AWS Deployment and Management 5

Question 1

In AWS CodePipeline, which artifact store type is used by default to pass artifacts between stages?

Accepted Answer

Amazon S3

Answer

CodePipeline uses an Amazon S3 bucket as its default artifact store to pass source code, build outputs, and other artifacts between pipeline stages.

Question 2

Which AWS CloudFormation resource type allows you to run custom provisioning logic using Lambda functions during stack operations?

Accepted Answer

AWS::CloudFormation::CustomResource

Answer

AWS::CloudFormation::CustomResource (or Custom::*) invokes a Lambda function or SNS topic to perform custom provisioning logic not natively supported by CloudFormation.

Question 3

A company needs to ensure that all EC2 instances launched in their AWS account have a specific tag applied. Which service and feature enforces this?

Accepted Answer

AWS Config with required-tags managed rule

Answer

AWS Config's required-tags managed rule continuously checks resources and flags non-compliant instances that are missing specified tags.

Question 4

What does the buildspec.yml file define in an AWS CodeBuild project?

Accepted Answer

The sequence of commands and settings for the build process

Answer

The buildspec.yml file is a collection of build commands and settings, organized into phases (install, pre_build, build, post_build), that CodeBuild uses to run a build.

Question 5

A solutions architect needs to deploy identical infrastructure across 15 AWS accounts in 3 regions. Which service is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

AWS CloudFormation StackSets

Answer

CloudFormation StackSets enables deploying a single CloudFormation template across multiple accounts and regions in a single operation.

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