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Browse all 11 practice questions covering Amazon EC2 for the DVA-C02 certification exam. Answers are intentionally hidden on this page so you can self-test first before checking results in quiz mode.
- Question 1Deployment
Which CloudFormation resource enables a developer to wait for an EC2 instance to complete initialization (e.g., run user data scripts) before the stack proceeds?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 2Development with AWS Services
A development team needs to maintain session state for a web application deployed across multiple EC2 instances behind a load balancer. Which service provides a centralized, low-latency session store?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 3Security
A developer needs to grant an EC2 instance temporary access to DynamoDB without storing credentials on the instance. What is the correct approach?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 4Deployment
A developer wants to deploy containerized microservices using ECS on Fargate. Which launch type eliminates the need to manage EC2 instances?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 5Security
A developer needs to use an EC2 instance to assume a role in another AWS account. Which configuration is required on the target role?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 6Security
A developer uses AWS SDK to call DynamoDB from an EC2 instance. The call fails with 'InvalidClientTokenId'. What is the MOST likely cause?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 7Deployment
A CodeDeploy deployment to EC2 instances must wait for the application to pass health checks before marking the deployment successful. Which lifecycle event is used?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 8Security
An EC2 instance accesses the AWS SSM Parameter Store. The instance profile role has ssm:GetParameter. The parameter is encrypted with a custom KMS key. The call fails. Why?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 9Security
A developer needs to ensure that EC2 instances in a VPC cannot communicate with the internet, even with an Internet Gateway attached. Which VPC feature enforces this?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 10Deployment
A developer uses CloudFormation to update a stack. The update requires replacing an EC2 instance. How can the developer minimize disruption?
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Start DVA-C02 Quiz - Question 11Deployment
A developer uses CodeDeploy to deploy to an Auto Scaling Group (ASG). Which deployment type creates new EC2 instances instead of modifying existing ones?
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Key EC2 Concepts for DVA-C02
DVA-C02 EC2 Exam Tips
Amazon EC2 questions in DVA-C02 are typically scenario-based. Focus on application development patterns, event-driven integration, and secure coding on AWS. Priority concepts: ec2, instance, ami, user data, metadata, imdsv2.
What DVA-C02 Expects
- Anchor your answer in select developer-friendly managed services and patterns that minimize custom undifferentiated code.
- EC2 scenarios for DVA-C02 are frequently mapped to Domain 1 (32%), Domain 4 (18%), so read the objective carefully before picking controls or architecture.
- Expect multi-topic scenarios where EC2 interacts with IAM, networking, storage, or observability patterns rather than appearing as an isolated question.
- When two options are both technically valid, prefer the choice that best aligns with the exam's operational scope (Associate) and vendor best practices.
High-Value EC2 Concepts
- Know the core EC2 building blocks cold: ec2, instance, ami, user data.
- Review the edge-case features and limits for metadata, imdsv2; these details are commonly used to differentiate answer choices.
- Practice service-integration reasoning: how EC2 pairs with Elastic Beanstalk, ECS, Auto Scaling in real deployment patterns.
- For DVA-C02, explain why the chosen EC2 design meets reliability, security, and cost expectations better than the alternatives.
Common DVA-C02 Traps
- Watch for using infrastructure-centric answers instead of application-centric ones.
- Questions in Development with AWS Services often include distractors that look correct for EC2 but violate least-privilege, durability, or availability requirements.
- Avoid picking options purely by feature name; validate data path, failure handling, and governance impact before answering.
- If the prompt hints at automation or repeatability, eliminate manual-only operational answers first.
Fast Review Checklist
- Can you compare at least two EC2 implementation paths and justify which one best fits the scenario?
- Can you map the chosen answer back to Development with AWS Services (32%) outcomes for DVA-C02?
- Can you explain security and access boundaries for EC2 without relying on default-open assumptions?
- Can you describe how EC2 integrates with Elastic Beanstalk and ECS during failure, scaling, and monitoring events?