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SAA-C03 Question 561

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A company's website handles millions of requests each day, and the number of requests continues to increase. A solutions architect needs to improve the response time of the web application. The solutions architect determines that the application needs to decrease latency when retrieving product details from the Amazon DynamoDB table. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST amount of operational overhead?

  • ASet up a DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) cluster. Route all read requests through DAX. (correct answer)
  • BSet up Amazon ElastiCache for Redis between the DynamoDB table and the web application. Route all read requests through Redis.
  • CSet up Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached between the DynamoDB table and the web application. Route all read requests through Memcached.
  • DSet up Amazon DynamoDB Streams on the table, and have AWS Lambda read from the table and populate Amazon ElastiCache. Route all read requests through ElastiCache.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Set up a DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) cluster. Route all read requests through DAX.

Explanation

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL database with single-digit millisecond latency and automatic scaling. DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) adds an in-memory cache for microsecond DynamoDB reads.

SAA-C03 Question 562

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A solutions architect needs to ensure that API calls to Amazon DynamoDB from Amazon EC2 instances in a VPC do not travel across the internet. Which combination of steps should the solutions architect take to meet this requirement? (Choose two.)

  • ACreate a route table entry for the endpoint. (correct answer)
  • BCreate a gateway endpoint for DynamoDB. (correct answer)
  • CCreate an interface endpoint for Amazon EC2.
  • DCreate an elastic network interface for the endpoint in each of the subnets of the VPC.
  • ECreate a security group entry in the endpoint's security group to provide access.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A, B

The correct answer is A, B. Option A: Create a route table entry for the endpoint. Option B: Create a gateway endpoint for DynamoDB.

Explanation

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL database with single-digit millisecond latency and automatic scaling.

SAA-C03 Question 563

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A company runs its applications on both Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) clusters and on-premises Kubernetes clusters. The company wants to view all clusters and workloads from a central location. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

  • AUse Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights to collect and group the cluster information.
  • BUse Amazon EKS Connector to register and connect all Kubernetes clusters. (correct answer)
  • CUse AWS Systems Manager to collect and view the cluster information.
  • DUse Amazon EKS Anywhere as the primary cluster to view the other clusters with native Kubernetes commands.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Use Amazon EKS Connector to register and connect all Kubernetes clusters.

Explanation

Amazon EKS runs managed Kubernetes when you need the Kubernetes ecosystem.

SAA-C03 Question 564

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A company is building an ecommerce application and needs to store sensitive customer information. The company needs to give customers the ability to complete purchase transactions on the website. The company also needs to ensure that sensitive customer data is protected, even from database administrators. Which solution meets these requirements?

  • AStore sensitive data in an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. Use EBS encryption to encrypt the data. Use an IAM instance role to restrict access.
  • BStore sensitive data in Amazon RDS for MySQL. Use AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) client-side encryption to encrypt the data. (correct answer)
  • CStore sensitive data in Amazon S3. Use AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) server-side encryption to encrypt the data. Use S3 bucket policies to restrict access.
  • DStore sensitive data in Amazon FSx for Windows Server. Mount the file share on application servers. Use Windows file permissions to restrict access.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Store sensitive data in Amazon RDS for MySQL. Use AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) client-side encryption to encrypt the data.

Explanation

Amazon RDS is a managed relational database that handles patching, backups and failover. AWS KMS manages encryption keys and integrates with most AWS services for encryption at rest.

SAA-C03 Question 565

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A company has an on-premises MySQL database that handles transactional data. The company is migrating the database to the AWS Cloud. The migrated database must maintain compatibility with the company's applications that use the database. The migrated database also must scale automatically during periods of increased demand. Which migration solution will meet these requirements?

  • AUse native MySQL tools to migrate the database to Amazon RDS for MySQL. Configure elastic storage scaling.
  • BMigrate the database to Amazon Redshift by using the mysqldump utility. Turn on Auto Scaling for the Amazon Redshift cluster.
  • CUse AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the database to Amazon Aurora. Turn on Aurora Auto Scaling. (correct answer)
  • DUse AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the database to Amazon DynamoDB. Configure an Auto Scaling policy.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C

The correct answer is C. Option C: Use AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) to migrate the database to Amazon Aurora. Turn on Aurora Auto Scaling.

Explanation

Auto Scaling adjusts capacity automatically to match demand, improving availability and cost efficiency. Amazon Aurora is a high-performance managed relational database with built-in replication and failover. AWS Database Migration Service migrates databases with minimal downtime.

SAA-C03 Question 566

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A company runs multiple Amazon EC2 Linux instances in a VPC across two Availability Zones. The instances host applications that use a hierarchical directory structure. The applications need to read and write rapidly and concurrently to shared storage. What should a solutions architect do to meet these requirements?

  • ACreate an Amazon S3 bucket. Allow access from all the EC2 instances in the VPC.
  • BCreate an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system. Mount the EFS file system from each EC2 instance. (correct answer)
  • CCreate a file system on a Provisioned IOPS SSD (io2) Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. Attach the EBS volume to all the EC2 instances.
  • DCreate file systems on Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes that are attached to each EC2 instance. Synchronize the EBS volumes across the different EC2 instances.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Create an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) file system. Mount the EFS file system from each EC2 instance.

Explanation

Amazon EC2 provides resizable virtual servers when you need full control of the operating system. Amazon EFS is a shared, elastic NFS file system that multiple instances can mount concurrently across AZs.

SAA-C03 Question 567

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A solutions architect is designing a workload that will store hourly energy consumption by business tenants in a building. The sensors will feed a database through HTTP requests that will add up usage for each tenant. The solutions architect must use managed services when possible. The workload will receive more features in the future as the solutions architect adds independent components. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

  • AUse Amazon API Gateway with AWS Lambda functions to receive the data from the sensors, process the data, and store the data in an Amazon DynamoDB table. (correct answer)
  • BUse an Elastic Load Balancer that is supported by an Auto Scaling group of Amazon EC2 instances to receive and process the data from the sensors. Use an Amazon S3 bucket to store the processed data.
  • CUse Amazon API Gateway with AWS Lambda functions to receive the data from the sensors, process the data, and store the data in a Microsoft SQL Server Express database on an Amazon EC2 instance.
  • DUse an Elastic Load Balancer that is supported by an Auto Scaling group of Amazon EC2 instances to receive and process the data from the sensors. Use an Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS) shared file system to store the processed data.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Use Amazon API Gateway with AWS Lambda functions to receive the data from the sensors, process the data, and store the data in an Amazon DynamoDB table.

Explanation

AWS Lambda runs code without provisioning servers and scales automatically, which minimizes operational overhead. Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL database with single-digit millisecond latency and automatic scaling. Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed front door for creating and securing APIs at scale.

SAA-C03 Question 568

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A solutions architect is designing the storage architecture for a new web application used for storing and viewing engineering drawings. All application components will be deployed on the AWS infrastructure. The application design must support caching to minimize the amount of time that users wait for the engineering drawings to load. The application must be able to store petabytes of data. Which combination of storage and caching should the solutions architect use?

  • AAmazon S3 with Amazon CloudFront (correct answer)
  • BAmazon S3 Glacier with Amazon ElastiCache
  • CAmazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes with Amazon CloudFront
  • DAWS Storage Gateway with Amazon ElastiCache
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Amazon S3 with Amazon CloudFront

Explanation

Amazon S3 provides durable, scalable object storage that is fully managed. Amazon CloudFront caches content at edge locations to reduce latency and offload origins.

SAA-C03 Question 569

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An Amazon EventBridge rule targets a third-party API. The third-party API has not received any incoming traffic. A solutions architect needs to determine whether the rule conditions are being met and if the rule's target is being invoked. Which solution will meet these requirements?

  • ACheck for metrics in Amazon CloudWatch in the namespace for AWS/Events. (correct answer)
  • BReview events in the Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) dead-letter queue.
  • CCheck for the events in Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
  • DCheck the trails in AWS CloudTrail for the EventBridge events.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Check for metrics in Amazon CloudWatch in the namespace for AWS/Events.

Explanation

Amazon CloudWatch collects metrics, logs and alarms to monitor and react to operational health.

SAA-C03 Question 570

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A company has a large workload that runs every Friday evening. The workload runs on Amazon EC2 instances that are in two Availability Zones in the us-east-1 Region. Normally, the company must run no more than two instances at all times. However, the company wants to scale up to six instances each Friday to handle a regularly repeating increased workload. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

  • ACreate a reminder in Amazon EventBridge to scale the instances.
  • BCreate an Auto Scaling group that has a scheduled action. (correct answer)
  • CCreate an Auto Scaling group that uses manual scaling.
  • DCreate an Auto Scaling group that uses automatic scaling.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B

The correct answer is B. Option B: Create an Auto Scaling group that has a scheduled action.

Explanation

Auto Scaling adjusts capacity automatically to match demand, improving availability and cost efficiency.

SAA-C03 Question 571

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A company is creating a REST API. The company has strict requirements for the use of TLS. The company requires TLSv1.3 on the API endpoints. The company also requires a specific public third-party certificate authority (CA) to sign the TLS certificate. Which solution will meet these requirements?

  • AUse a local machine to create a certificate that is signed by the third-party CImport the certificate into AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). Create an HTTP API in Amazon API Gateway with a custom domain. Configure the custom domain to use the certificate. (correct answer)
  • BCreate a certificate in AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) that is signed by the third-party CA. Create an HTTP API in Amazon API Gateway with a custom domain. Configure the custom domain to use the certificate.
  • CUse AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to create a certificate that is signed by the third-party CA. Import the certificate into AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). Create an AWS Lambda function with a Lambda function URL. Configure the Lambda function URL to use the certificate.
  • DCreate a certificate in AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) that is signed by the third-party CA. Create an AWS Lambda function with a Lambda function URL. Configure the Lambda function URL to use the certificate.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Use a local machine to create a certificate that is signed by the third-party CImport the certificate into AWS Certificate Manager (ACM). Create an HTTP API in Amazon API Gateway with a custom domain. Configure the cu...

Explanation

Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed front door for creating and securing APIs at scale. AWS Certificate Manager provisions and renews TLS certificates automatically. AWS Config tracks resource configuration changes and evaluates compliance.

SAA-C03 Question 572

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A company runs an application on AWS. The application receives inconsistent amounts of usage. The application uses AWS Direct Connect to connect to an on-premises MySQL-compatible database. The on-premises database consistently uses a minimum of 2 GiB of memory. The company wants to migrate the on-premises database to a managed AWS service. The company wants to use auto scaling capabilities to manage unexpected workload increases. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST administrative overhead?

  • AProvision an Amazon DynamoDB database with default read and write capacity settings.
  • BProvision an Amazon Aurora database with a minimum capacity of 1 Aurora capacity unit (ACU).
  • CProvision an Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 database with a minimum capacity of 1 Aurora capacity unit (ACU). (correct answer)
  • DProvision an Amazon RDS for MySQL database with 2 GiB of memory.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C

The correct answer is C. Option C: Provision an Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 database with a minimum capacity of 1 Aurora capacity unit (ACU).

Explanation

Aurora Serverless auto-scales database capacity and is cost-effective for variable workloads. Amazon Aurora is a high-performance managed relational database with built-in replication and failover.

SAA-C03 Question 573

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A company wants to use an event-driven programming model with AWS Lambda. The company wants to reduce startup latency for Lambda functions that run on Java 11. The company does not have strict latency requirements for the applications. The company wants to reduce cold starts and outlier latencies when a function scales up. Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

  • AConfigure Lambda provisioned concurrency.
  • BIncrease the timeout of the Lambda functions.
  • CIncrease the memory of the Lambda functions.
  • DConfigure Lambda SnapStart. (correct answer)
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: Configure Lambda SnapStart.

Explanation

AWS Lambda runs code without provisioning servers and scales automatically, which minimizes operational overhead. AWS Config tracks resource configuration changes and evaluates compliance. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.

SAA-C03 Question 574

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A financial services company launched a new application that uses an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. The company uses the application to track stock market trends. The company needs to operate the application for only 2 hours at the end of each week. The company needs to optimize the cost of running the database. Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

  • AMigrate the existing RDS for MySQL database to an Aurora Serverless v2 MySQL database cluster. (correct answer)
  • BMigrate the existing RDS for MySQL database to an Aurora MySQL database cluster.
  • CMigrate the existing RDS for MySQL database to an Amazon EC2 instance that runs MySQL. Purchase an instance reservation for the EC2 instance.
  • DMigrate the existing RDS for MySQL database to an Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) cluster that uses MySQL container images to run tasks.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Migrate the existing RDS for MySQL database to an Aurora Serverless v2 MySQL database cluster.

Explanation

Aurora Serverless auto-scales database capacity and is cost-effective for variable workloads. Amazon Aurora is a high-performance managed relational database with built-in replication and failover. Amazon RDS is a managed relational database that handles patching, backups and failover. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.

SAA-C03 Question 575

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A company deploys its applications on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) behind an Application Load Balancer in an AWS Region. The application needs to store data in a PostgreSQL database engine. The company wants the data in the database to be highly available. The company also needs increased capacity for read workloads. Which solution will meet these requirements with the MOST operational efficiency?

  • ACreate an Amazon DynamoDB database table configured with global tables.
  • BCreate an Amazon RDS database with Multi-AZ deployments.
  • CCreate an Amazon RDS database with Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment. (correct answer)
  • DCreate an Amazon RDS database configured with cross-Region read replicas.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C

The correct answer is C. Option C: Create an Amazon RDS database with Multi-AZ DB cluster deployment.

Explanation

Amazon RDS is a managed relational database that handles patching, backups and failover. By spanning multiple Availability Zones / adding redundancy, this option provides the high availability and resilience required.

SAA-C03 Question 576

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A company is building a RESTful serverless web application on AWS by using Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda. The users of this web application will be geographically distributed, and the company wants to reduce the latency of API requests to these users. Which type of endpoint should a solutions architect use to meet these requirements?

  • APrivate endpoint
  • BRegional endpoint
  • CInterface VPC endpoint
  • DEdge-optimized endpoint (correct answer)
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: Edge-optimized endpoint.

SAA-C03 Question 577

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A company uses an Amazon CloudFront distribution to serve content pages for its website. The company needs to ensure that clients use a TLS certificate when accessing the company's website. The company wants to automate the creation and renewal of the TLS certificates. Which solution will meet these requirements with the MOST operational efficiency?

  • AUse a CloudFront security policy to create a certificate.
  • BUse a CloudFront origin access control (OAC) to create a certificate.
  • CUse AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to create a certificate. Use DNS validation for the domain. (correct answer)
  • DUse AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to create a certificate. Use email validation for the domain.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: C

The correct answer is C. Option C: Use AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) to create a certificate. Use DNS validation for the domain.

Explanation

AWS Certificate Manager provisions and renews TLS certificates automatically.

SAA-C03 Question 578

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A company deployed a serverless application that uses Amazon DynamoDB as a database layer. The application has experienced a large increase in users. The company wants to improve database response time from milliseconds to microseconds and to cache requests to the database. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

  • AUse DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX). (correct answer)
  • BMigrate the database to Amazon Redshift.
  • CMigrate the database to Amazon RDS.
  • DUse Amazon ElastiCache for Redis.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Use DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX).

Explanation

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL database with single-digit millisecond latency and automatic scaling. DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) adds an in-memory cache for microsecond DynamoDB reads.

SAA-C03 Question 579

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A company runs an application that uses Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. The application receives traffic only on weekdays during business hours. The company wants to optimize costs and reduce operational overhead based on this usage. Which solution will meet these requirements?

  • AUse the Instance Scheduler on AWS to configure start and stop schedules. (correct answer)
  • BTurn off automatic backups. Create weekly manual snapshots of the database.
  • CCreate a custom AWS Lambda function to start and stop the database based on minimum CPU utilization.
  • DPurchase All Upfront reserved DB instances.
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A. Option A: Use the Instance Scheduler on AWS to configure start and stop schedules.

Explanation

AWS Config tracks resource configuration changes and evaluates compliance.

SAA-C03 Question 580

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A company uses locally attached storage to run a latency-sensitive application on premises. The company is using a lift and shift method to move the application to the AWS Cloud. The company does not want to change the application architecture. Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

  • AConfigure an Auto Scaling group with an Amazon EC2 instance. Use an Amazon FSx for Lustre file system to run the application.
  • BHost the application on an Amazon EC2 instance. Use an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) GP2 volume to run the application.
  • CConfigure an Auto Scaling group with an Amazon EC2 instance. Use an Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file system to run the application.
  • DHost the application on an Amazon EC2 instance. Use an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) GP3 volume to run the application. (correct answer)
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: D

The correct answer is D. Option D: Host the application on an Amazon EC2 instance. Use an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) GP3 volume to run the application.

Explanation

Amazon EC2 provides resizable virtual servers when you need full control of the operating system. Amazon EBS provides block storage attached to a single EC2 instance. This option delivers the requirement at the lowest cost.

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