PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
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Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs the AWS CLI command shown. The instance is running Windows. Which of the following is true based on the output?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The instance is in the 'running' state, but the status of the SAP application is unknown from this output.
The AWS CLI command output shows the instance state as 'running', but it does not provide any information about the SAP application status. Therefore, we know the instance is running, but the SAP application status remains unknown from this output. Option A is incorrect because the state shown is 'running', not 'stopped'. Option C is incorrect because the output does not include the instance type 't2.micro' (or the actual type is different). Option D is incorrect because the instance is running Windows, as indicated in the stem and likely confirmed by the output, so it is not Linux.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The instance is in the 'stopped' state.
Why it's wrong here
The state is 'running'.
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The instance is in the 'running' state, but the status of the SAP application is unknown from this output.
Why this is correct
The CLI output only shows instance metadata, not application health.
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The instance type is t2.micro.
Why it's wrong here
The query does not include instance type.
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The instance is running Linux.
Why it's wrong here
The Platform is 'windows'.
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