Seven domains for people using Claude at work rather than building on it. Output evaluation alone is a fifth of the exam.
CCAO-F reports on a scaled range of 100–1000 with a cut at 720, and its questions are distributed across 7 domains by published weight rather than evenly. Those weights are the single most useful thing in the exam guide: they tell you where the marks are, and they rarely match where candidates spend their time.
| Domain | Share of exam | Approx. questions |
|---|---|---|
| Domain 1 — Prompting and Task Execution | 14.0% | 8 |
| Domain 2 — Output Evaluation and Validation | 21.0% | 13 |
| Domain 3 — Product and Model Selection | 12.0% | 7 |
| Domain 4 — Workflow Integration and Solution Design | 16.0% | 10 |
| Domain 5 — Configuration and Knowledge Management | 12.0% | 7 |
| Domain 6 — Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use | 15.0% | 9 |
| Domain 7 — Troubleshooting and Optimization | 10.0% | 6 |
Output Evaluation and Validation is the heaviest at 21.0% — roughly 13 of the 60 questions. Weakness there costs more than weakness anywhere else, which is exactly what a flat percentage score hides and what a blueprint-weighted estimate surfaces.
Our CCAO-F bank holds 400 original items across 21 objectives, each with an explanation and a note on every option — why the right answer is right, and why each distractor fails. Items are written against the published objectives. None is recalled or reproduced from a live exam.
A drill allocates questions by the published domain weights, multiplied by how far your measured mastery sits below standard. So a domain worth 21% of the exam that you are weak in dominates your next sitting, while one you have already mastered drops back to an exposure floor that keeps its estimate current.
A 20-item diagnostic for CCAO-F, spread across objectives rather than taken off the top, so the sample reflects the shape of the exam. It produces a first readiness estimate and full explanations, whether or not you go on to buy.