WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

(Which AWS solution can be used to send events from Shopify?)



Answer : A

Amazon EventBridge is the AWS solution that can be used to send events from external sources like Shopify. EventBridge supports integration with third-party applications through its event bus, allowing custom events (e.g., from Shopify via webhooks) to be ingested and routed to AWS services or targets. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 4.3, EventBridge) notes that EventBridge is designed for event ingestion from SaaS applications, making it suitable for Shopify integration. CloudTrail, IoT Events, and Service events are not designed for this purpose.


Question 2

(An administrator needs to create Systems Manager Automation documents to take action based on AWS Config rules. Which two file formats should be used? Choose 2 answers.)



Answer : A, B

Systems Manager Automation documents can be created using JSON or YAML file formats to define workflows and actions based on AWS Config rules. These formats allow administrators to specify the steps and parameters for automation tasks, such as remediation actions triggered by Config rule evaluations. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 5.1, Systems Manager Automation) states that both JSON and YAML are supported formats for writing Automation documents, providing flexibility in scripting automation logic. XML and CSV are not supported formats for this purpose.


Question 3

(An administrator sees the following VPC flow log: 2 123456739010 eni-123bfecad12529 192.168.20.1 203.0.113.66 2066 22 20 7782 1645859356 1645859536 ACCEPT OK. What does the log indicate about the traffic flow?)



Answer : C

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

The VPC flow log fields indicate the following: the source IP is 192.168.20.1, the destination IP is 203.0.113.66, the source port is 2066, the destination port is 22, and the action is 'ACCEPT OK,' meaning the traffic was permitted. This shows outbound traffic from the internal network (192.168.20.1) to an external IP (203.0.113.66) with destination port 2066. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 3.2, VPC Flow Logs) states, 'In a flow log, the format includes source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port, and action; for example, 192.168.20.1 to 203.0.113.66 with source port 2066 and destination port 22 indicates permitted outbound traffic.' Only option C correctly interprets this flow.


Question 4

(What is a patch baseline attached to if it is not defined in Patch Manager?)



Answer : B

If a patch baseline is not explicitly defined in Patch Manager, it is attached to the default patch group. This default group applies a preconfigured baseline with AWS-recommended patches, ensuring basic compliance for instances without custom baselines. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 5.2, Patch Manager) states, 'If no custom patch baseline is defined, instances are associated with the default patch group, which uses AWS-provided baseline settings for automatic patch approval.' Options A, C, and D are not valid attachments for patch baselines.


Question 5

(A company is using the CloudWatch agent on its EC2 Linux instances. The company needs to determine how long read requests have waited on the instance's I/O for proper sizing of the instance. Which metric should the company use?)



Answer : B

The `disk_io_time` metric, collected by the CloudWatch agent on EC2 Linux instances, measures the total time (in milliseconds) that read and write requests have waited on I/O, helping to assess disk performance for instance sizing. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 4.1, CloudWatch Agent Metrics) states, 'The `disk_io_time` metric, available via the CloudWatch agent, tracks the time spent waiting for I/O operations, providing insight into disk contention for optimizing EC2 instance sizing.' disk_read_ops, diskio_reads, and diskio_read_bytes measure operation counts or bytes, not wait times.


Question 6

(What should be configured in Systems Manager to set the error threshold for automation documents?)



Answer : C

In AWS Systems Manager, the error threshold for automation documents is configured using rate control. Rate control allows administrators to define the maximum number of errors or concurrent executions that can occur before an automation task is throttled or stopped, ensuring system stability. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 5.1, Systems Manager Automation) explicitly states, 'Rate control settings in Automation documents can be used to specify the maximum number of errors allowed during execution, helping to manage error thresholds effectively.' Resource groups, session preferences, and maintenance windows do not directly address error thresholds.


Question 7

(An organization uses CloudFormation to deploy AWS infrastructure. The templates are built in JSON and deploy EC2 instances across multiple regions. Which solution should be used to set values in the template based on region-specific AMI IDs?)



Answer : C

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

The Mappings section in a CloudFormation template should be used to set values based on region-specific AMI IDs. Mappings allow the template to define a lookup table that associates regions with corresponding AMI IDs, enabling dynamic selection during stack creation across multiple regions. The WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 5.3, CloudFormation Mappings) states, 'The Mappings section enables region-specific configurations, such as mapping AMI IDs to regions (e.g., 'us-east-1': 'ami-123456'), ensuring the correct AMI is used based on the deployment region.' Outputs, WaitCondition, and Resources do not provide this mapping functionality.


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