenario-based situations.	10%	22	Practice →
300.0	Infrastructure Infrastructure questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage infrastructure concepts in scenario-based situations.	30%	23	Practice →
400.0	Network Assurance Network Assurance questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage network assurance concepts in scenario-based situations.	10%	20	Practice →
500.0	Security Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage security concepts in scenario-based situations.	20%	15	Practice →
600.0	Automation	15%	29	Practice →
Total		100%	133

Domain Quick Reference

200.0Virtualization

Virtualization questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage virtualization concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Key concepts

✓Core Virtualization concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy virtualization correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting virtualization issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Virtualization design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

300.0Infrastructure

Infrastructure questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage infrastructure concepts in scenario-based situations.

30%

Key concepts

✓Core Infrastructure concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy infrastructure correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting infrastructure issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Infrastructure design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

400.0Network Assurance

Network Assurance questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage network assurance concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Key concepts

✓Core Network Assurance concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy network assurance correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting network assurance issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Network Assurance design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

500.0Security

Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage security concepts in scenario-based situations.

20%

Key concepts

✓Core Security concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy security correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting security issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Security design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

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 350-401, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

Domain

Weight

Questions

Practice

100.0

Architecture

15%

Practice →

200.0

Virtualization

Virtualization questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage virtualization concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Practice →

300.0

Infrastructure

Infrastructure questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage infrastructure concepts in scenario-based situations.

30%

Practice →

400.0

Network Assurance

Network Assurance questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage network assurance concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Practice →

500.0

Security

Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage security concepts in scenario-based situations.

20%

Practice →

600.0

Automation

15%

Practice →

Total

100%

133

Domain Quick Reference

200.0Virtualization

Virtualization questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage virtualization concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Key concepts

✓Core Virtualization concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy virtualization correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting virtualization issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Virtualization design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

300.0Infrastructure

Infrastructure questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage infrastructure concepts in scenario-based situations.

30%

Key concepts

✓Core Infrastructure concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy infrastructure correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting infrastructure issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Infrastructure design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

400.0Network Assurance

Network Assurance questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage network assurance concepts in scenario-based situations.

10%

Key concepts

✓Core Network Assurance concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy network assurance correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting network assurance issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Network Assurance design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

500.0Security

Security questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage security concepts in scenario-based situations.

20%

Key concepts

✓Core Security concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
✓How to deploy security correctly and verify the outcome.
✓Troubleshooting security issues by interpreting error output and system state.
✓Cloud best practices and Security design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Watch out for

⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

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 350-401, scenarios typically have one clearly best answer — look for the option that matches the specific constraints in the question.

350-401 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

Domain Quick Reference

200.0Virtualization

300.0Infrastructure

400.0Network Assurance

500.0Security

Exam Day Reminders

More 350-401 resources

350-401 Cheat Sheet

350-401 Exam Blueprint — At a Glance

Domain Quick Reference

200.0Virtualization

300.0Infrastructure

400.0Network Assurance

500.0Security

Exam Day Reminders

More 350-401 resources