This DVA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of deployment. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which THREE steps are required to set up a continuous delivery pipeline using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy? (Select THREE.)
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a deploy stage with CodeDeploy to deploy the artifacts.
Option B is correct because CodeDeploy is the AWS service that automates application deployments to compute services like EC2, Lambda, or on-premises instances. In a CodePipeline continuous delivery workflow, the deploy stage uses CodeDeploy to take the build artifacts from the previous stage and deploy them to the target environment, ensuring a repeatable and automated release process.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Set up an Amazon RDS database to store deployment logs.
Why it's wrong here
Logs can go to CloudWatch.
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Create a deploy stage with CodeDeploy to deploy the artifacts.
Why this is correct
Required for deployment.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Configure an AWS Lambda function to trigger the pipeline.
Why it's wrong here
Not required; can use webhooks.
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Create a build stage with CodeBuild to compile and test the code.
Why this is correct
Required to produce artifacts.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Create a source stage that retrieves code from a repository.
Why this is correct
Required for pipeline.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often think a database or a Lambda trigger is a required component, but the core pipeline only needs source, build, and deploy stages; additional services like RDS or Lambda are optional and not part of the minimal setup.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, CodePipeline orchestrates the pipeline by passing artifacts between stages using Amazon S3 as the artifact store. The deploy stage with CodeDeploy uses an AppSpec file (appspec.yml) to define lifecycle hooks (e.g., BeforeInstall, AfterInstall) and manage deployment strategies like rolling or blue/green, giving fine-grained control over the release process. In a real-world scenario, you might combine CodeDeploy with an Auto Scaling group to achieve zero-downtime deployments across multiple instances.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
An e-commerce site experiences heavy traffic on Black Friday and near-zero traffic during off-peak weeks. Rather than provisioning permanent large VMs, the team uses auto-scaling groups that add capacity automatically under load and reduce it overnight. Questions like this test whether you understand elasticity, availability zones, and cloud compute scaling patterns.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Deployment — This question tests Deployment — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Create a deploy stage with CodeDeploy to deploy the artifacts. — Option B is correct because CodeDeploy is the AWS service that automates application deployments to compute services like EC2, Lambda, or on-premises instances. In a CodePipeline continuous delivery workflow, the deploy stage uses CodeDeploy to take the build artifacts from the previous stage and deploy them to the target environment, ensuring a repeatable and automated release process.
What should I do if I get this DVA-C02 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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