Practice questions¶
New questions in the exact shapes the exam uses. Answers are ours (not from a paper) — every reasoning links back to the concept's week note or short note.
Where to start
New topics first — W4 (RAG), W5 (Agents), W7 (Security), W8 (ML) have no PYQ history but are GA-tested and expected on the exam. This is the highest-ROI practice on the site.
Then core patterns to reinforce the PYQ-heavy topics with different scenarios. Then short answers for the LLM-graded section. Then Mock-1 and Mock-2 for the full 80-mark simulations.
How practice maps to the six official topics¶
| Official topic | Practice it here |
|---|---|
| T1 Observability & Monitoring | Core patterns — the official-topic drill (P37, P40) + mocks |
| T2 Data Pipeline Integrity | Core patterns — drill (P38, P39, P41) + mocks |
| T3 CI/CD & Release Security | Core patterns — drill (P42) + New topics security questions |
| T4 Reliable AI/LLM Systems | New topics — RAG, agents + drill (P46) |
| T5 Web/API/Infra Fundamentals | Core patterns — CORS, Docker, statelessness (P43), delegated access (P44), git history (P45) |
| T6 Applied AI Judgment | Short answers — SA-25–32 (rubric design, probability×impact, minimal fixes, valid claims) + both mocks' Section 2 |
The question sets¶
| Set | What it covers | Questions | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| New topics | RAG · agents · LLM security · ML platforms | ~18 | No PYQ exists — the exam will test these fresh |
| Core patterns | CORS · Docker · caching · secrets · status codes · asyncio · data formats · official-topic drill (T1/T2/T3/T5) | ~28 | PYQ-heavy topics + the new official sub-topics |
| Short answers | The LLM-graded section | 32 | Section 2 practice — incl. rubric-design, probability×impact, minimal-fix shapes |
| Mock-1 / Mock-2 | Full 80-mark papers, official structure | 30 MCQ + 9 written each | The dress rehearsals |