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AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate (SOA-C03) Exam Dumps & Questions 2026
SOA-C03
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Questions 261–270 of 489
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and started again?
A
IP address remains the same
B
Data on the instance is lost
C
Instance type can be changed
D
Cost increases after stopping
You can change the instance type when starting; the public IP changes if it's not Elastic.
Which AWS service allows you to automate code deployment?
A
AWS CodeDeploy
B
AWS EC2
C
AWS S3
D
AWS Lambda
AWS CodeDeploy specifically automates application deployments, while others do not serve this purpose.
A company needs to trace API calls to AWS services. Which service should they use?
A
CloudTrail
B
CloudWatch
C
AWS Config
D
AWS Lambda
CloudTrail records AWS API calls, while the others serve different monitoring or configuration tasks.
You are configuring VPC peering between two VPCs. What is a key requirement?
A
Do not use overlapping CIDR blocks
B
Both VPCs must be in the same region
C
Only one VPC can support IPv6
D
VPCs must share the same security group
Overlapping CIDR blocks prevent routing between VPCs; others are incorrect requirements.
Which AWS service helps automate infrastructure deployment?
A
AWS CloudFormation
B
AWS CloudTrail
C
AWS Identity Access Management
D
AWS Elastic Load Balancing
AWS CloudFormation automates infrastructure deployment; others perform different functions.
A company needs to keep sensitive data encrypted at rest in S3. What should they use?
A
S3 bucket versioning
B
S3 server-side encryption
C
S3 lifecycle policies
D
S3 website hosting
S3 server-side encryption ensures data at rest is encrypted; others don't provide this benefit.
You are configuring an Auto Scaling Group (ASG). What happens when instance health checks fail?
A
Instances are terminated and replaced
B
Instances remain unaffected
C
Auto Scaling temporarily pauses
D
Load balancer redirects traffic
Instances failing health checks are terminated and replaced to maintain desired capacity; others misrepresent ASG behavior.
Which service is primarily used for load balancing in AWS?
A
Elastic Load Balancing
B
AWS Direct Connect
C
Amazon Route 53
D
Amazon EC2
Elastic Load Balancing distributes incoming traffic; others serve different purposes.
A company needs to track usage and costs across multiple AWS accounts. Which service should they use?
A
CloudTrail
B
AWS Budgets
C
AWS Cost Explorer
D
AWS Organizations
AWS Cost Explorer allows tracking costs across accounts; others don't focus on cost tracking.
You are configuring an Auto Scaling Group. If the desired capacity is set below the minimum size, what happens?
A
Scaling stops entirely
B
Instances are removed
C
Auto Scaling Group reverts to minimum
D
CloudWatch triggers an alarm
The Auto Scaling Group maintains its minimum size; others do not represent this behavior.