SAP-C02 Design for New Solutions Practice Question
A company wants to automate the deployment of a three-tier web application on AWS. The deployment should include the network, security groups, EC2 instances, and an Application Load Balancer. Which AWS service should they use?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation. AWS CloudFormation allows infrastructure as code to provision all required resources, including the network, security groups, EC2 instances, and an Application Load Balancer. Option A (AWS Elastic Beanstalk) abstracts the underlying infrastructure and does not provide granular control. Option C (AWS CodeDeploy) is used for deploying application code, not infrastructure. Option D (AWS OpsWorks) is a configuration management service, not an infrastructure provisioning tool.
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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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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk manages the platform, but doesn't give low-level control over network.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why this is correct
CloudFormation provisions infrastructure as code, including network, EC2, and ALB.
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AWS CodeDeploy
Why it's wrong here
CodeDeploy deploys application code, not infrastructure.
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AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for configuration management, not infrastructure provisioning.
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