AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner · Domain 2 · 30% of exam

Security and Compliance

Drill 20 practice questions focused entirely on Security and Compliance for the AWS CLF-C02 exam. Tap an answer for instant feedback and a full explanation — no sign-up, always free.

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Question 1 of 20

A company runs web applications on Amazon EC2 instances. The security team has been asked to clarify who is responsible for patching the operating system on these instances according to the AWS shared responsibility model. What should the security team communicate?

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Question 2 of 20

A company runs a customer relationship management (CRM) application using Amazon RDS for MySQL. The security team wants to clarify who is responsible for applying security patches to the MySQL database engine and the underlying operating system. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for these tasks?

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Question 3 of 20

A company runs multiple Amazon EC2 instances hosting web applications. During a security audit, the auditor identifies that several instances are running outdated operating system versions with known vulnerabilities. Who is responsible for patching the guest operating systems on these EC2 instances according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

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Question 4 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances hosting web applications. The security team wants to clarify who is responsible for patching the operating system on these EC2 instances according to the AWS shared responsibility model. What is the correct assignment of this responsibility?

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Question 5 of 20

A company runs multiple Amazon EC2 instances to host their web application. During a security audit, the auditor finds that several EC2 instances are running outdated operating system patches that contain known vulnerabilities. Under the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for applying these operating system patches?

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Question 6 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances hosting web applications. The security team has identified that some instances are running outdated operating system patches. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for patching the guest operating system on these EC2 instances?

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Question 7 of 20

A company has deployed several Amazon EC2 instances running a web application. The security team has identified that the operating systems on these instances are missing critical security patches. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for applying these operating system patches?

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Question 8 of 20

A company runs several EC2 instances hosting a web application. The security team needs to understand who is responsible for patching the operating system and who is responsible for patching the underlying hypervisor as part of their compliance review. What is the correct division of responsibilities according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

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Question 9 of 20

A company is running a MySQL database on an Amazon EC2 instance. The security team wants to clarify who is responsible for patching the MySQL database software according to the AWS shared responsibility model. Who has this responsibility?

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Question 10 of 20

A company stores sensitive customer data in Amazon S3 buckets. The security team needs to ensure that all data is encrypted at rest. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, which statement correctly describes the encryption responsibilities?

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Question 11 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances to host their web applications. The security team wants to clarify who is responsible for keeping the operating system patched and up to date. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for operating system patches on EC2 instances?

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Question 12 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances with Windows Server operating systems. During a security audit, the auditor asks who is responsible for applying security patches to the Windows operating system on these instances. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who has this responsibility?

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Question 13 of 20

A company runs multiple EC2 instances with various operating systems including Amazon Linux 2 and Windows Server. The security team is reviewing responsibilities for keeping these systems secure and compliant. Who is responsible for patching the guest operating systems on these EC2 instances according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

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Question 14 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances to host their web applications. The security team wants to clarify who is responsible for applying security patches to the operating systems running on these EC2 instances. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for this task?

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Question 15 of 20

A company runs several Amazon EC2 instances hosting a custom web application on Linux. During a security review, the team wants to confirm who is responsible for installing operating system security patches on these instances. Under the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for this task?

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Question 16 of 20

A company runs several applications on Amazon EC2 instances. During a security audit, the team needs to determine who is responsible for applying security patches to the guest operating system running on those EC2 instances. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for this task?

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Question 17 of 20

A company runs several applications on Amazon EC2 instances. The security team has identified that the operating systems on these instances have not been patched with the latest security updates. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for patching the operating systems on these EC2 instances?

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Question 18 of 20

A company runs a web application on Amazon EC2 instances. The security team discovered that the operating system on several EC2 instances has not been patched with the latest security updates. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for patching the operating system on EC2 instances?

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Question 19 of 20

A company runs its production database on Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. The security team wants to confirm who is responsible for applying patches to the underlying database engine and operating system. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who handles this patching?

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Question 20 of 20

A company is running a customer relationship management (CRM) application using Amazon RDS for MySQL. The security team wants to understand who is responsible for applying security patches to the MySQL database engine. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for patching the database engine?

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