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ACE: L1 (Cloud Engineer: Level 1)
The Arista ACE: Level 1 Cloud Engineer certification validates a candidate's foundational understanding of cloud networking concepts and the ability to deploy and manage Arista solutions in cloud environments
- 135 min
- 80% to pass
- 125 bank questions
- 5 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official Arista blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample ACE: L1 (Cloud Engineer: Level 1) exam question
Answer this question the same way you would on exam day. No sign-up needed — one random question, three tries to swap it out.
Analyze the AAA configuration snippet. Which two conclusions are valid? (Choose two.)
aaa group server tacacs+ TACACS
server 192.0.2.10
server 192.0.2.11
!
aaa authentication login default group TACACS local
aaa authorization commands default group TACACS local
aaa accounting commands default start-stop group TACACS
!
tacacs-server key 7 encrypted-keyExam facts at a glance
Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.
- Time limit
- 135 minutes
- Passing score
- 80%
- Domains
- 5
- Questions in our bank
- 125
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 2.0 / 10
- Question mix
- 44 single · 41 multi · 40 interactive
Where the hard questions actually are
We score every question in the bank 1-10 on a reproducible formula. Below is the per-domain breakdown.
- Arista CloudVision Platform38 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
34% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
- Cloud Network Design and Troubleshooting12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Cloud Networking Fundamentals31 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
- Network Automation and Programmability25 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
- Security and Compliance in the Cloud19 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
32% multi-select · 0% scenario · 32% interactive
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