The exam versus today
Part of the Claude from Zero to Mastery (Claude Certified Architect prep) course
The exam guide we have seen lags behind the current documentation (November 2026). The version we compared is "Version 1.0, effective July 2026" (exam code CCAR-F). Check your own copy in the Partner Academy in case a newer one has come out. The questions may have been updated, so know both: on the exam, know the guide's logic, and in real work, use today's behaviour.
Important reminder: if you read somewhere that "a PostToolUse hook blocks a call that breaks the rules", that is wrong. PreToolUse does that. By PostToolUse the tool has already run, and all you can do is change its output or give feedback. This is exactly one of the exam's traps. ...
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- 324.3 Tool use and JSON schema15 min
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- 365.0 Introduction: a system that behaves well on a bad day too10 min
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- 43Wrap-up: the exam's six scenarios10 min
- 44The logic of the answers: eight rules10 min
- 45The exam versus today10 min
- 46Glossary10 min
- 47The exam itself and its conditions10 min
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