AWS DevOps DevOps Configuration Management & Infrastructure as Code 2

Question 1

A team uses AWS CloudFormation and wants to prevent accidental deletion of a production database stack. Which CloudFormation feature should they enable?

Accepted Answer

Stack termination protection

Answer

Stack termination protection prevents a CloudFormation stack from being deleted until the protection is explicitly disabled.

Question 2

When using AWS CDK, what command synthesizes the CloudFormation template from your CDK app without deploying it?

Accepted Answer

cdk synth

Answer

`cdk synth` generates and prints the CloudFormation template without making any AWS API calls to deploy resources.

Question 3

A CloudFormation stack update fails and rolls back. Which resource status indicates the resource was successfully rolled back to its previous state?

Accepted Answer

UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE

Answer

UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE means the stack failed to update and was successfully rolled back to its prior configuration.

Question 4

Which AWS Systems Manager capability allows you to define and enforce configuration baselines across EC2 instances at scale?

Accepted Answer

State Manager

Answer

State Manager automates the process of keeping EC2 instances in a defined and consistent state by applying configuration documents on a schedule.

Question 5

In Terraform, which command shows what infrastructure changes will be made before actually applying them?

Accepted Answer

terraform plan

Answer

`terraform plan` creates an execution plan showing which actions Terraform will take without making any actual changes.

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AWS DevOps DevOps Configuration Management & Infrastructure as Code 2