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 manage access to AWS resources securely using roles. What should they use?
AIAM Policies
BAWS Organizations
CService Control Policies
DIAM Roles
Explanation
IAM Roles allow secure delegation of permissions; IAM Policies work but do not directly provide delegation.
Q252
What happens when the maximum concurrency is set too low for a Lambda function?
AMore invocations are ignored.
BFunction executions are throttled.
CAll invocations succeed.
DInvocations fail with errors.
Explanation
Throttling occurs when the max concurrency is exceeded; others misstate outcomes of concurrency settings.
Q253
Which service provides Infrastructure as Code for AWS resources?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS CodeDeploy
CAWS CodePipeline
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation automates infrastructure setup, while others focus on deployment and continuous integration.
Q254
A company needs to monitor application performance in real-time. Which service should they use?
AAmazon CloudWatch
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Config
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon CloudWatch monitors performance metrics, unlike the other options focused on logging or storage.
Q255
You are configuring AWS Elastic Beanstalk with a Multi-Container Docker environment. What happens when you use a Docker Compose file without a version specified?
AIt defaults to the latest version.
BA validation error occurs.
CDocker will not run containers.
DIt uses the Docker CLI default.
Explanation
Omitting the version in a Docker Compose file results in a validation error, as the version is required for configuration.
Q256
Which service provides a fully managed Kubernetes cluster?
AAmazon EKS
BAWS Fargate
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
Amazon EKS is the managed Kubernetes service; others are not Kubernetes solutions.
Q257
A company needs to apply security updates automatically during instance startup. What should they implement?
AUser Data scripts
BCloudFormation templates
CIAM Roles
DNAT Gateways
Explanation
User Data scripts run commands at startup, applying updates; the others do not handle startup commands directly.
Q258
What happens when an IAM user attempts to access a resource without the required permissions?
AAccess granted with warning
BAccess denied and logged
CTemporary access is provided
DAccess is prompted for approval
Explanation
Access is denied when permissions are not present, and it may be logged, while others suggest incorrect procedures.
Q259
Which service helps you automatically scale your application?
AAmazon EC2
BAWS Auto Scaling
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
AWS Auto Scaling automatically adjusts the capacity, while EC2, S3, and Lambda don't directly handle scaling.
Q260
A company needs to monitor application performance in real time. Which service is best suited for this?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon CloudWatch
CAWS X-Ray
DAWS Config
Explanation
Amazon CloudWatch provides real-time monitoring, while CloudTrail tracks API calls and the others serve different purposes.