You can see it againUnder pressure people bring back shapes and positions long after the wording has gone.
Picture superiority · Shepard 1967, Standing 1973
COMPTIACompTIA Cloud Essentials+
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ certification validates foundational knowledge of cloud computing. It is ideal for business professionals who need to understand cloud concepts and make informed decisions about cloud services. This certification is crucial for aligning cloud strategies with organizational goals.
Exam formatMultiple choice
Duration60 minutes
DeliveryPearson VUE
Passing score720
Free questions570
The certification
What CLO-002 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
4domains
16objectives
175concepts
US $70exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ certification provides a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing concepts, governance, compliance, and business alignment. It is designed for business professionals who need to make informed decisions about cloud services and align these with organizational goals.
This certification ensures that candidates have the knowledge to apply cloud concepts in their careers, making it an essential credential for those looking to enhance their business acumen in cloud technology.
Who it’s for
This certification is intended for business professionals who are new to cloud technology or looking to enhance their understanding of cloud concepts. It is suitable for those who need to align cloud strategies with organizational goals and make informed decisions about cloud services.
Recommended experience
No prior experience is required; this course is designed for beginners.
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective CompTIA measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official CompTIA exam outline · See the source
Cloud Concepts
- Explain cloud principles.
- Identify cloud networking concepts.
- Identify cloud storage technologies.
- Summarize important aspects of cloud design.
Business Principles of Cloud Environments
- Given a scenario, use appropriate cloud assessments.
- Summarize the financial aspects of engaging a cloud provider.
- Identify the important business aspects of vendor relations in cloud adoptions.
- Identify the benefits or solutions of utilizing cloud services.
- Compare and contrast cloud migration approaches.
Management and Technical Operations
- Explain aspects of operating within the cloud.
- Explain DevOps in cloud environments.
- Given a scenario, review and report on the financial expenditures related to cloud resources.
Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for the Cloud
- Recognize risk management concepts related to cloud services.
- Explain policies or procedures.
- Identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud.
- Explain security concerns, measures, or concepts of cloud operations.
On the day
The exam itself
Everything CompTIA publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeCLO-002
CertificationCompTIA Cloud Essentials+
Exam formatMultiple choice
Duration60 minutes
Passing score720
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish
PricingUS $70
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path CompTIA lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
Credential earnedCompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Certification Renewal and maintenance
The Cloud Essentials+ certification is valid for three years. Renew before it expires by completing CompTIA's continuing education requirements. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. CompTIA maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by CompTIA
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, CompTIA’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official CompTIA certification page for exam policies and requirements.
View the official pageYour coach
And when you are serious, your coach Pip takes over
Your coach in the app reads what you have answered with the book closed and tells you one thing to do tonight. It will not count an answer you gave with the page open, and it will tell you when you are not ready.
See how the coach worksBefore you book
Questions people ask
How do I schedule the CLO-002 exam?
You can schedule the CLO-002 exam through Pearson VUE's website, selecting either an online proctored or test center option.
What identification is required for the CLO-002 exam?
A government-issued photo ID matching the registration name is required at check-in.
What is the retake policy for the CLO-002 exam?
If you fail the CLO-002 exam, you must wait 14 days before retaking it. There is no limit on the number of attempts.
Are there any hands-on labs in the CLO-002 exam?
No, the CLO-002 exam consists of multiple-choice questions only.
Can I use exam vouchers for the CLO-002 exam?
Yes, CompTIA offers exam vouchers that can be used to pay for the CLO-002 exam.
How soon will I receive my CLO-002 exam results?
Exam results are typically available immediately after completing the CLO-002 exam.
Practice free questions 570 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept CompTIA measures — each one written out.
4domains
16objectives
175concepts
120free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official CompTIA exam outline · See the source
1Cloud Concepts114 questions
2Business Principles of Cloud Environments201 questions
Given a scenario, use appropriate cloud assessments.13 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Summarize the financial aspects of engaging a cloud provider.11 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Identify the important business aspects of vendor relations in cloud adoptions.13 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Identify the benefits or solutions of utilizing cloud services.16 concepts · 11 pagesOpen →Compare and contrast cloud migration approaches.12 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
3Management and Technical Operations104 questions
4Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for the Cloud151 questions
Recognize risk management concepts related to cloud services.11 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Explain policies or procedures.7 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud.8 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →Explain security concerns, measures, or concepts of cloud operations.16 concepts · 11 pagesOpen →
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Explain cloud principles.6 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
28 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
570 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
570questions
120pages
16objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Cloud Concepts114 questions
2Business Principles of Cloud Environments201 questions
3Management and Technical Operations104 questions
4Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for the Cloud151 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
175concepts
570free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from CompTIA
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
1official link
175concepts mapped
The source
CompTIA’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official CompTIA outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 16 objectives, 175 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When CompTIA changes the outline, this page changes with it.
16objectives on the outline→175concepts written→570free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.