Exam-focused study guide mapped directly to the official CompTIA DataSys+ objectives and outline.
| Exam | DS0-001 |
| Questions | Up to 90 (MCQ + performance-based) |
| Time | 90 minutes |
| Passing | 700 / 900 |
| Experience | 2-3 years DBA |
├── guides/ One folder per domain guide (guide + systems-thinking pair)
├── 06-Cross-Domain-Review.md
├── 07-Visual-Study-Diagrams.md
├── 08-Terminology-Abbreviations.md
├── 09-Systems-Thinking-Guide.md
├── practice/ Practice questions
└── source/ Official exam objectives and generation prompts
| # | File | Phase | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guides/database-fundamentals/guide.md |
DESIGN | Domain 1 - 24% |
| 2 | guides/database-deployment/guide.md |
BUILD | Domain 2 - 16% |
| 3 | guides/database-management-maintenance/guide.md |
OPERATE | Domain 3 - 25% |
| 4 | guides/data-database-security/guide.md |
PROTECT | Domain 4 - 23% |
| 5 | guides/business-continuity/guide.md |
SURVIVE | Domain 5 - 12% |
| # | File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 06-Cross-Domain-Review.md |
Consolidate connections, distinctions, sequences |
| 7 | 07-Visual-Study-Diagrams.md |
Visual reference diagrams for all domains (Mermaid) |
| 8 | 08-Terminology-Abbreviations.md |
Terminology, abbreviations, and quick-reference tables |
| # | File | Phase | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 09-Systems-Thinking-Guide.md |
Integrated systems model — causal chains, governing principles, decision engine | |
| 10 | guides/database-fundamentals/systems-thinking.md |
DESIGN | Domain 1 deep dive — design pipeline, abstraction ladder, decision trees |
| 11 | guides/database-management-maintenance/systems-thinking.md |
OPERATE | Domain 3 deep dive — operations loop, signal system, change management |
| 12 | guides/data-database-security/systems-thinking.md |
PROTECT | Domain 4 deep dive — defense system, threat map, encryption landscape |
| 13 | guides/database-deployment/systems-thinking.md |
BUILD | Domain 2 deep dive — assembly line, testing taxonomy, validation gate |
| 14 | guides/business-continuity/systems-thinking.md |
SURVIVE | Domain 5 deep dive — survival system, DR techniques, backup trust chain |
| # | File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | practice/00-Practice-Questions.md |
Exam-style questions across all domains |
Each domain file follows the objective verb:
- Compare and contrast - tables, trade-offs, when to use which
- Given a scenario - decision steps, what to check first
- Explain - definitions, cause/effect, why it matters
- Describe - attack types, procedures, common pitfalls
Exam tips inline where question patterns are predictable.
All in source/:
Exam-Objectives.md- official DS0-001 objectives (v5.0)Exam-Outline.md- high-level domain outlineObjectives-Outline-Map.md- objectives-to-outline cross-reference by domainStudy-Guide-Prompt.md- prompt used to generate the guideCross-Domain-Question-Bank.md- question bank design spec