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 IAM policy to restrict EC2 instance actions. Which of the following is true about resource ARNs in IAM policies?
Aonly public ARNs are valid
Bfully qualified ARNs should be used
Cwildcard ARNs cannot be used
Dgeneric ARNs cover all resources
Explanation
Fully qualified ARNs are necessary for precise permissions, while wildcards and generic ARNs can lead to access issues.
Q412
Which AWS service is primarily used for container orchestration?
AECS
BEC2
CS3
DLambda
Explanation
ECS (Elastic Container Service) is built for orchestrating containers, while EC2 is for virtual servers, S3 is for storage, and Lambda is for serverless functions.
Q413
A company needs to reduce latency for a globally distributed application. Which AWS feature should they use?
AAWS Regions
BAmazon CloudFront
CS3 Transfer Acceleration
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront, a CDN, reduces latency by caching content closer to users, while the other options do not primarily address latency.
Q414
What happens when you set an S3 object's ACL to 'public-read'?
AObject is not accessible
BObject is cached
CObject can be viewed by anyone
DObject cannot be modified
Explanation
Setting 'public-read' allows anyone to read the object, while the other options misstate access or behavior.
Q415
Which service provides a managed NoSQL database solution?
AAmazon DynamoDB
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon Aurora
DAmazon Redshift
Explanation
Amazon DynamoDB is the managed NoSQL database service; RDS and Aurora are relational databases while Redshift is for data warehousing.
Q416
A company needs to implement encryption for S3 bucket data at rest. What should they use?
AS3 bucket policies
BAmazon Macie
CS3 server-side encryption
DCloudTrail logging
Explanation
S3 server-side encryption is designed for data at rest; bucket policies, Macie, and CloudTrail do not provide encryption functionality.
Q417
What happens when an Auto Scaling group scales in?
ANew instances are launched
BInstances are terminated
CLoad balancer reconfigures
DCloudWatch alarms delete
Explanation
When scaling in, instances are terminated to reduce capacity; scaling out involves launching new instances, while the other options are incorrect responses.
Q418
Which AWS service provides a way to run code in response to events?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Lambda executes code in response to events, while the others provide different computing capabilities.
Q419
A company needs to grant the least privilege access to its architectures for specific IAM roles. What should it do?
AUse Admin permissions
BAttach the existing policy
CCreate custom policies
DModify bucket ACLs
Explanation
Creating custom policies allows defining precise permissions, unlike the other options which risk over-privileging access.
Q420
You are configuring a security group for an EC2 instance. What happens when you deny all outbound traffic?
AInstance cannot access the internet
BInstance cannot accept inbound traffic
CInstance is terminated
DInstance becomes publicly accessible
Explanation
Denying outbound traffic restricts internet access, while the other options are not applicable to just modifying outbound rules.