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A company has an AWS account that contains multiple Amazon S3 buckets with sensitive data. A SysOps administrator needs to ensure that all S3 buckets in the account have versioning enabled to protect against accidental deletions. The administrator wants to automatically remediate any bucket that is created without versioning enabled. Which solution should be used?
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Why each option matters
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A
Best answer
Use AWS Config with a managed rule (s3-bucket-versioning-enabled) and an automatic remediation action that uses an AWS Systems Manager Automation document to enable versioning
AWS Config evaluates resources against the rule. When a noncompliant bucket is detected (whether newly created or changed), the automatic remediation using Systems Manager Automation enables versioning on the bucket, ensuring continuous compliance.
B
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Use Amazon CloudWatch Events to detect CreateBucket API calls and trigger an AWS Lambda function to enable versioning
This reactive approach only addresses buckets created after the rule is set up. It does not handle existing buckets that lack versioning, nor does it detect buckets that have versioning disabled after creation. It requires separate handling for existing resources.
C
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Use AWS CloudTrail to monitor CreateBucket events and send an alert to the SysOps administrator for manual action
Manual intervention is not automated and may lead to delays or missed buckets. This does not meet the requirement for automatic remediation.
D
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Use AWS Service Catalog to enforce versioning on all buckets provisioned through it
Service Catalog only enforces compliance on resources provisioned through its products. Buckets created outside of Service Catalog (e.g., directly via the console or CLI) are not covered. This solution is incomplete.
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
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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
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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: Use AWS Config with a managed rule (s3-bucket-versioning-enabled) and an automatic remediation action that uses an AWS Systems Manager Automation document to enable versioning — AWS Config with the managed rule 's3-bucket-versioning-enabled' continuously evaluates whether S3 buckets have versioning enabled. When a bucket is found noncompliant, an automatic remediation action using an AWS Systems Manager Automation document can enable versioning. This approach provides ongoing compliance monitoring and immediate remediation for new and existing buckets.
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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