Systems Manager Automation Quiz

Quiz covering Operational Excellence

Questions in this quiz

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1. 1

   Which AWS Systems Manager capability is primarily used to execute commands on managed instances without the need for SSH or RDP?

2. 2

   You need to ensure that all your EC2 instances consistently have a specific software package installed and a configuration file updated. Which feature should you use?

3. 3

   What is the primary benefit of using Systems Manager Parameter Store to manage application configuration data?

4. 4

   Your team needs to perform a multi-step workflow that involves stopping an instance, creating an AMI, and then restarting the instance. Which AWS Systems Manager tool is best suited for this?

5. 5

   When configuring a Systems Manager document to run across a large fleet of instances, what is the best practice for handling potentially long-running tasks that might exceed the default command timeout?