MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator

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MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator

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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
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Sample MongoDB Certified Associate Database Administrator exam question

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MasterCRUD Operations

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

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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.

Exam complexity score2.1/10Gentle · measured across 66 bank questions
  • 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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