The AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate (SOA-C03) exam tests your skills in operating and managing AWS environments. It is ideal for those looking to enhance their operational expertise on AWS.
Which service allows monitoring of AWS resource usage and application performance?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon CloudWatch
CAWS Config
DAWS IAM
Explanation
AWS CloudWatch is designed for monitoring resources and performance, while the others serve different purposes.
Q2
A company needs to maintain high availability for its application. What should it use to distribute traffic?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAmazon Route 53
CAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Route 53 helps distribute traffic and improve availability, while others focus on deployment or instance management.
Q3
What happens when you delete an Amazon S3 bucket that contains objects?
AObjects are deleted automatically
BBucket is archived temporarily
CObjects are retained in buckets
DDeletion fails, bucket remains
Explanation
Deleting the bucket removes all contained objects as well, while other options suggest incorrect retainment or failure.
Q4
Which service allows you to run code without provisioning servers?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Elastic Beanstalk
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS Lambda runs code in response to events without server management; EC2 requires server provisioning, Elastic Beanstalk automates deployment, and RDS is for database management.
Q5
A company needs to restrict access to S3 buckets by IP address. What should they implement?
AIAM User Policies
BS3 Bucket Policies
CAWS Organizations
DCloudFormation Templates
Explanation
S3 Bucket Policies directly allow access restrictions, while IAM User Policies manage user permissions, Organizations control accounts, and CloudFormation is for resource management.
Q6
What happens when an EC2 instance's CPU credits run out in a T2 instance?
AIt receives no CPU credits.
BPerformance reverts to baseline.
CIt automatically terminates.
DPerformance becomes unlimited.
Explanation
When CPU credits are depleted, T2 instances function at baseline performance; options A, C, and D are incorrect behaviors.
Q7
Which service offers managed Kubernetes on AWS?
AAmazon EKS
BAWS S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon ECS
Explanation
Amazon EKS is specifically designed for managed Kubernetes, while ECS is for container orchestration without Kubernetes.
Q8
A company needs to control access to API Gateway methods. What is the best approach?
AIAM roles for users
BLambda authorizer
CCORS configuration
DAPI keys
Explanation
A Lambda authorizer can validate requests by executing custom logic, while IAM roles apply at the service level, not per method.
Q9
You are configuring an Autoscaling group. What happens if the minimum size is set to zero?
AInstances will always be running
BNo instances will be launched
CIt will scale to zero instances
DIt causes an error
Explanation
Setting the minimum size to zero allows the group to scale down to zero instances, whereas the other options misrepresent how scaling works.
Q10
Which service provides a fully managed database?
AAmazon RDS
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon RDS is for managed databases; EC2 is for compute, S3 for storage, and Lambda for serverless functions.