Paul Borrego

AWS-C01

Evaluated on following tasks.
  • Describe AI, ML, and generative AI concepts both in general and on AWS
  • Identify appropriate uses of AI for business cases
  • Determine the correct type for such cases
  • Use AI "Responsibly"

Exam Content


  • Score is 100-1,000 and passing is 700
  • Types are: Multiple choice + response, ordering. and matching
  • 5 Content Domains

Domain 1 - Fundamentals of AI and ML


Task Statement 1.1 -Explain basic AI concepts

  • Define basic terms like AI, ML, deep learning, neural networks, cv, nlp...
  • Describe similarities and differences between AI, ML, GenAI, deep learning and agentic AI
  • Describe various types of inferencing: batch, real-time, async, serverless
  • Describe types of data in AI models: Labeled, unlabeled, tabular, time-series, (un)structured
  • Describe types of AI/ML learning: (un)supervised, reinforcement

Task Statement 1.2 Identify practical use cases for AI

  • Recognize where AI/ML can provide value: assist human decision making, scalability, automation
  • Determine when AI/ML solutions are not appropriate: cost-benefit analyses, specific outcome is needed instead of a prediction
  • Select the appropriate AI/ML techniques for specific use cases: regression, classification, clustering
  • Identify examples of real-world AI applications: computer vision, NLP, speech recognition, recommendation systems, fraud detection, forecasting, knowledge bases, agentic AI.
  • Explain the capabilities of AWS managed AI/ML services: Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Transcribe, Amazon Translate, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly
  • Identify when traditional ML models or foundation models are appropriate: regulatory concerns, explainability requirements, operational constraints

Task Statement 1.3 Describe the AI/ML development lifecycle

  • Describe and differentiate components of an AI/ML pipeline.
  • Describe sources of FM models: open source pre-trained models, training custom models
  • Describe methods to use a model in productionL managed API service, self-hosted API).
  • Identify relevant AWS services and features for each stage of an AI/ML pipeline: Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Quick, Kiro, SageMaker AI
  • Describe fundamental concepts of ML operations (MLOps): experimentation, repeatable processes, scalable systems, managing technical debt, achieving production readiness, model monitoring, model re-training
  • Describe model performance metrics: accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score and business metrics: cost per user, development costs, customer feedback, return on investment .

Domain 2 - Fundamentals of genAI


Domain 3 - Applications of Foundation Models


Domain 4 - Guidelines for responsible AI


Domain 5 - Security, compliance, + governance for AI solutions