AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
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AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate Practice Exam
Format – Practice Exam
No. of Questions – 701 Questions
Format – Practice Exam
No. of Questions – 703 Questions
MCQ and Answers with Explanation
About AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Certification
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – The associate examination is intended for professionals having technical expertise in deployment, management, and operations on AWS. The AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate validates an examinee’s ability to –
- Deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
- Implement and control the flow of data to and from AWS
- Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
- Identify appropriate use of AWS operational best practices
- Estimate AWS usage costs and identify operational cost control mechanisms
- Migrate on-premises workloads to AWS
The new version – AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
Exam Prerequisite for Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
There are no prerequisites for taking the SysOps Administrator-Associate examination
Recommended for Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- Minimum of 1-year hands-on experience with AWS
- Experience managing/operating systems on AWS
- Understanding of the AWS tenets – architecting for the cloud
- Hands-on experience with the AWS CLI and SDKs/API tools
- Understanding of network technologies as they relate to AWS
- Understanding of security concepts with hands-on experience in implementing security controls and compliance requirements
- More than one year of experience as a systems administrator in a systems operations role
- Understanding of virtualization technology
- Ability to monitor and auditing systems experience
- Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., DNS, TCP/IP, and firewalls)
- Ability to translate architectural requirements
Course Outline for Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate certification
Domain 1: Monitoring and Reporting (22%)
1.1 Create and maintain metrics and alarms utilizing AWS monitoring services
1.2 Recognize and differentiate performance and availability metrics
1.3 Perform the steps necessary to remediate based on performance and availability metrics
Domain 2: High Availability (8%)
2.1 Implement scalability and elasticity based on use case
2.2 Recognize and differentiate highly available and resilient environments on AWS
Domain 3: Deployment and Provisioning (14%)
3.1 Identify and execute steps required to provision cloud resources
3.2 Identify and remediate deployment issues
Domain 4: Storage and Data Management (12%)
4.1 Create and manage data retention
4.2 Identify and implement data protection, encryption, and capacity planning needs
Domain 5: Security and Compliance (18%)
5.1 Implement and manage security policies on AWS
5.2 Implement access controls when using AWS
5.3 Differentiate between the roles and responsibility within the shared responsibility model
Domain 6: Networking (14%)
6.1 Apply AWS networking features
6.2 Implement connectivity services of AWS
6.3 Gather and interpret relevant information for network troubleshooting
Domain 7: Automation and Optimization (12%)
7.1 Use AWS services and features to manage and assess resource utilization
7.2 Employ cost-optimization strategies for efficient resource utilization
7.3 Automate manual or repeatable process to minimize management overhead
