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 grant temporary access to an external vendor for one of their Lambda functions. How should they do this?
ACreate an IAM User with a policy
BUse AWS Organizations
CCreate a Cross-account Role
DAdd the vendor's account to IAM
Explanation
Creating a cross-account role allows temporary access while ensuring proper permissions; IAM users and organizations do not manage temporary access effectively.
Q432
What happens when you set the capacity of an Auto Scaling group to 0 instances?
ANo instances will run
BSQL queries will fail
CIAM roles will be revoked
DCosts will continue as usual
Explanation
Setting to 0 instances ensures no instances are running, while SQL and IAM roles are unrelated and costs may still accrue from other resources.
Q433
Which AWS service helps automate resource provisioning?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Config
DAWS Systems Manager
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation automates resource provisioning through templates while the others focus on different aspects of resource management.
Q434
A company needs to establish a secure connection to AWS for sensitive data transfers. Which service should they use?
AAWS Direct Connect
BAmazon Route 53
CAWS VPN
DAmazon CloudFront
Explanation
AWS VPN provides a secure connection for sensitive data transfers, unlike AWS Direct Connect, which focuses on dedicated connections.
Q435
What happens when you enable versioning on an S3 bucket?
AOld versions are deleted
BAll objects are public
CAll objects are tagged
DPrevious versions are retained
Explanation
Enabling versioning retains all previous object versions, while the other options contradict the functionality of S3 versioning.
Q436
What service provides high availability for applications across multiple regions?
AAmazon Route 53
BAWS CloudFormation
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Route 53 can direct traffic to different regions based on health checks, enhancing availability, while others do not specifically focus on managing regional traffic.
Q437
You are configuring an Auto Scaling group and want to prevent over-provisioning. What feature helps with this?
AScheduled Scaling
BDynamic Scaling
CInstance Health Checks
DPredictive Scaling
Explanation
Dynamic Scaling adjusts instances based on demand in real-time; scheduled scaling may not match immediate needs, health checks monitor instance status only.
Q438
A company needs to secure S3 bucket access using policy but wants to ensure no public access. What should they use?
AS3 Block Public Access
BAWS Organizations
CIAM Roles
DVPC Endpoint Policies
Explanation
S3 Block Public Access settings prevent all public access regardless of bucket policies; the other options do not specifically target S3 access control.
Q439
Which AWS service is best for managing Docker containers?
AAmazon ECS
BAmazon S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon ECS is designed for container orchestration, while others serve different purposes.
Q440
A company needs to implement a global content delivery solution. Which service should they use?
AAmazon CloudFront
BAmazon Route 53
CAWS Direct Connect
DAWS Global Accelerator
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is specifically for content delivery, unlike others which focus on different networking needs.