The AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02) exam validates your skills in automating the testing and deployment of AWS applications. It is ideal for those looking to advance their DevOps career.
Which AWS service provides serverless event-driven functions?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Fargate
Explanation
AWS Lambda executes code in response to events; others are not serverless functions.
Q182
A company needs to automatically deploy changes in their application with minimal downtime. Which strategy should they implement?
ABlue/Green Deployment
BRolling Update
CCanary Release
DRecreate Deployment
Explanation
Blue/Green Deployment reduces downtime by allowing quick switches between environments; others may introduce downtime during updates.
Q183
You are configuring an IAM policy that denies access to all S3 actions. Which of the following statements is true about the policy?
AAll actions will be denied including listing.
BRead actions are allowed by default.
COther policies can override this.
DIt does not affect IAM roles.
Explanation
This policy explicitly denies all actions, including listing; other options misinterpret IAM's permission model.
Q184
Which AWS service is best for managing application secrets?
AAWS Secrets Manager
BAWS Config
CAWS IAM
DAWS CloudTrail
Explanation
AWS Secrets Manager securely stores and manages secrets; other options handle different management tasks.
Q185
A company needs to automate deployment of applications onto EC2 instances. Which AWS service could they use?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS CodeDeploy
CAWS Elastic Beanstalk
DAWS OpsWorks
Explanation
AWS CodeDeploy automates application deployment; the others handle infrastructure or less specific tasks.
Q186
You are configuring a multi-account AWS Organization. What should you do to centrally manage policies across all accounts?
AUse Service Control Policies
BCreate IAM Roles
CDeploy CloudFormation StackSets
DEnable AWS Config Rules
Explanation
Service Control Policies centrally manage permissions for all accounts; other options serve different purposes.
Q187
Which service is best for automating server provisioning in AWS?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation automates resource provisioning using templates, whereas the others are primarily services rather than provisioning tools.
Q188
A company needs to store sensitive user data securely. What feature should they enable for S3 buckets?
AVersioning
BInventory
CServer-Side Encryption
DCross-Region Replication
Explanation
Server-Side Encryption directly secures sensitive data at rest, while the other options address different needs.
Q189
You are configuring IAM policies for minimal permissions. What should you NOT include in the policy?
ALeast Privilege
BFull administrative access
CSpecific resource actions
DUser-specific permissions
Explanation
Full administrative access violates the least privilege principle, which should be a priority in IAM policy design.
Q190
A company needs to implement a solution that allows multiple AWS accounts to share resources without using a centralized logging service. Which service should they use?
AResource Access Manager
BAWS Organizations
CCloudFormation
DIAM Roles
Explanation
AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) enables sharing of resources across accounts, while the other options do not directly facilitate resource sharing.