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A SysOps administrator needs to audit all API calls made in an AWS account for compliance and security analysis. The logs must be stored securely for at least one year. Which AWS service should the administrator enable?

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A SysOps administrator needs to audit all API calls made in an AWS account for compliance and security analysis. The logs must be stored securely for at least one year. Which AWS service should the administrator enable?

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.

A

Best answer

AWS CloudTrail

CloudTrail records API activity and delivers log files to S3, enabling auditing and compliance needs.

B

Distractor review

Amazon CloudWatch Logs

CloudWatch Logs is used to collect and store log data from applications and resources, not API calls.

C

Distractor review

AWS Config

AWS Config records resource configuration changes, not API call activity.

D

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Amazon GuardDuty

GuardDuty is a security monitoring service that identifies threats; it does not provide a complete audit trail of API calls.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.

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How to think about this question

This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.

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.
  • Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.

TExam Day Tips

  • Underline the problem statement mentally.
  • 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.

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Question 1

A company uses Amazon CloudFront to deliver content to a global audience. The origin is an Application Load Balancer in us-east-1. The SysOps administrator wants to reduce costs by minimizing the number of requests that reach the origin server. Which action should the administrator take?

Question 2

A company runs a batch processing application on Amazon EC2 that runs for 2 hours every night. The workload can tolerate interruptions. Which EC2 purchasing option provides the lowest cost for this use case?

Question 3

A SysOps administrator needs to monitor the CPU utilization of an Amazon RDS DB instance and receive an alarm when CPU utilization exceeds 80% for 5 consecutive minutes. Which AWS service should be used to create this alarm?

Question 4

A company runs a critical web application on Amazon EC2 instances in an Auto Scaling group behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB). The application uses session stickiness (sticky sessions) to maintain user sessions. The SysOps administrator notices that when instances are replaced during a scale-in or failure event, users lose their session data. The administrator needs to preserve session data across instance failures without losing stickiness benefits. What should the administrator do?

Question 5

A company runs a production web application on a single Amazon EC2 instance. The application experiences a predictable and steady workload 24/7. The SysOps administrator wants to minimize compute costs for this instance while ensuring it remains available during the expected workload. Which EC2 purchasing option should the administrator use?

Question 6

A company has a VPC with public and private subnets. The private subnets host application servers that need to make outbound HTTPS connections to the internet. The SysOps administrator must implement a solution that provides outbound internet connectivity while preventing inbound connections from the internet. Additionally, the solution must allow the company to control which domains the application servers can access. Which solution should the administrator implement?

FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this SOA-C02 question test?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: AWS CloudTrail — AWS CloudTrail records all API activity across the account and delivers log files to an Amazon S3 bucket for durable storage. It provides event history for auditing, security analysis, and operational troubleshooting. CloudWatch Logs is for application and system logs, not API calls. AWS Config records configuration changes. GuardDuty is a threat detection service, not an audit log service.

What should I do if I get this SOA-C02 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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