SOA-C02 Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 1)
A company has a stateless application that runs on four Amazon EC2 instances. The application requires tour instances at all times to support all traffic. A SysOps administrator must design a highly available,
fault-tolerant architecture that continually supports all traffic if one Availability Zone becomes unavailable.
Which configuration meets these requirements?

1. A. Deploy two Auto Scaling groups in two Availability Zones with a minimum capacity of two instances in each group.
2. B. Deploy an Auto Scaling group across two Availability Zones with a minimum capacity of four instances.
3. C. Deploy an Auto Scaling group across three Availability Zones with a minimum capacity of four instances.
4. D. Deploy an Auto Scaling group across three Availability Zones with a minimum capacity of six instances.

Correct Answer: C

- (Exam Topic 1)
A SysOps administrator developed a Python script that uses the AWS SDK to conduct several maintenance tasks. The script needs to run automatically every night.
What is the MOST operationally efficient solution that meets this requirement?

1. A. Convert the Python script to an AWS Lambda (unctio
2. B. Use an Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) rule to invoke the function every night.
3. C. Convert the Python script to an AWS Lambda functio
4. D. Use AWS CloudTrail to invoke the function every night.
5. E. Deploy the Python script to an Amazon EC2 Instanc
6. F. Use Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) to schedule the instance to start and stop every night.
7. G. Deploy the Python script to an Amazon EC2 instanc
8. H. Use AWS Systems Manager to schedule the instance to start and stop every night.

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 1)
A SysOps administrator has enabled AWS CloudTrail in an AWS account If CloudTrail is disabled it must be re-enabled immediately What should the SysOps administrator do to meet these requirements WITHOUT writing custom code''

1. A. Add the AWS account to AWS Organizations Enable CloudTrail in the management account
2. B. Create an AWS Config rule that is invoked when CloudTrail configuration changes Apply the AWS-ConfigureCloudTrailLogging automatic remediation action
3. C. Create an AWS Config rule that is invoked when CloudTrail configuration changes Configure the rule to invoke an AWS Lambda function to enable CloudTrail
4. D. Create an Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) hourly rule with a schedule pattern to run an AWS Systems Manager Automation document to enable CloudTrail

Correct Answer: B

- (Exam Topic 1)
A company uses AWS Organizations to manage its AWS accounts. A SysOps administrator must create a backup strategy for all Amazon EC2 instances across all the company's AWS accounts.
Which solution will meet these requirements In the MOST operationally efficient way?

1. A. Deploy an AWS Lambda function to each account to run EC2 instance snapshots on a scheduled basis.
2. B. Create an AWS CloudFormation stack set in the management account to add an AutoBackup=True tag to every EC2 instance
3. C. Use AWS Backup In the management account to deploy policies for all accounts and resources.
4. D. Use a service control policy (SCP) to run EC2 instance snapshots on a scheduled basis in each account.

Correct Answer: B

- (Exam Topic 1)
A company has an initiative to reduce costs associated with Amazon EC2 and AWS Lambda. Which action should a SysOps administrator take to meet these requirements?

1. A. Analyze the AWS Cost and Usage Report by using Amazon Athena to identity cost savings.
2. B. Create an AWS Budgets alert to alarm when account spend reaches 80% of the budget.
3. C. Purchase Reserved Instances through the Amazon EC2 console.
4. D. Use AWS Compute Optimizer and take action on the provided recommendations.

Correct Answer: D