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.
A company needs to store large amounts of unstructured data. Which service is most suitable?
ARDS
BS3
CDynamoDB
DRedshift
Explanation
Amazon S3 is designed for unstructured data storage, unlike the others which are for structured data.
Q132
What happens when a CloudFormation stack update fails?
AAll resources are deleted.
BThe stack remains unchanged.
CChanges are rolled back.
DThe stack is permanently disabled.
Explanation
CloudFormation automatically rolls back changes to maintain state, while the other options are incorrect outcomes.
Q133
Which service provides automatic scaling for applications?
AAWS Elastic Beanstalk
BAmazon S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EBS
Explanation
AWS Elastic Beanstalk facilitates automatic scaling; the others require manual adjustments or are not for applications.
Q134
A company needs to ensure data privacy compliance when using a storage service. Which AWS feature should they implement?
AAmazon S3 Encryption
BAWS Direct Connect
CAmazon CloudFront
DAWS Backup
Explanation
Amazon S3 Encryption secures data at rest; the others do not primarily focus on data compliance.
Q135
You are configuring AWS IAM policies. What happens if you grant a user both 'Allow' and 'Deny' permissions?
AAllow takes precedence
BDeny takes precedence
CNo effective permissions
DPermissions are cumulative
Explanation
Deny takes precedence over Allow in IAM policies; the others reflect incorrect IAM behavior.
Q136
A company needs to provide fine-grained access control to their AWS resources. Which service should they use?
AAWS IAM
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Config
DAWS VPC
Explanation
AWS IAM allows for detailed permissions management over resources, unlike the other services which serve different purposes.
Q137
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and then started again?
AIt retains the same IP address.
BIt loses all data on its EBS.
CIt retains its EBS volumes.
DIt changes to a different instance type.
Explanation
Stopping and starting an EC2 instance does not affect attached EBS volumes; they persist.
Q138
You are configuring an AWS Lambda function and need to control its execution time. Which property would you adjust?
AMemory size
BTimeout
CRetries
DConcurrent executions
Explanation
The Timeout setting controls how long the function can run before being terminated, while memory and other options do not directly affect execution length.
Q139
Which service is used for managing AWS keys securely?
AAWS Key Management Service
BAWS Secrets Manager
CAWS Shield
DAWS IAM Roles
Explanation
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is designed to create and control cryptographic keys, unlike the other options.
Q140
A company needs to run a script on their EC2 instance at startup. Which service should they use?
AAWS Lambda
BUser Data
CCloudFormation
DCloudWatch Events
Explanation
User Data allows scripts to run at instance startup, while others do not fit this specific use case.