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.
You are configuring an Auto Scaling group. What happens if the minimum size is set to zero?
ANo instances running
BAlways two instances running
CScaling policies ignored
DInstance health checks disabled
Explanation
Setting the minimum size to zero allows scaling down to zero instances; others do not affect the minimum configuration.
Q192
A company needs fine-grained access controls for its S3 bucket. What should they use?
AIAM Policies
BBucket Policies
CACLs
DResource Policies
Explanation
IAM Policies provide detailed access control, while Bucket Policies are broader; ACLs are less flexible.
Q193
Which service is best for real-time data streaming?
AAWS Kinesis
BAWS S3
CAWS Lambda
DAWS RDS
Explanation
AWS Kinesis specializes in real-time data streams; S3 is for storage, Lambda is serverless compute, and RDS is for databases.
Q194
A company needs a highly available web application with low latency across multiple regions. What should they use?
AEC2 Autoscaling
BAWS Global Accelerator
CCloudFront with S3
DRoute 53 Failover
Explanation
AWS Global Accelerator routes traffic to optimal endpoints with low latency; the others improve availability but not latency in multiple regions.
Q195
You are configuring IAM policies for EC2 access. What happens if a user has both allow and deny permissions?
AAllow takes precedence
BDeny takes precedence
CNo access granted
DAccess based on resource tags
Explanation
Deny permissions always take precedence over allow; the others inaccurately interpret IAM policy behaviors.
Q196
Which service provides automated provisioning and management of AWS resources?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS Lambda
CAWS CodeDeploy
DAWS Step Functions
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation automates resource provisioning, unlike the others.
Q197
A company needs to manage temporary permissions for AWS resources. Which feature should they use?
AIAM Roles
BIAM Policies
CAWS Organizations
DCloudTrail
Explanation
IAM Roles provide temporary permissions, while the others do not.
Q198
What happens when an EC2 instance is terminated while its EBS volume is not set to delete on termination?
AEBS volume is deleted
BEBS volume is retained
CEC2 instance fails to terminate
DData is lost
Explanation
The EBS volume is retained, ensuring data persistence when not marked for deletion.
Q199
Which AWS service is best for managing a Docker containerized application?
AAmazon ECS
BAWS Lambda
CAWS EC2
DAWS RDS
Explanation
Amazon ECS is designed specifically for container orchestration while Lambda runs code without managing servers, EC2 is for VMs, and RDS is for databases.
Q200
A company needs to protect sensitive data at rest in S3. What should they implement?
AS3 Versioning
BS3 Object Lock
CS3 Bucket Encryption
DS3 Lifecycle Policies
Explanation
S3 Bucket Encryption secures sensitive data at rest, while the others do not provide direct data encryption.