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AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) vs AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

Compare these two topics side by side to decide which to study first — or tackle both!

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AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)

Certifications

120

Cards

~60m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • What does the AWS shared responsibility model define?
  • Which AWS service is required to launch an EC2 instance?
  • What is an IAM role vs an IAM user?
  • What is the maximum size of an IAM policy?
  • What does AWS STS provide?
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AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

Certifications

110

Cards

~55m

Study time

Advanced

Difficulty

Sample questions

  • Which AWS service is best for object storage with 11 9s durability?
  • Cheapest S3 class for rarely-accessed data with 12h retrieval?
  • S3 class for unknown/changing access patterns?
  • Feature that prevents accidental S3 object deletion?
  • Best way to share S3 objects with third parties temporarily?
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🤔 Which should you study first?

Both topics are in the Certifications category, so they complement each other well. We suggest starting with the smaller deck to build momentum:

AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)

120 cards · ~60 min · Advanced

AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

110 cards · ~55 min · Advanced

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