Question 1

What does enabling a sticky session with ELB do?

Accepted Answer

Enabling sticky sessions with ELB binds a user's session to a specific instance, ensuring that all requests from that session are sent to the same instance.

Question 2

A user is collecting 1000 records per second. The user wants to send the data to CloudWatch using a custom namespace. Which of the below mentioned options is recommended for this activi-ty?

Accepted Answer

Aggregating the data with statistics like Min, Max, Average, Sum, and Sample data before sending it to CloudWatch is recommended because it reduces the amount of data sent and leverages CloudWatch's ability to handle aggregated data efficiently.

Question 3

A user creates an Auto Scaling group from the Amazon AWS Console and assigned a tag with a key of "environment" and a value of "Prod". Can the user assign tags to instances launched in the Auto Scaling group, to organize and manage them?

Accepted Answer

The user can assign tags to instances launched in an Auto Scaling group. These tags can be configured to propagate to the instances when they are launched.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of an Auto Scaling group?

Accepted Answer

An Auto Scaling group is designed to span multiple Availability Zones within a single region, but it cannot span multiple regions.

Question 5

In the AWS Storage Gateway, using the ____________, you can cost-effectively and durably ar-chive backup data in Amazon Glacier.

Accepted Answer

The Gateway-VTL (Virtual Tape Library) allows you to archive backup data cost-effectively and durably in Amazon Glacier by emulating a physical tape library.

Question 6

In the 'Detailed' monitoring data available for your Amazon EBS volumes, Provisioned IOPS volumes automatically send _____ minute metrics to Amazon CloudWatch.

Accepted Answer

Provisioned IOPS volumes automatically send 1-minute metrics to Amazon CloudWatch for detailed monitoring.

Question 7

What is the minimum duration when setting an alarm on a detailed monitoring metric in Cloud-Watch?

Accepted Answer

In AWS CloudWatch, when using detailed monitoring, the minimum granularity for setting an alarm is 1 minute.

Question 8

Which of the choices below best describes what Auto Scaling is well suited for?

Accepted Answer

Auto Scaling is designed to automatically adjust the number of compute resources based on the current demand, making it suitable for both applications with stable demand and those with variable usage patterns.

Question 9

What is a placement group in Amazon EC2?

Accepted Answer

A placement group in Amazon EC2 is a logical grouping of instances within a single Availability Zone, designed to provide low-latency network performance among the instances.

Question 10

What does Amazon ELB stand for?

Accepted Answer

Amazon ELB stands for Elastic Load Balancing, which is a service that automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances.

Question 11

In AWS Storage Gateway, Gateway-cached volumes allow you to retain ________________.

Accepted Answer

Gateway-cached volumes allow you to store your frequently accessed data locally, providing low-latency access, while storing the rest of your data in Amazon S3.

Question 12

A custom network ACL that you create ____ until you add rules, and is not associated with a sub-net until you explicitly associate it with one.

Accepted Answer

A custom network ACL in AWS blocks all inbound and outbound traffic by default until you add specific rules to allow traffic.

Question 13

Which of the following services is used to monitor the Amazon Web Services resources?

Accepted Answer

AWS CloudWatch is a monitoring service that provides data and actionable insights for AWS resources and applications.

Question 14

A route table in VPC can be associated with multiple subnets. However, a subnet can be associated with only ______ route table(s) at a time.

Accepted Answer

A subnet in a VPC can be associated with only one route table at a time, which determines the allowed routes for outbound traffic from the subnet.

Question 15

Which of the CloudWatch services mentioned below is NOT a part of the AWS free tier?

Accepted Answer

Detailed monitoring metrics are not included in the AWS free tier for CloudWatch. The free tier typically includes basic monitoring metrics, but detailed monitoring incurs additional charges.

Question 16

A user has enabled the CloudWatch alarm to estimate the usage charges. If the user disables moni-toring of the estimated charges but does not delete the billing alert from the AWS account, what will happen?

Accepted Answer

AWS does not allow disabling monitoring of estimated charges; billing alerts will continue to function unless explicitly deleted.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of Amazon CloudWatch?

Accepted Answer

Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and the applications running on AWS, providing real-time monitoring and operational data.

Question 18

Which of the following statements describes launch configuration in Auto Scaling?

Accepted Answer

A launch configuration is a template that specifies the instance configuration information for an Auto Scaling group, such as the AMI, instance type, key pair, security groups, and block device mapping.

Question 19

Can you use CloudWatch to monitor memory and disk utilization usage for your Amazon EC2 Linux instances?

Accepted Answer

CloudWatch does not natively monitor memory and disk utilization for EC2 instances. However, you can use CloudWatch Monitoring scripts for Linux to collect these metrics on Linux instances.

Question 20

In which screen does a user select the Availability Zones while configuring Auto Scaling?

Accepted Answer

During the Auto Scaling Group Creation process, users select the Availability Zones where the instances will be launched.

Exam 13: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (SOA-C01)