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AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer Associate (SOA-C03) Exam Dumps & Questions 2026

SOA-C03

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Q81

What happens when you assign an IAM role to an EC2 instance?

  • A User account becomes root
  • B No permissions change
  • C Instance gets temporary credentials
  • D Role permissions are revoked
Explanation The assigned IAM role provides temporary credentials to the instance, while the other options describe incorrect behaviors regarding IAM roles.
Q82

Which service provides automated scheduling of AWS resources?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B AWS CloudWatch
  • C AWS Elastic Beanstalk
  • D AWS Systems Manager
Explanation AWS CloudWatch can schedule actions based on events; the others do not focus on scheduling.
Q83

A company needs to share data securely between AWS accounts. Which service should they consider?

  • A AWS Direct Connect
  • B AWS CloudFormation
  • C AWS Resource Access Manager
  • D AWS Config
Explanation AWS Resource Access Manager enables secure sharing of resources; others do not facilitate sharing like this.
Q84

What happens when you terminate an EC2 instance?

  • A All data is preserved
  • B Instance reboots immediately
  • C Associated EBS volumes are deleted
  • D Instance stops but remains available
Explanation Terminating deletes the instance and associated non-persistent EBS volumes unless marked to keep; other options misrepresent the termination process.
Q85

Which service allows scheduling of AWS Lambda functions?

  • A Amazon CloudWatch Events
  • B AWS CodePipeline
  • C Amazon SNS
  • D Amazon EC2
Explanation Amazon CloudWatch Events can trigger Lambda at regular intervals; other options do not offer this scheduling feature.
Q86

A company needs to audit IAM roles for security compliance. What is the easiest way to do this?

  • A AWS Config & CloudTrail
  • B AWS Certificate Manager
  • C Amazon Inspector
  • D AWS Lambda
Explanation AWS Config and CloudTrail record IAM activity and compliance; other services do not focus on IAM audit processes.
Q87

What happens when an EC2 instance is terminated?

  • A Data on ephemeral storage remains
  • B Elastic IP addresses are released
  • C Instance store data is lost
  • D Security groups get deleted
Explanation Instance store data is lost upon termination while ephemeral storage does not retain data, Elastic IPs may be reassociated, and security groups remain intact.
Q88

Which AWS service is used for orchestration of microservices?

  • A AWS Step Functions
  • B Amazon S3
  • C AWS Lambda
  • D Amazon RDS
Explanation AWS Step Functions orchestrate microservices; others don't.
Q89

A company needs to identify underutilized EC2 instances to reduce costs. Which AWS tool should they use?

  • A AWS Cost Explorer
  • B AWS Budgets
  • C AWS Trusted Advisor
  • D Amazon CloudWatch
Explanation AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations for instance optimization; others don't focus on this.
Q90

What happens when an IAM role is deleted that is actively assigned to an EC2 instance?

  • A EC2 instance stops functioning
  • B Temporary loss of access permissions
  • C EC2 instance terminates automatically
  • D Instance switches to default role
Explanation Deleting the role causes temporary permission loss until reattached; others are incorrect outcomes.