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Confluent CCDAK Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Confluent |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination |
| Exam Number: | CCDAK |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Price: | $150 USD |
| Related Certifications: | Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK) Confluent Cloud Certified Operator (CCAC) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-choice, Matching, List order |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | Pass / Fail |
| Recommended Training: | Confluent Documentation Confluent Developer Training for Apache Kafka |
| Exam Registration: | Confluent Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Remote proctored online exam; requires webcam, microphone, Google Chrome browser |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience: 6+ months developing applications with Apache Kafka |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.confluent.io/certification/ |
Confluent CCDAK Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Application Observability | 13% | - Logging and monitoring metrics - Error diagnosis and troubleshooting - Tracing and performance tuning |
| Topic 2: Apache Kafka Fundamentals | 23% | - Delivery semantics: at-most-once, at-least-once, exactly-once - Core concepts: brokers, topics, partitions, replicas, offsets - Kafka architecture and data flow - Configuration basics and cluster setup |
| Topic 3: Kafka Connect | 15% | - Source and sink connectors configuration - Data transformation and integration patterns - Connect architecture: workers, connectors, tasks, converters |
| Topic 4: Application Testing | 8% | - Mocking and test utilities - Unit testing producers and consumers - Integration testing and test clusters |
| Topic 5: Apache Kafka Streams | 12% | - Windowing and time semantics - Error handling and state management - Stream processing operations: map, filter, join, aggregation - Streams API concepts: topology, processors, state stores |
| Topic 6: Apache Kafka Application Development | 28% | - Schema management: Confluent Schema Registry, compatibility rules, evolution - Consumer API: configuration, offset management, consumer groups, rebalancing - Producer API: configuration, serialization, partitioning, error handling - Transactional messaging and idempotence |
Common Questions About the Confluent CCDAK Exam
What is the Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination exam all about?
The CCDAK exam is the official Confluent exam behind the Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka certification, validating the skills measured by the Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination credential. It sits at the Intermediate / Professional level of the Confluent certification program. It also connects to Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK), Confluent Cloud Certified Operator (CCAC), so the knowledge you build here carries over to those tracks as well.
How many questions are on the CCDAK exam, and how much time do I get?
The CCDAK exam contains 60 questions to be completed within 90 minutes. Before exam day, divide the available time by the question count to work out a comfortable per-question pace, and mark any item that eats into it so you can return later instead of getting stuck. Timed sessions in the Getcertkey test engines make that pacing automatic — run at least two full-length mock exams under the clock so time pressure never becomes the reason you drop points.
What score do I need to pass the CCDAK exam, and what does it cost?
The passing score for the CCDAK exam is Pass / Fail, and the official registration fee is $150 USD. Retakes are not discounted — every new attempt means paying the full fee again — so it pays to measure yourself before you book. Work through the 92 practice questions on Getcertkey, sit a timed practice test, and schedule your exam only when your scores are consistently comfortable. That simple habit is the cheapest exam strategy there is.
Are there any prerequisites for the CCDAK exam?
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience: 6+ months developing applications with Apache Kafka Requirements can change when Confluent revises its certification program, so confirm the current eligibility rules on the official exam page before you register.
How do I register for the CCDAK exam?
You can book the Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination exam through the official registration channels below:
As for delivery, the exam is offered in the following format: Remote proctored online exam; requires webcam, microphone, Google Chrome browser. Choose the option that suits you best when you book your seat.
What official training is recommended for the CCDAK exam?
Confluent recommends the following training resources for the Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination exam:
Official courses build the foundation; the 92 practice questions from Getcertkey then show you how that knowledge is examined, so the two work best together.
Can I try the CCDAK practice questions before I buy?
Yes. Getcertkey provides a free CCDAK PDF demo so you can review the question style and answer quality before purchasing. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates — if Confluent revises the exam during that period, the updated material reaches you at no cost. Once the free-update year ends, you can extend your update service at a 50% discount.
What if I fail the CCDAK exam, and how is my order delivered?
Every Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination purchase on Getcertkey is covered by a 100% money-back guarantee with clear conditions: if you take the corresponding exam within 60 days of your purchase and do not pass, you can claim a full refund by submitting a scanned copy of your exam enrollment slip and your official score report as a PDF within two days of the exam date; claims are processed within seven days of submission. The guarantee does not apply to exams taken within three days of purchase, to material that was downloaded but never used in an exam attempt, or to free products and expired orders, and the candidate name must match the payer name. If you would rather not take a refund, you can instead exchange your purchase for two free exam preparation products of equal value and keep the update service on your original product.
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What topics are covered in the CCDAK exam?
The Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination exam blueprint is organized into 6 domains. The first three are:
- Application Testing — 8% of the exam
- Apache Kafka Streams — 12% of the exam
- Kafka Connect — 15% of the exam
For the complete domain-by-domain breakdown, scroll up to the full exam topics outline above and use it to plan how you distribute your study time.
Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka Certification Examination Sample Questions:
Question #1
Which is true about topic compaction?
A. When a client produces a new event with an existing key, the broker immediately deletes the offset of the existing event.
B. Topic compaction does not remove old events; instead, when clients consume events from a compacted topic, they store events in a hashmap that maintains the latest value.
C. Compaction will keep exactly one message per key after compaction of inactive log segments.
D. When a client produces a new event with an existing key, the old value is overwritten with the new value in the compacted log segment.
Question #2
You need to explain the best reason to implement the consumer callback interface ConsumerRebalanceListener prior to a Consumer Group Rebalance.
Which statement is correct?
A. Previous log files are deleted.
B. Partitions assigned to a consumer may change.
C. Offsets are compacted.
D. Partition leaders may change.
Question #3
You are building a system for a retail store selling products to customers.
Which three datasets should you model as a GlobalKTable?
(Select three.)
A. Log of payment transactions
B. Customer profile information
C. Catalog of products
D. All purchases at a retail store occurring in real time
E. Inventory of products at a warehouse
Question #4
(You are developing a Kafka Streams application with a complex topology that has multiple sources, processors, sinks, and sub-topologies.
You are working in a development environment and do not have access to a real Kafka cluster or topics.
You need to perform unit testing on your Kafka Streams application.
Which should you use?)
A. TopologyTestDriver
B. MockProducer, MockConsumer
C. KafkaUnitTestDriver
D. TestProducer, TestConsumer
Question #5
You use Kafka Connect with the JDBC source connector to extract data from a large database and push it into Kafka.
The database contains tens of tables, and the current connector is unable to process the data fast enough.
You add more Kafka Connect workers, but throughput doesn't improve.
What should you do next?
A. Increase the value of the connector's property tasks.max.
B. Modify the database schemas to enable horizontal sharding.
C. Add more Kafka brokers to the cluster.
D. Increase the number of Kafka partitions for the topics.
Solutions:
| Question #1 Answer: C | Question #2 Answer: B | Question #3 Answer: B,C,E | Question #4 Answer: A | Question #5 Answer: A |
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