Free AWS DOP-C02 Exam Questions

Core DevOps Engineering Technologies:

• CI/CD Pipelines - CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CodeArtifact, version control integration, build processes, deployment strategies (blue/green, canary), artifact management
• Infrastructure as Code - AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, AWS SAM, StackSets, Service Catalog, reusable templates, change management
• Configuration Management - AWS Systems Manager, AWS OpsWorks, AWS Config, AWS AppConfig, State Manager, Patch Manager, Parameter Store
• Monitoring and Logging - CloudWatch metrics, alarms, dashboards, CloudWatch Logs, Logs Insights, CloudTrail, X-Ray, Kinesis Data Streams, OpenSearch Service, metric filters, custom metrics
• High Availability and Resilience - Multi-AZ and multi-Region deployments, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53 health checks, RDS Multi-AZ, DynamoDB global tables, S3 cross-region replication
• Disaster Recovery - AWS Backup, RTO and RPO requirements, pilot light, warm standby, failover testing, cross-Region backup strategies
• Security and Compliance - IAM policies, roles, identity federation, IAM Identity Center, Secrets Manager, AWS KMS, AWS CloudHSM, ACM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, Network Firewall, WAF, Shield
• Event-Driven Architecture - EventBridge, S3 Event Notifications, SNS, SQS, Lambda, Step Functions, event processing workflows
• Container Services - Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, AWS Fargate, Amazon ECR, container image builds, deployment strategies
• Serverless - Lambda functions, API Gateway, Step Functions, serverless application deployment, SAM
• Multi-Account Management - AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Service Control Policies (SCPs), account provisioning automation, centralized governance
• Automation - Lambda automations, Systems Manager automation, event-driven automation, infrastructure automation, operational process automation

Exam Sections (6 Main Domains with Weightings):

1. Domain 1: SDLC Automation (22%) - Implement CI/CD pipelines with code, image, and artifact repositories. Integrate automated testing (unit, integration, acceptance, security scans) into CI/CD pipelines. Build and manage artifacts using CodeArtifact, S3, and ECR. Implement deployment strategies for instance, container, and serverless environments (blue/green, canary).
2. Domain 2: Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code (17%) - Define cloud infrastructure and reusable components using CloudFormation, CDK, and SAM. Deploy automation to create, onboard, and secure AWS accounts in multi-account or multi-Region environments using Organizations, Control Tower, and IAM. Design and build automated solutions for complex tasks and large-scale environments using Systems Manager, Lambda, and OpsWorks.
3. Domain 3: Resilient Cloud Solutions (15%) - Implement highly available solutions using Multi-AZ and multi-Region deployments, load balancing, and cross-Region services. Implement scalable solutions using auto scaling, load balancing, caching, container platforms, and serverless architectures. Implement automated recovery processes to meet RTO and RPO requirements using AWS Backup, failover testing, and disaster recovery strategies.
4. Domain 4: Monitoring and Logging (15%) - Configure collection, aggregation, and storage of logs and metrics using CloudWatch, CloudWatch Logs, Kinesis, and OpenSearch. Audit, monitor, and analyze logs and metrics to detect issues using CloudWatch dashboards, alarms, X-Ray, Athena, and CloudWatch Logs Insights. Automate monitoring and event management using EventBridge, S3 Event Notifications, auto scaling, and health checks.
5. Domain 5: Incident and Event Response (14%) - Manage event sources to process, notify, and take action using AWS Health, EventBridge, CloudTrail, SQS, Kinesis, SNS, Lambda, and Step Functions. Implement configuration changes in response to events using Systems Manager, AWS Auto Scaling, and AWS Config. Troubleshoot system and application failures using CloudWatch, X-Ray, AWS Health, and Systems Manager OpsCenter.
6. Domain 6: Security and Compliance (17%) - Implement techniques for identity and access management at scale using IAM policies, roles, identity federation, IAM Identity Center, permission boundaries, and SCPs. Apply automation for security controls and data protection using Security Hub, Control Tower, Systems Manager, WAF, Shield, Network Firewall, ACM, KMS, and Macie. Implement security monitoring and auditing solutions using CloudTrail, AWS Config, VPC Flow Logs, GuardDuty, Inspector, and IAM Access Analyzer.

Key Skills Tested:

• Implement and manage continuous delivery systems and methodologies on AWS
• Implement and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation
• Define and deploy monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS
• Implement systems that are highly available, scalable, and self-healing on AWS
• Design, manage, and maintain tools to automate operational processes
• Configure and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation, CDK, and SAM
• Automate account provisioning and multi-account governance
• Design and implement disaster recovery and backup strategies
• Configure and analyze monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Implement event-driven architectures and automated responses
• Design and implement security controls at scale