CDP-0011
The Cloudera CDP Generalist (CDP-0011) is the foundational, role-agnostic certification for the Cloudera Data Platform — the credential employers and partners use to confirm you understand how CDP is deployed, secured, and operated across hybrid and public cloud. It is graded purely pass/fail at 60%, so there is no partial credit and no second-guessing a borderline score: you either clear the bar in your 90-minute window or you re-book, re-pay, and re-sit. This page breaks down exactly what the exam tests, how it's proctored, and how to get it done right the first time.
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How the CDP Generalist exam is built — at a glance
60
Multiple-choice and multiple-response items drawn from five weighted CDP domains. Every question counts toward the single 60% pass threshold.
90
A single timed session — about 90 seconds per question. There is no scheduled break, so pacing across all 60 items matters.
60%
Graded strictly pass/fail — roughly 36 of 60 correct. No partial credit, no percentile, no scaled score. You clear the bar or you re-sit.
You have 90 minutes for all 60 questions with no scheduled break. The exam is fully closed-book: Cloudera explicitly prohibits reference materials, white papers, user guides, or any other resources during the session. Flag-and-review is available, so budget time to revisit anything you skipped before the clock runs out.
There is no adaptive engine — every candidate faces a comparable set of items and a fixed 60% cut score. A pass earns the Cloudera CDP Generalist credential, a digital certificate, and a shareable badge, all valid for two years. A fail means re-booking and re-paying the exam fee to attempt again, so a first-time pass protects both time and budget.
Five official domains — bars show each domain's share of the exam
Deployment form factors and architecture across public cloud and on-premises, including how CDP components fit together and where each is used.
The open-source engines bundled in Cloudera Runtime — storage, processing, and query components — and the role each plays in a data pipeline.
How CDP runs as a managed service on public cloud — environments, Data Lakes, and the control plane that provisions and governs them.
CDP's unified security and governance layer — shared metadata, access policies, lineage, and audit that span every data service. The largest domain alongside Data Services.
The purpose-built CDP data services — Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Machine Learning, Operational Database, and Data Flow — and which workloads each supports.
SDX and Data Services together make up 44% of the exam, so governance and the data-service portfolio carry the most marks. Cloudera Deployments is the lightest domain at 16%, but it underpins the questions in every other area.
Because grading is pass/fail at 60%, you cannot lean entirely on one strong domain to carry a weak one. A balanced grasp across all five areas — especially SDX governance and the Data Services portfolio — is the safest route to clearing the cut score on the first attempt.
One online format — and what to expect on exam day
CDP-0011 is delivered entirely online and remotely proctored through QuestionMark — there is no Pearson VUE or physical test-center option. You register through the Cloudera Education store, then sit the exam from your own computer in a private space. Run the QuestionMark system check well ahead of time so a browser, webcam, or firewall issue does not cost you your slot.
Before the exam unlocks, the proctor verifies a valid government photo ID and performs a webcam scan of your room. Because the exam is strictly closed-book, no notes, second screens, phones, or printed material are allowed. You must stay on camera and in frame for the full 90 minutes — stepping away or covering the camera can void the session.
Complete the QuestionMark system and connectivity check, confirm your name matches your photo ID, and close every other application before launching the exam.
A clear desk, no second monitor, no phone within reach, and a quiet room with no one else present. The proctor reviews your webcam feed throughout the session.
Stay seated and on-camera for all 90 minutes. There is no scheduled break, and talking aloud, leaving the seat, or losing connection can flag the session.
CDP Generalist is the role-agnostic entry point to Cloudera
No formal requirements — but breadth is the challenge
Difficulty: CDP-0011 is conceptual rather than hands-on, but it spans the entire platform — deployments, runtime, cloud, SDX governance, and five data services. The hard part is breadth: it is easy to know one area well and still miss the 60% cut by being thin on the others. A closed-book format and a fixed pass mark are exactly the pressure points our help is designed to remove.
The CDP Generalist is a closed-book, online-proctored exam with a hard 60% cut and a re-payable fee on every retake. Exam Assist pairs you with a vetted Cloudera specialist and works on a pay-after-you-pass model — so the risk sits with us, not you. No upfront fee, guaranteed results: Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end, and you settle only after the verified result.
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