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Question 1hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The project's S3 bucket policy allows read access only from the internal IP range (10.0.0.0/8) and denies access if not using HTTPS. A developer reports that they can access the bucket from a machine with IP 10.0.0.5 using HTTPS. However, they cannot access it from a machine with IP 10.0.0.6 using HTTP. What is the most likely reason?

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Refer to the exhibit.
```
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": ["s3:GetObject"],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*",
      "Condition": {
        "IpAddress": {
          "aws:SourceIp": "10.0.0.0/8"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Deny",
      "Action": "s3:*",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*",
      "Condition": {
        "Bool": {
          "aws:SecureTransport": "false"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

A
The Deny statement for HTTP overrides the Allow statement.
Explicit Deny prevents access when SecureTransport is false.
B
The policy requires both IP and HTTPS conditions to be met simultaneously.
Why wrong: The Allow requires IP, but the Deny is separate and blocks HTTP regardless.
C
The IP address 10.0.0.5 is not in the allowed range.
Why wrong: 10.0.0.5 is within 10.0.0.0/8.
D
The IP address 10.0.0.6 is not in the allowed range.
Why wrong: 10.0.0.6 is within 10.0.0.0/8.

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Question 2hardmultiple choice

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Based on the resource histogram exhibit, what is the most likely impact on the project if no corrective action is taken?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Resource Histogram (Hours per Week)
Week 1: 120 (actual)
Week 2: 150 (actual)
Week 3: 180 (planned)
Week 4: 200 (planned)
Team Capacity: 160 hours per week
```

A
Scope creep will increase resource requirements.
Why wrong: No scope changes are indicated.
B
The project will likely finish ahead of schedule.
Why wrong: Overloading may cause delays, not acceleration.
C
Team burnout and decreased productivity will likely cause delays.
Excessive workload leads to burnout and rework.
D
The project will meet its schedule with overtime.
Why wrong: Overtime is unsustainable and may not be approved.

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Question 3hardmultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A project manager is reviewing the Git history of a project. Which statement accurately describes the state of the repository?

Network Topology

A
The 'feature/login' branch is still active and contains unmerged commits.
Why wrong: The branch has been merged; its commits are now in main.
B
The 'feature/login' branch was merged into main via a merge commit.
The graph shows a merge commit on main from feature/login.
C
The 'feature/login' branch has not been merged into main.
Why wrong: The merge commit shows it has been merged.
D
The 'feature/login' branch is behind main by one commit.
Why wrong: The branch is merged, so it is not behind; it is up-to-date.

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Question 4mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. The project team uses Git for version control. The lead developer accidentally committed a bug fix directly to the main branch instead of the feature branch. What is the best course of action to maintain a clean history?

Network Topology

A
Revert the commit on main and do nothing else.
Why wrong: The fix would be lost from the feature branch.
B
Cherry-pick the bug fix commit to the feature branch, then revert the commit on main.
Cherry-pick applies the fix to feature, revert removes it from main cleanly.
C
Merge main into feature to include the bug fix.
Why wrong: Merging main into feature would bring other changes and create a messy history.
D
Reset main to the commit before the bug fix, then force push.
Why wrong: Force push after reset can disrupt other collaborators.

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Question 5mediummultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. A project team is using Terraform to provision infrastructure. The apply failed with the shown error. What is the MOST likely cause?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Error: Terraform apply failed
Error: Error creating EC2 Instance: VPCIdNotSpecified: No default VPC found
	status code: 400, request id: ...
  on main.tf line 10, in resource "aws_instance" "web":
  10: resource "aws_instance" "web" {
```

A
The instance type is not supported in the region.
Why wrong: The error is about VPC, not instance type.
B
The AWS region does not have a default VPC, or the VPC ID is not specified.
The error message indicates the default VPC is missing, and no VPC ID was provided.
C
The AWS credentials are invalid.
Why wrong: The error is about VPC, not authentication.
D
The AMI ID specified is incorrect.
Why wrong: The error does not mention AMI.

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Question 6hardmultiple choice

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Based on the exhibit, what is the MOST likely cause of the resource issue?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

```
Resource Name: John Doe
Role: Senior Developer
Allocation: 100% (40 hrs/week) to Project Alpha
Actual Hours (last 2 weeks): 55 hrs/week
Project Health: On schedule, but developer reports burnout
```

A
The resource estimation was inaccurate for the tasks.
Why wrong: No evidence of estimation error; allocation is 40 hrs but actual is 55 hrs.
B
Scope creep is causing additional unplanned work.
Why wrong: No mention of scope changes; could be rework or poor planning.
C
The project is behind schedule, forcing overtime.
Why wrong: Project is on schedule per exhibit.
D
The resource is overworked due to excessive overtime.
Actual hours exceed allocation by 15 hrs/week, causing burnout.

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Question 7easymultiple choice

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Refer to the exhibit. What is the critical path duration?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
Task A: 5 days
Task B: 3 days (depends on A)
Task C: 4 days (depends on A)
Task D: 2 days (depends on B and C)
```

A
9 days
Why wrong: No path sums to 9 days.
B
11 days
Critical path is A-C-D = 11 days.
C
10 days
Why wrong: That is the duration of path A-B-D.
D
12 days
Why wrong: Overestimated.

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Exhibit

Based on the resource histogram exhibit, what is the most likely impact on the project if no corrective action is taken?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. A project manager is reviewing the Git history of a project. Which statement accurately describes the state of the repository?

Refer to the exhibit. The project team uses Git for version control. The lead developer accidentally committed a bug fix directly to the main branch instead of the feature branch. What is the best course of action to maintain a clean history?

Refer to the exhibit. A project team is using Terraform to provision infrastructure. The apply failed with the shown error. What is the MOST likely cause?

Exhibit

Based on the exhibit, what is the MOST likely cause of the resource issue?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit. What is the critical path duration?

Exhibit