The AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C01) exam validates your skills in designing and implementing AWS networking solutions. It is suitable for networking professionals looking to specialize in AWS.
A company needs to connect their on-premises data center to a VPC. Which AWS service should they use?
AAWS VPN
BAmazon CloudWatch
CAWS Lambda
DAWS Backup
Explanation
AWS VPN provides secure connections between on-premises and VPC; the others are unrelated.
Q252
What happens when you configure an AWS security group with both 'allow' and 'deny' rules?
AOnly allow rules apply
BOnly deny rules apply
CBoth rules apply equally
DDeny rules override allow rules
Explanation
Security groups do not support deny rules; they only allow specific traffic.
Q253
Which AWS service allows you to create a private connection between your VPC and an on-premises network?
AAWS Direct Connect
BAWS VPN Gateway
CAWS Transit Gateway
DAWS VPC Peering
Explanation
AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated network connection; others serve different connection methods.
Q254
A company needs high availability for its web application across multiple AWS regions. What is a recommended architecture?
ASingle-region ALB with multiple EC2
BRegional Route 53 failover
CGlobal ALB with cross-region targets
DS3 static website in multiple regions
Explanation
A Global ALB provides multi-region load balancing; others do not fully enable high availability across regions.
Q255
You are configuring a Security Group for an EC2 instance. What happens when you set an inbound rule to allow traffic from 0.0.0.0/0 on port 22?
AOnly local requests are allowed
BSSH access is globally allowed
CTraffic is blocked worldwide
DAccess is limited to IAM roles
Explanation
Allowing traffic from 0.0.0.0/0 on port 22 opens SSH access to all; others describe restrictions not in effect.
Q256
Which service provides a dedicated connection to AWS?
AAWS Direct Connect
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon S3
DAWS Elastic Beanstalk
Explanation
AWS Direct Connect offers a dedicated connection, while others provide cloud services like storage or serverless functions.
Q257
A company needs to set up periodic EBS volume snapshots. Which API call supports this?
ACreateVolume
BCreateSnapshot
CDescribeVolumes
DTerminateInstances
Explanation
CreateSnapshot is specifically designed for creating snapshots of EBS volumes, while the other options do not relate to snapshot creation.
Q258
What happens when a VPC peering connection is deleted?
ARoutes stay active
BSecurity groups are removed
CSubnet associations are lost
DTraffic stops between VPCs
Explanation
Traffic between VPCs ceases immediately upon deletion of the peering connection, while routes and security configurations remain unless changed.
Q259
Which service offers DDoS protection for applications?
AAWS Shield
BAWS Firewall Manager
CAmazon Inspector
DAWS WAF
Explanation
AWS Shield specifically provides DDoS protection, while the others serve different security functions.
Q260
You are configuring a VPC with public subnets. Which route table will associate the public IP addresses?
APrivate Route Table
BNAT Route Table
CMain Route Table
DInternet Gateway Route Table
Explanation
The Internet Gateway Route Table allows the public subnets to have external access using public IPs.