Claude Certified Associate – Foundations Concept Library

Explore concepts across all 7 exam domains. Each domain maps to the Anthropic Claude Certified Associate – Foundations (CCAO-F) certification and contains task statements with atomic concepts, glossary terms, and practice questions.

30 task statements57 concepts

Output Evaluation

Critically evaluate Claude's output for accuracy, completeness, hallucinations, inconsistencies, and bias, apply fact-checking and validation techniques scaled to the stakes, decide when human review is required, and edit and format the result for its audience and destination.

6 task statements·13 concepts·78 questions

21% of exam

Workflow Integration

Apply Claude to analyze requirements and use cases, accelerate research/planning/process optimization, iteratively design solutions, integrate Claude into existing workflows, and honestly communicate its value and limitations to stakeholders.

5 task statements·9 concepts·60 questions

16% of exam

Governance & Risk

Judge when Claude use is appropriate, handle sensitive and regulated data correctly, follow organizational AI policy and escalation paths, and weigh the ethical implications of AI-assisted work.

4 task statements·10 concepts·54 questions

15% of exam

Prompting & Execution

Write clear, well-structured prompts for everyday business tasks, decompose complex requests into ordered and checkable steps, iterate deliberately when output misses the mark, and adapt prompting strategy to the type of task at hand.

4 task statements·6 concepts·48 questions

14% of exam

Product & Model Selection

Match everyday business tasks to the right Claude product surface (chat, Projects, research mode, Artifacts) and the right model tier (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus), while managing context window and memory limits.

4 task statements·6 concepts·42 questions

12% of exam

Configuration & Knowledge

Configure Claude Projects with reusable instructions and curated knowledge, manage uploads and connectors within plan-tier limits, write effective system-level instructions, and keep all of it accurate and current over time.

4 task statements·8 concepts·42 questions

12% of exam

Troubleshooting

Diagnose why Claude output is underperforming, adjust your approach based on feedback and results, and optimize workflows for cost, speed, and quality so they run efficiently and reliably over time.

3 task statements·5 concepts·36 questions

10% of exam

Exam Domain Weights