OCI AI Foundations Associate (1Z0-1122-25)¶
Oracle's entry-level AI certification: AI and machine learning fundamentals, deep learning concepts, generative AI, and the OCI AI service portfolio.
This closes a real gap. The repo carried five Oracle OCI certifications and no Oracle AI certification, in a repository whose subject is cloud plus AI.
Exam Details¶
- Exam Code: 1Z0-1122-25
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Questions: 40, multiple choice
- Passing Score: 65%
- Cost: USD 245 list; Oracle runs free certification windows for its AI exams regularly
- Prerequisites: None
- Format: Knowledge-based, no coding
Full detail in the fact sheet.
Notes¶
| Notes | Covers |
|---|---|
| 01 AI and ML fundamentals | AI/ML/DL relationship, learning types, the ML workflow, evaluation metrics |
| 02 Deep learning | Neural networks, training, CNNs, RNNs, transformers, GPUs |
| 03 Generative AI and LLMs | Transformers, prompting, context, hallucination, RAG, agents |
| 04 OCI AI services and infrastructure | The service portfolio and when to use each |
What the exam is like¶
Short and broad: 40 questions in 60 minutes at a 65% pass mark, which is 26 correct. It tests recognition and vocabulary rather than depth.
Two things carry most of the marks:
- Concept definitions. Supervised versus unsupervised, classification versus regression, overfitting versus underfitting, precision versus recall.
- Service selection. Given a business need, which OCI AI service fits. The table in the fact sheet is worth memorizing outright.
A note on free training¶
Oracle University publishes the full learning path for this certification free, and Oracle periodically makes the exam itself free. If a free window is open, this is among the cheapest vendor AI credentials available. Check before paying list price.
Study sequence¶
- AI, ML, and deep learning fundamentals, which is most of the conceptual weight
- Generative AI and LLM concepts
- The OCI service portfolio, drilled until service selection is automatic
- Practice questions
Schedule in the practice plan.
Study resources¶
- π Oracle University free learning path - the official course, free
- π OCI AI services documentation - service reference
- π OCI Generative AI documentation - the generative AI service
- AI from scratch - vendor-neutral grounding
- Practice questions - question bank in this repo
Related¶
- OCI Generative AI Professional - the natural next step
- OCI Foundations - OCI cloud fundamentals
- AWS AI Practitioner - the AWS equivalent tier
- Azure AI-900 - the Azure equivalent tier
- Google Generative AI Leader - the Google equivalent tier
- AI/ML Engineer roadmap