PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
A company is running SAP on AWS and wants to automate the installation of SAP applications using infrastructure as code. Which AWS service should be used to define the infrastructure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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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AWS CloudFormation
AWS CloudFormation allows defining infrastructure as code. Option A is wrong because OpsWorks is for Chef/Puppet. Option B is wrong because CodeDeploy is for application deployment, not infrastructure. Option C is wrong because Elastic Beanstalk is for web applications, not infrastructure.
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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AWS OpsWorks
Why it's wrong here
OpsWorks is for configuration management, not primarily for infrastructure as code.
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AWS CodeDeploy
Why it's wrong here
CodeDeploy is for application deployment, not provisioning infrastructure.
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AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Why it's wrong here
Elastic Beanstalk is for deploying web applications, not custom SAP infrastructure.
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AWS CloudFormation
Why this is correct
CloudFormation allows you to define AWS infrastructure as code.
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