Exam Pattern
- 40 multiple choice questions
- Pass mark: 80 percent (32 correct answers required)
- Duration: 1 hour
- Non-proctored exam, available anytime within an 8-month validity period
- Two attempts included with the exam voucher
Certification Validity
Valid for life
Course Outline
Module 1 – Foundation
- What is Cloud Computing?
- Characteristics of Cloud Computing
- Not a Unified View
- Your View of Cloud Computing
- The Key Players
- Interactions Between Cloud Computing Actors
- What Cloud Brokers Do
- Five Main Principles of Cloud Computing
- Benefits
- Risks
- Types of Clouds
- Cloud Reference Model
- Major Service Patterns
- An Example
- Example Services Available to a Cloud Consumer
- Major Activities of Cloud Providers
- Other Service Patterns
- Scope of Controls Between Provider and Consumer
- The Role of Virtualization
- Extending SOA
- Cloud Service Management
- The Importance of Testing
- What This Means to Testers
Module 2 – Defining Your Cloud Test Strategy
- Why a Test Strategy?
- Key Test Planning Components
- What to Include
- Cloud Provider
- Knowing How Much to Test – The Extent of Testing
- How to Define a Cloud Test Strategy
Module 3 – Test Environments
- Requirements for Test Environments
- Extending Virtual Environments
- Characteristics of Cloud Test Environments
- The Role of Virtual Test Environments
- OpenStack Initiative
- Three Major Platforms
- Major Virtual Environment Vendors and Platforms
- Example – Cross-Platform Browser Testing
- Designing Test Environments
- Managing and Controlling Test Environments
- Variations
