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.
A company needs to automatically scale their application when CPU usage exceeds 70%. Which service should they use?
AAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon S3
DAWS CloudFormation
Explanation
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling can automatically increase instances based on CPU usage, unlike the other options.
Q222
What happens when you terminate an EC2 instance with Instance Store?
AData is preserved
BData is lost
CInstance is rebooted
DData is backed up
Explanation
Terminating an EC2 instance with Instance Store results in data loss, whereas other options are incorrect or do not happen.
Q223
Which service is best for managing containerized applications on AWS?
AAmazon ECS
BAWS Batch
CAWS Glue
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon ECS is specifically designed for managing containers, unlike the other services listed.
Q224
A company needs to ensure minimal downtime during deployment. What strategy should they use?
ABlue/Green Deployment
BFIFO Queue
CServerless Functions
DData Lakes
Explanation
Blue/Green Deployment allows seamless transitions without downtime, unlike the other options which don't focus on deployment strategies.
Q225
What happens when IAM Role permissions are misconfigured?
AAccess granted universally
BAccess denied unexpectedly
CAuditing stops entirely
DPermissions reset automatically
Explanation
Misconfigured IAM Roles often lead to unexpected access denials rather than granting access or automated resolutions.
Q226
Which service helps automate application deployments in AWS?
AAWS CodeDeploy
BAmazon S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
AWS CodeDeploy is specifically designed for automated deployments, while the others serve different purposes.
Q227
You are configuring AWS IAM policies; what must you do to allow S3 bucket access?
ASet a service limit
BAttach a security group
CCreate an allow policy
DEnable CloudTrail logging
Explanation
You must create an allow policy specifying S3 bucket permissions, while the other options do not grant access.
Q228
What happens when you increase the instance size for an Amazon ECS service?
AService scales down automatically
BService remains unchanged
CMore resources for tasks
DAll tasks are forcibly stopped
Explanation
Increasing the instance size allocates more resources to the service's tasks, while the other options are incorrect about service behavior.
Q229
Which AWS service automates application deployments?
AAWS CodeDeploy
BAWS CloudFormation
CAWS Lambda
DAWS IAM
Explanation
AWS CodeDeploy automates software deployment; the others do not specifically focus on deployment.
Q230
A company needs to securely manage SSH keys for EC2 instances. Which service should they use?
AAWS Secrets Manager
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Secrets Manager is designed for secret management like SSH keys; the others don't focus on this use case.