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A company has an on-premises data center connected to an AWS VPC via an AWS Direct Connect connection. The company's SysOps administrator wants to ensure that traffic from the VPC destined for the on-premises network uses the Direct Connect connection instead of the internet. Which configuration should be used?
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
Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises network via a virtual private gateway (VGW)
The VGW is attached to the VPC and is the entry/exit point for Direct Connect. By adding a route with the on-premises destination and the VGW as the target, traffic is forced through the Direct Connect connection.
B
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises network via a NAT gateway
A NAT gateway is used to provide internet access to instances in private subnets. It is not used to route traffic to on-premises networks via Direct Connect.
C
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises network via an internet gateway
An internet gateway allows traffic to and from the internet. Using it for on-premises traffic would route over the public internet, defeating the purpose of Direct Connect.
D
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Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises network via a VPC peering connection
VPC peering is used to connect two VPCs, not a VPC to an on-premises network. Direct Connect requires a VGW or a Transit Gateway.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: usable hosts are not the same as total addresses
Subnetting questions often tempt you into counting all addresses. In normal IPv4 subnets, the network and broadcast addresses are not usable host addresses.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
Subnetting questions test whether you can identify the network, broadcast address, usable range, mask and correct subnet. Slow down enough to calculate the block size correctly.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
- Block size helps identify subnet boundaries.
- Network and broadcast addresses are not usable hosts in normal IPv4 subnets.
- The required host count determines the smallest suitable subnet.
TExam Day Tips
- Write the block size before choosing the subnet.
- Check whether the question asks for hosts, subnets or a specific address range.
- Do not confuse /24, /25, /26 and /27 host counts.
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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?
CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Add a route in the VPC route table pointing to the on-premises network via a virtual private gateway (VGW) — A virtual private gateway (VGW) is the AWS side of a VPN or Direct Connect connection. To route traffic from the VPC to the on-premises network via Direct Connect, you add a route in the VPC route table that points the on-premises CIDR block to the VGW. This ensures traffic uses the Direct Connect link.
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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