Free AWS SOA-C03 Exam Questions

Core AWS CloudOps Technologies:

• Monitoring and Logging - Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, CloudWatch agent, CloudWatch alarms, EventBridge, CloudWatch dashboards, Amazon SNS notifications
• Performance Optimization - Compute resource optimization (EC2, ECS, EKS), Amazon EBS performance metrics and optimization, S3 performance strategies (DataSync, Transfer Acceleration, multipart uploads, lifecycle policies), shared storage solutions (EFS, FSx), Amazon RDS Performance Insights and optimization, EC2 placement groups
• Reliability and Scalability - Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Amazon Route 53 health checks, Multi-AZ deployments, Amazon ElastiCache, CloudFront caching, RDS and DynamoDB scaling
• Backup and Disaster Recovery - AWS Backup automation, snapshots for EC2, RDS, EBS, S3, DynamoDB, point-in-time restore, versioning (S3, FSx), disaster recovery procedures
• Deployment and Automation - AMIs and container images (EC2 Image Builder), AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK stacks, AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM), CloudFormation StackSets, deployment strategies, third-party tools (Terraform, Git), AWS Systems Manager automation, event-driven automation (Lambda, S3 Event Notifications)
• Security and Compliance - IAM features (password policies, MFA, roles, federated identity, resource policies, policy conditions), CloudTrail, IAM Access Analyzer, IAM policy simulator, multi-account strategies, AWS Trusted Advisor, compliance requirements, data classification, encryption at rest (AWS KMS), encryption in transit (ACM), AWS Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config, Amazon Inspector
• Networking and Content Delivery - VPC configuration (subnets, route tables, network ACLs, security groups, NAT gateways, internet gateways), private networking connectivity, Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, AWS Network Firewall, Route 53 routing policies and query logging, CloudFront, AWS Global Accelerator, VPC Flow Logs, ELB access logs, CloudWatch network monitoring

Exam Sections (5 Main Domains with Weightings):

1. Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization (22%) - Implement metrics, alarms, and filters using AWS monitoring and logging services (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Managed Service for Prometheus, CloudWatch agent). Configure and troubleshoot CloudWatch alarms and EventBridge. Identify and remediate issues using monitoring and availability metrics. Implement performance optimization strategies for compute, storage, and database resources.
2. Domain 2: Reliability and Business Continuity (22%) - Implement scalability and elasticity (auto scaling, caching with CloudFront and ElastiCache, database scaling). Implement highly available and resilient environments (ELB, Route 53 health checks, Multi-AZ deployments). Implement backup and restore strategies (AWS Backup automation, point-in-time restore, versioning, disaster recovery procedures).
3. Domain 3: Deployment, Provisioning, and Automation (22%) - Provision and maintain cloud resources (AMIs, container images, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, deployment issues remediation, multi-Region and multi-account resource sharing, deployment strategies, third-party tools). Automate the management of existing resources (Systems Manager, event-driven automation with Lambda and S3 Event Notifications).
4. Domain 4: Security and Compliance (16%) - Implement and manage security and compliance tools and policies (IAM features, CloudTrail, IAM Access Analyzer, IAM policy simulator, multi-account strategies, Trusted Advisor, compliance requirements). Implement strategies to protect data and infrastructure (data classification, encryption at rest with KMS, encryption in transit with ACM, Secrets Manager, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, Inspector).
5. Domain 5: Networking and Content Delivery (18%) - Implement and optimize networking features and connectivity (VPC configuration, private networking, network protection services, cost optimization). Configure domains, DNS services, and content delivery (Route 53 Resolver, Route 53 routing policies, CloudFront, Global Accelerator). Troubleshoot network connectivity issues (VPC configurations, networking logs, CloudFront caching, hybrid connectivity, CloudWatch network monitoring).

Key Skills Tested:

• Support and maintain AWS workloads according to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Perform operations using the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI
• Implement security controls to meet compliance requirements
• Monitor, log, and troubleshoot systems
• Apply networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls)
• Implement architectural requirements (high availability, performance, capacity)
• Perform business continuity and disaster recovery procedures
• Identify, classify, and remediate incidents
• Optimize compute, storage, and database performance
• Automate deployment and operational processes
• Configure and troubleshoot VPC networking and content delivery