This ANS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of network design. 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.
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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The policy allows deletion of VPCs and subnets, which could lead to resource loss
Option B is correct because the IAM policy grants `ec2:DeleteVpc` and `ec2:DeleteSubnet` permissions, which allow the junior engineer to delete VPCs and subnets. This could lead to irreversible resource loss, including all associated resources like route tables, security groups, and network interfaces, disrupting network connectivity and services.
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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The policy does not include a condition to restrict the actions to specific VPCs
Why it's wrong here
While not ideal, the main issue is the delete permission.
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The policy allows deletion of VPCs and subnets, which could lead to resource loss
Why this is correct
Delete actions are destructive.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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The policy allows creation of VPCs and subnets, which could cause resource exhaustion
Why it's wrong here
Creation is less critical than deletion.
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The policy allows read-only actions that could expose sensitive network configurations
Why it's wrong here
Read-only actions are less risky.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
AWS often tests the misconception that allowing creation actions (like `ec2:CreateVpc`) is the primary risk, but the trap here is that destructive actions (like `ec2:DeleteVpc`) pose a more immediate and severe security concern due to potential data loss and service disruption.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, `ec2:DeleteVpc` triggers the AWS EC2 API to remove the VPC and its dependencies, such as internet gateways, route tables, and network ACLs, which can orphan resources like EC2 instances if not properly detached. In a real-world scenario, a junior engineer with this policy could accidentally delete a production VPC, causing an entire application stack to become unreachable, with recovery requiring manual re-creation of the network topology and potential data loss from terminated 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
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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.
Network Design — This question tests Network Design — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: The policy allows deletion of VPCs and subnets, which could lead to resource loss — Option B is correct because the IAM policy grants `ec2:DeleteVpc` and `ec2:DeleteSubnet` permissions, which allow the junior engineer to delete VPCs and subnets. This could lead to irreversible resource loss, including all associated resources like route tables, security groups, and network interfaces, disrupting network connectivity and services.
What should I do if I get this ANS-C01 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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