Certification cheat sheets
Every key fact for your exam on one page, grouped by the official domains — free, no account needed. Pick a certification to open its sheet.
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Understand AI, GenAI, and foundation models on AWS — and pass AIF-C01.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
The cloud fundamentals every role needs — your first AWS certification.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Write, deploy, and debug cloud-native apps the way AWS expects — and pass DVA-C02.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Design resilient, secure, and cost-effective AWS architectures — the industry’s most sought-after cloud certification.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Administer identity, storage, compute, and networking on Azure — and pass AZ-104.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Learn cloud concepts and core Azure services from zero — and pass AZ-900.
AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate
Monitor, operate, and automate production AWS environments — the operations certification (formerly SysOps Administrator).
AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate
Build, operate, and secure data pipelines on AWS — and pass DEA-C01.
AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C03)
Build, secure, ship and debug AWS applications — with AI-assisted development — and pass the new DVA-C03.
AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional (AIP-C01)
Build production generative AI on AWS — RAG, agents, guardrails, evaluation and cost control — and pass AIP-C01.
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate
Build, deploy and run ML and generative AI on AWS — and pass MLA-C02.
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Detect, respond, and lock down AWS workloads at scale — and pass SCS-C03.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C03)
Design multi-account, secure, cost-aware and resilient AWS architectures — including AI-integrated ones — and pass the new SAP-C03.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA 200-301 v2.0)
Configure, secure and troubleshoot networks — and pass the new CCNA v2.0.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Detect, analyse and respond like a SOC analyst — and pass CompTIA CySA+ CS0-004 (V4).
CompTIA Security+
Prove hands-on security skills — and pass CompTIA Security+ SY0-801 (V8).
CompTIA Tech+
Learn the foundations of IT — hardware, software, networking, data and security — and pass CompTIA Tech+.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
Build reliable pipelines on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform — and pass the Data Engineer Associate exam.
Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate
Build, deploy and monitor RAG apps and agents on Databricks — and pass the Generative AI Engineer Associate exam.
GitHub Actions
Automate, secure and scale CI/CD with GitHub Actions — and pass GH-200.
GitHub Foundations
Learn Git, GitHub collaboration and the modern GitHub toolset — and pass GH-900.
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Deploy, operate, and secure workloads on Google Cloud — and pass Associate Cloud Engineer.
Google Cloud Generative AI Leader
Lead generative AI adoption on Google Cloud — and pass the Generative AI Leader exam.
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004)
Master Terraform's workflow, configuration, modules, and state — and pass Terraform Associate 004.
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Infrastructure Engineer Professional (002)
Run Terraform in production — state, pipelines, policy, modules and HCP Terraform — and pass the Terraform Professional (002) exam.
ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Secure cloud data, platforms and applications — and pass ISC2 CCSP (2026 outline).
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Start your cybersecurity career — and pass the ISC2 CC exam (2026 outline).
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
Learn how software testing really works — and pass ISTQB CTFL v4.0.
ISTQB Certified Tester Testing with Generative AI (CT-GenAI)
Use generative AI in testing without trusting it blindly — and pass ISTQB CT-GenAI.
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
Learn Kubernetes and the cloud-native ecosystem — and pass the KCNA exam.
Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
Learn Microsoft 365, Copilot and agent administration — security, Purview governance and day-to-day admin — and pass AB-900.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate
Build, ground and operate AI apps and agents on Microsoft Foundry — and pass AI-103.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Learn AI concepts and build your first apps and agents in Microsoft Foundry — and pass AI-901.
Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate
Secure Azure, hybrid and AI workloads end to end — and pass SC-500.
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
Build, secure, and optimize analytics solutions in Microsoft Fabric — and pass DP-700.
Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 25 Developer
Read Java code like the compiler does — and pass OCP Java SE 25 (1Z0-831).
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Lead agile teams and products with the mindset the PMI-ACP exam tests — across Scrum, Kanban, Lean and beyond.
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Understand Scrum as the Scrum Guide defines it — and pass the PSM I at 85% or better.
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Lead projects across predictive, agile and hybrid delivery — and pass the new PMP exam.
What a cheat sheet is for
A cheat sheet is for the last day, not the first. Once you have read the material and drilled the questions, what you need is not more explanation but a single page that lets you sweep the whole syllabus in twenty minutes and find the two or three things that have not stuck. Each sheet here is built from the key fact of every lesson for that certification, grouped by the official exam domain and in the guide’s own order — so a gap on the sheet is a gap in the exam guide, and you can see exactly which domain it sits in. Nothing here is written separately from the lessons: the sheets are composed from them, so they update whenever the lessons do and can never quietly drift out of step.
| Certification | Vendor | Domains | Lessons distilled |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) | AWS | 5 | 14 |
| AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) | AWS | 4 | 19 |
| AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) | AWS | 4 | 13 |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) | AWS | 4 | 14 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) | Microsoft Azure | 5 | 15 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) | Microsoft Azure | 3 | 11 |
| AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) | AWS | 5 | 13 |
| AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) | AWS | 4 | 17 |
| AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C03) | AWS | 4 | 12 |
| AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional (AIP-C01) | AWS | 5 | 21 |
| AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate (MLA-C02) | AWS | 4 | 12 |
| AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C03) | AWS | 6 | 16 |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C03) | AWS | 5 | 22 |
| Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA 200-301 v2.0) | Cisco | 5 | 24 |
| CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) (CS0-004) | CompTIA | 4 | 15 |
| CompTIA Security+ (SY0-801) | CompTIA | 5 | 27 |
| CompTIA Tech+ (FC0-U71) | CompTIA | 6 | 10 |
| Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate (Databricks DEA) | Databricks | 7 | 13 |
| Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate (Databricks GenAI) | Databricks | 6 | 15 |
| GitHub Actions (GH-200) | GitHub | 5 | 9 |
| GitHub Foundations (GH-900) | GitHub | 7 | 8 |
| Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE) | Google Cloud | 4 | 12 |
| Google Cloud Generative AI Leader (GenAI Leader) | Google Cloud | 4 | 15 |
| HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) | HashiCorp | 8 | 10 |
| HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Infrastructure Engineer Professional (002) | HashiCorp | 7 | 20 |
| ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) | ISC2 | 6 | 38 |
| ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) | ISC2 | 5 | 19 |
| ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) | ISTQB | 6 | 22 |
| ISTQB Certified Tester Testing with Generative AI (CT-GenAI) | ISTQB | 5 | 12 |
| Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) | CNCF | 4 | 13 |
| Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals (AB-900) | Microsoft Azure | 3 | 7 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103) | Microsoft Azure | 5 | 14 |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-901) | Microsoft Azure | 2 | 7 |
| Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500) | Microsoft Azure | 4 | 12 |
| Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) | Microsoft Azure | 3 | 10 |
| Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 25 Developer (1Z0-831) | Oracle | 10 | 24 |
| PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) | PMI | 4 | 24 |
| Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) | Scrum.org | 3 | 9 |
| Project Management Professional (PMP) | PMI | 3 | 26 |
How to actually use a cheat sheet
Used well, it is the highest-value hour of revision you will do. Used as a shortcut, it is close to worthless.
Do not start here
A cheat sheet compresses material you have already met. If a line on it is the first time you have encountered a service, the sheet cannot teach you what it means — the revision notes can. Read the lessons first, then come back and use the sheet to check what stuck.
Sweep it domain by domain, and mark the gaps
Work through one domain at a time and mark every line you could not have produced from memory. The marks cluster, and the clusters are your revision plan for the remaining days. A domain with a heavy exam weighting and heavy marking is where all your remaining time should go.
Turn each gap back into practice, not re-reading
Re-reading a fact you just failed to recall feels productive and mostly is not. Take the gap back to the practice questions for that domain instead: answering under pressure is what moves a fact from recognised to retrievable, which is the difference the exam actually tests.
Use it the morning of, then stop
A final sweep on exam day is worth doing — it warms up recall and settles nerves. Learning new material in the last hours is not: it displaces what you already know and raises anxiety. Read the sheet, close it, and go and sit the exam.