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About the test:

The AWS DevOps Test is a scenario-based online test designed to assess a candidate's proficiency in working with AWS and implementing DevOps best practices. The test evaluates the candidate's understanding of key concepts, such as cloud computing, infrastructure as code, continuous integration and delivery, configuration management, containerization, and monitoring and logging. The test is used to identify the right candidates for DevOps roles in organizations that rely on AWS technologies.

Covered skills:

  • Strings and Numbers
  • Lists, Dictionaries, Tuples, and Sets
  • String Formatting
  • Collections
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9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface AWS DevOps Test is the most accurate way to shortlist candidates



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The AWS DevOps Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

Non-googleable questions & proctoring features enable you to be comfortable with conducting assessments online. The AWS DevOps Test is ideal for helping recruiters identify which candidates have the skills to do well on the job.

Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

Why we started Adaface ->
Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this AWS DevOps Test (AWS, Linux, Python) will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question

Easy

ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions
Solve
What will the following Python code output?
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Medium

Session
File Handling
Dictionary
Solve
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The function high_sess should compute the highest number of events per session of each user in the database by reading a comma-separated value input file of session data. The result should be returned from the function as a dictionary. The first column of each line in the input file is expected to contain the user’s name represented as a string. The second column is expected to contain an integer representing the events in a session. Here is an example input file:
Tony,10
Stark,12
Black,25
Your program should ignore a non-conforming line like this one.
Stark,3
Widow,6
Widow,14
The resulting return value for this file should be the following dictionary: { 'Stark':12, 'Black':25, 'Tony':10, 'Widow':14 }
What should replace the CODE TO FILL line to complete the function?
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Medium

Max Code
Arrays
Solve
Below are code lines to create a Python function. Ignoring indentation, what lines should be used and in what order for the following function to be complete:
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Medium

Fork mellow yellow
Solve
How many times will the following code will print "Mellow Yellow"?
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Medium

Remote server connection
SSH
Solve
Our software engineering intern, Wu is looking to use port 4545 on localhost to connect to a remote server called woot.bananas.com on port 80. Which command would you recommend for this?
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Medium

Data Microservices
S3
SQS
SNS
Solve
Slapchat deployed a new data processing application to the market. The backend part of the application does two specific segments:

- For every new data file submitted by the user, proprietary data cleanup logic is done
- Once data cleanup is complete, proprietary data transformations are done
After launching the application for few months, the metrics indicated that the clean up stage of the application is pretty quick while transformation stage takes longer time to complete. In the next phase, the application is being re-written as 2 microservices (’cleanup’ and ‘transformation’). The deployment strategy is to run both on ECS and scale independently. How should the services be integrated?
A: ‘cleanup’ publishes data to SNS topic, ‘transformation’ subscribes to the SNS topic

B: ‘cleanup’ sends data to S3 bucket, ‘transformation’ is invoked by S3 event notifications

C: ‘cleanup’ sends data to SQS queue, ‘transformation’ processes messages from the queue

D: ‘cleanup’ sends data to Kinesis Data Firehose, ‘transformation’ reads from the Kinesis Data Firehose

Easy

Downtime and Workload
EC2
Solve
ChickTok is a dating app that runs on EC2 behind an ALB. The EC2 instances run in an EC2 Auto Scaling group across multiple AZ. On every Saturday night, the app becomes atleast 5 times slower. Upon investigation, it is found that the CPU utilization reaches 100% within a matter of seconds instead of being a gradual increment. This is happening due to a batch core dating algorithm update that happens on every Saturday 9PM. 
ChickTok wants a solution that

- Tackles the extra workload
- Avoids downtime
Which of the following would you recommend?
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Medium

Outdated data in S3
S3
Solve
One of your friends, Zi Pong created a new app for their startup. They use Amazon S3 exclusively as a data store. The app works perfectly fine. When one of their users raises the frequency at which the app needs to refresh data, they file a bug. The issue is that sometimes they get outdated data when accessing objects in S3. The app logic is correct. What do you think the issue could be?
A: App is reading objects from Amazon S3 using parallel object requests.
B: App is updating records by writing new objects with unique keys.
C: App is reading parts of objects from Amazon S3 using a range header.
D: App is updating records by overwriting existing objects with the same keys.

Medium

Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push
Solve
Flowlife is a tips iOS app that is running on AWS with ~10 million users in the US. Users can post tips about a particular place (restaurants, businesses etc) and other users can search for the tips in the app. Flowlife wants to implement location based alerts on their iOS app. Users will receive relevant tips in proximity to their location. For maximum user engagement and relevant tips, the tips must be in the low minute count. Which of the following solutions is cost effective?
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🧐 Question🔧 Skill

Easy

ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions
2 mins
Python
Solve

Medium

Session
File Handling
Dictionary
2 mins
Python
Solve

Medium

Max Code
Arrays
2 mins
Python
Solve

Medium

Fork mellow yellow
2 mins
Linux
Solve

Medium

Remote server connection
SSH
2 mins
Linux
Solve

Medium

Data Microservices
S3
SQS
SNS
2 mins
AWS
Solve

Easy

Downtime and Workload
EC2
2 mins
AWS
Solve

Medium

Outdated data in S3
S3
2 mins
AWS
Solve

Medium

Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push
3 mins
AWS
Solve
🧐 Question🔧 Skill💪 Difficulty⌛ Time
ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions
Python
Easy2 mins
Solve
Session
File Handling
Dictionary
Python
Medium2 mins
Solve
Max Code
Arrays
Python
Medium2 mins
Solve
Fork mellow yellow
Linux
Medium2 mins
Solve
Remote server connection
SSH
Linux
Medium2 mins
Solve
Data Microservices
S3
SQS
SNS
AWS
Medium2 mins
Solve
Downtime and Workload
EC2
AWS
Easy2 mins
Solve
Outdated data in S3
S3
AWS
Medium2 mins
Solve
Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push
AWS
Medium3 mins
Solve
Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

customers in 75 countries
Brandon

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment AWS DevOps Test (AWS, Linux, Python) in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the AWS DevOps Test (AWS, Linux, Python) from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

invite candidates
Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & comparative results

Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

test completion rate
Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


What topics are covered in the AWS DevOps Test?

Strings and Numbers
String Formatting
Lists, Dictionaries, Tuples, and Sets
Collections
Functions and lambdas
Decorators
Scope
args/kwargs and default parameter values
The concept of mutability
Built-in Functions
Debugging and Error Handling
Type hinting
Modules and installing libraries
Object-Oriented Programming
Functional Programming
Lambdas
Decorators
Generators
Composition and Inheritance
File I/O
Database interactions
Unit testing
Regex (Regular Expressions)
Web Scraping
Algorithms and Data Structures
Asynchronous programming
Closures
Linux
Permissions
Text Manipulation
Bash
Network Diagnostics
Navigation
Scripting
Shell scripting
Data Storage
Files
Package Management
Security Basics
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
Docker Containers and Microservices
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Block vs File vs Object Storage
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
S3 Versioning, Replication and Lifecycle Rules
DNS, Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling
Serverless Services and AWS Lambda Functions
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Public, Private and Elastic IP Addresses
AWS CloudFormation
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM Users, Groups, Roles, and Policies
Logging and Auditing - Amazon CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, Flow Logs, ELB logs, and S3 logs
Encryption - AWS KMS, ACM, in-transit / at-rest
Detect and Respond - Amazon Detective, GuardDuty, Macie
Firewalls and DDoS Protection - AWS WAF & Shield
AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS Pricing Fundamentals
AWS Migration and Transfer Services
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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


85%
reduction in screening time

FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.

What is the cost of using this test?

You can check out our pricing plans.

Can I get a free trial?

Yes, you can sign up for free and preview this test.

I just moved to a paid plan. How can I request a custom assessment?

Here is a quick guide on how to request a custom assessment on Adaface.

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