Free Practice Questions for Datadog Fundamentals Certification
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- Question bank created:
- 12 Mar 2026
- Question bank last updated:
- 13 Sep 2026
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Key information about Datadog Fundamentals
- Multiple choice
Multiple choice
General computing knowledge (CPU, RAM, Data storage), Linux basics, familiarity with YAML, JSON, Python, and shell scripts, basic networking, and experience with Datadog Agent configuration and commands, Integrations, API, Metrics, Tags, Host Map, Monitors, Log Search & Filter, and Metric Search & Filter.
Entry-level Datadog users who understand Observability principles and are frequent users of Datadog’s core products and features.
120 minutes
75 scored questions (plus 15 unscored pre-test questions)
Exam Topics & Skills Assessed
Skills measured (from the official study guide)
1: Computer Fundamentals
1.1: Config File Modification
Config File Modification
1.2: Operating Systems
Operating Systems
1.3: Programming Languages
Programming Languages
1.4: Hardware Concepts
Hardware Concepts
1.5: Shell
Shell
1.6: Metadata
Metadata
1.7: Networking
Networking
2: Infrastructure Development
2.1: Agent Installation
Agent Installation
2.2: API Key
API Key
2.3: Application Key
Application Key
2.4: Running the Agent
Running the Agent
2.5: Agent Hostname
Agent Hostname
3: Networking & Agent Configuration
3.1: Datadog Ports
Datadog Ports
3.2: Datadog IP Addresses
Datadog IP Addresses
3.3: Auto-discovery
Auto-discovery
4: Data Collection
4.1: DogStatsD
DogStatsD
4.2: Crawlers
Crawlers
4.3: Agent Integrations
Agent Integrations
4.4: API Endpoints
API Endpoints
4.5: Tagging Best Practices
Tagging Best Practices
4.6: Metrics & Timeseries
Metrics & Timeseries
5: Troubleshooting Datadog
5.1: Agent Commands
Agent Commands
5.2: Agent Logs
Agent Logs
5.3: Agent Config Files
Agent Config Files
6: Data Visualization & Utilization
6.1: Host Map
Host Map
6.2: Dashboards
Dashboards
6.3: Using Metrics
Using Metrics
6.4: Using Tags
Using Tags
6.5: Monitors and Alerts
Monitors and Alerts
Techniques & products