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MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator
The MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator exam is designed to validate the foundational knowledge and practical skills required to manage a MongoDB environment effectively
- 90 min
- 70% to pass
- 66 bank questions
- 7 domains
Exam syllabus, organized by domain
The official MongoDB blueprint, with the real weight each domain carries on test day.
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Sample MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator 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.
You are designing automatic data pruning for a telemetry collection. TTL indexes are proposed as a declarative alternative to scheduled scripts. Which statements are correct? Select all that apply.
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
- 70%
- Domains
- 7
- Questions in our bank
- 66
- Level
- ASSOCIATE
- Measured complexity
- 2.1 / 10
- Question mix
- 23 single · 22 multi · 21 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.
- CRUD Operations18 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle
39% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Indexes12 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Monitoring & Performance Tuning6 questions · complexity 2.5/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 17% scenario · 33% interactive
- Philosophy & Features5 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
40% multi-select · 0% scenario · 20% interactive
- Replication9 questions · complexity 2.4/10 · Gentle
44% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
- Security10 questions · complexity 1.8/10 · Gentle
30% multi-select · 0% scenario · 30% interactive
- Server Administration6 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle
33% multi-select · 0% scenario · 33% interactive
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The question bank with the correct answer and a written explanation for every item.
Frequently asked questions
What you need to know before attempting the MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator certification.