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.
Explanation
Data on ephemeral storage is lost as it's tied to the instance, while others misrepresent the termination behavior of EC2 instances.
Q112
Which service is best for real-time data streaming?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAmazon S3
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streaming, while S3 is for storage, RDS for databases, and Lambda for event-driven functions.
Q113
A company needs to manage access for multiple users to several AWS resources securely. What should they implement?
AIAM Policies
BResource Tags
CS3 Bucket Policies
DCloudFormation
Explanation
IAM Policies allow fine-grained management of user permissions across AWS resources, while the other options do not manage access at this level.
Q114
What happens when you create an AMI from an instance?
AInstance will terminate immediately
BInstance data is lost
CInstance remains operational
DAMI cannot be launched
Explanation
Creating an AMI from an instance does not interrupt its operation, while the other options incorrectly describe the process.
Q115
Which service provides scalable object storage?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
Amazon S3 is designed for scalable object storage, unlike the others which serve different purposes.
Q116
A company needs to securely manage user access to AWS resources. What is the best approach?
AUse IAM roles
BEnable public access
CDeploy VPC Peering
DUse S3 bucket policies
Explanation
IAM roles provide secure, temporary access to AWS resources, unlike the other methods which do not ensure security.
Q117
You are configuring auto-scaling for an EC2 instance. What happens if the minimum instance count is reached?
ANew instances will launch immediately
BNo additional instances will launch
CInstances will be terminated
DAuto-scaling stops completely
Explanation
If the minimum count is reached, no new instances can launch until the count falls below the minimum threshold.
Q118
Which AWS service can automatically scale EC2 instances based on demand?
AAuto Scaling
BElastic Load Balancing
CCloudFormation
DEC2 Instance Scheduler
Explanation
Auto Scaling adjusts instance counts; others manage resources only.
Q119
A company needs to run batch processing jobs on a schedule. Which AWS service should they use?
AAWS Batch
BAWS Lambda
CAWS Step Functions
DElastic Beanstalk
Explanation
AWS Batch is designed for batch jobs; others serve different use cases.
Q120
What happens when an AWS IAM user is deleted?
AAccess keys remain active
BPolicies are preserved
CNo access can be revoked
DUser permissions are removed
Explanation
Deleting a user removes all associated permissions; others are incorrect.