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PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question

Which TWO AWS services can be used to automate the patching of SAP EC2 instances? (Choose two.)

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 Systems Manager Maintenance Windows

Options A and B are correct. AWS Systems Manager Maintenance Windows allow you to schedule patching tasks, while AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automates the patching process. Option C is incorrect because Amazon Inspector is a vulnerability scanning service, not used for patching. Option D is incorrect because AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure provisioning service. Option E is incorrect because AWS CodeDeploy is an application deployment service.

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 Systems Manager Maintenance Windows

    Why this is correct

    Schedules patching activities.

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    AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager

    Why this is correct

    Automates OS patching.

  • ✗

    Amazon Inspector

    Why it's wrong here

    Inspector scans, does not patch.

  • ✗

    AWS CloudFormation

    Why it's wrong here

    CloudFormation does not patch.

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    AWS CodeDeploy

    Why it's wrong here

    CodeDeploy deploys application code.

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