How many questions are in the CDP Data Engineer practice bank?

The Certilum bank for the CDP Data Engineer holds 50 Foundation questions across 5 exam domains. Every question ships with a written explanation of why the right answer is right, and each row exists in three wording variants, so a session never repeats itself verbatim.

How long is the CDP Data Engineer exam?

The real Cloudera exam is timed at around 90 minutes, with a passing score of 55%. The Certilum diagnostic mirrors that structure so your practice session feels like test day.

What is the CDP Data Engineer exam complexity score?

We measured 50 questions and scored them 1-10 on a composite of format difficulty: multi-select questions (which require every correct option), scenario-length questions, interactive code questions and explanation depth. The CDP Data Engineer scores 1.9 out of 10, with a per-domain breakdown on the difficulty page.

Is the CDP Data Engineer exam practice free?

Yes. You can run the full diagnostic for free, get domain-level scoring and see which domains cost you the most points before deciding whether to go further.

Which domains should I focus on for the CDP Data Engineer?

The CDP Data Engineer blueprint is split into 5 domains, and the heaviest one carries 30% of the exam. The difficulty breakdown shows where the hardest questions actually sit, so you can spend your study time where it pays.

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CDP Data Engineer

CDP-3002

The Cloudera CDP Data Engineer certification (exam code CDP-3002) validates the candidate's ability to design, build, and manage robust data pipelines on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)

90 min

55% to pass

50 bank questions

5 domains

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Start the full practice examCDP Data Engineer — freshly shuffled Foundation questions, timed, with domain scoring and explanations.

Exam syllabus, organized by domain

The official Cloudera blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.

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Sample CDP Data Engineer 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.

FoundationData Storage and Management

Select the two accurate comparisons between Replication Manager and DistCp.

Exam facts at a glance

Every figure below comes from the certification record or from the question bank itself.

Time limit: 90 minutes
Passing score: 55%
Domains: 5
Questions in our bank: 50
Level: ASSOCIATE
Measured complexity: 1.9 / 10
Question mix: 19 single · 16 multi · 15 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.

Exam complexity score1.9/10Gentle · measured across 50 bank questions

Data Ingestion13 questions · complexity 1.9/10 · Gentle
31% multi-select · 0% scenario · 31% interactive
Data Pipeline Orchestration7 questions · complexity 1.7/10 · Gentle
29% multi-select · 0% scenario · 29% interactive
Data Security and Governance5 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
40% multi-select · 0% scenario · 20% interactive
Data Storage and Management10 questions · complexity 1.8/10 · Gentle
30% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
Data Transformation15 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive