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AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate

SOA-C03

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.

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Questions 401–410 of 486

Q401

A company needs to ensure that their API Gateway can handle sudden traffic spikes while also minimizing cost. Which feature should they enable?

  • A Usage Plans
  • B Lambda Authorizers
  • C Caching
  • D Throttling
Explanation Throttling helps control the rate of requests, preventing overload during spikes.
Q402

What happens when you terminate an EC2 instance that is backed by EBS volumes?

  • A Data on EBS is retained.
  • B Data on EBS is deleted.
  • C EBS volumes stop charging.
  • D Instance automatically reboots.
Explanation EBS volumes remain intact and can be reattached unless configured to delete on termination.
Q403

Which service helps manage failed workloads in AWS?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B AWS Step Functions
  • C Amazon EC2
  • D Amazon S3
Explanation AWS Step Functions allows orchestration of workflows and can manage failures effectively, unlike the other services listed.
Q404

A company needs to automatically scale its database based on load. Which AWS service should they use?

  • A Amazon RDS
  • B AWS Auto Scaling
  • C Amazon DynamoDB
  • D Amazon Aurora
Explanation Amazon DynamoDB provides automatic scaling capabilities built-in, while the others require manual intervention or do not natively support this.
Q405

What happens when you delete an S3 bucket?

  • A All versions of objects are deleted
  • B Objects are retained in Glacier
  • C Objects are moved to a landing zone
  • D Permissions remain active for 30 days
Explanation All versions of objects are permanently deleted when the bucket is deleted, while the other options are incorrect or misleading.
Q406

Which service allows you to manage permissions for AWS resources?

  • A AWS IAM
  • B AWS Lambda
  • C Amazon S3
  • D Amazon EC2
Explanation AWS IAM is specifically designed for managing access to AWS resources; the others serve different primary functions.
Q407

A company needs to ensure their AWS Lambda functions trigger only during specified hours. What should they implement?

  • A AWS CloudTrail
  • B Amazon CloudWatch Events
  • C AWS Systems Manager
  • D Amazon SNS
Explanation Amazon CloudWatch Events can schedule triggers based on cron expressions, while the others do not serve this scheduling purpose.
Q408

What happens when you delete an Amazon S3 bucket that is not empty?

  • A Bucket deletes, objects remain
  • B Deletion fails, bucket not removed
  • C Only empty objects get deleted
  • D Billing stops immediately
Explanation Deletion of a non-empty bucket is not permitted; the others incorrectly assume different deletion rules.
Q409

Which AWS service provides managed deployment of applications?

  • A AWS Elastic Beanstalk
  • B AWS Lambda
  • C Amazon EC2
  • D AWS CloudFormation
Explanation AWS Elastic Beanstalk automatically handles deployment, unlike the others which do not focus on applications.
Q410

A company needs to securely share files among teams while limiting access to certain users. Which AWS service should they use?

  • A Amazon S3
  • B AWS IAM
  • C AWS Transfer Family
  • D Amazon EFS
Explanation Amazon S3 can manage access with fine-grained permissions, while IAM is user management, not file sharing.