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.
You are configuring a load balancer for handling traffic to multiple EC2 instances across several availability zones. What happens when one availability zone goes down?
ALoad balancer fails silently
BTraffic is rerouted to active zones
CAll sessions are lost
DOnly HTTP traffic is affected
Explanation
The load balancer automatically reroutes traffic to healthy instances in other active zones.
Q442
Which AWS service is best for managing API gateways?
AAmazon API Gateway
BAWS Lambda
CRoute 53
DElastic Load Balancer
Explanation
Amazon API Gateway is specifically designed for building and managing APIs, while the others serve different purposes.
Q443
A company needs its on-premises network to be securely connected to AWS. Which solution should they choose?
AAWS Direct Connect
BAmazon CloudFront
CAWS Lambda
DVPC Peering
Explanation
AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated connection for secure, high-bandwidth connections to AWS, unlike the other options.
Q444
What happens when you set a Security Group rule to deny all traffic?
AAll inbound traffic is blocked
BSpecific services become unreachable
CSecurity Group rules cannot deny
DIt blocks outbound traffic only
Explanation
Security Groups only allow traffic; they do not have deny rules, making option C the correct choice.
Q445
Which service allows you to automate infrastructure provisioning in AWS?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS CodeBuild
DAWS Shield
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation automates infrastructure provisioning; others do not provide that functionality.
Q446
A company needs to interconnect its multiple VPCs across AWS Regions. Which service should they use?
AAWS Transit Gateway
BAWS Direct Connect
CAWS VPN
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS Transit Gateway is specifically designed for interconnecting VPCs; other options serve different purposes.
Q447
What happens when you set a Security Group to allow all inbound traffic?
AAll traffic is denied.
BOnly verified traffic is allowed.
CAll traffic is allowed.
DThis causes an error.
Explanation
Allowing all inbound traffic permits any connection; the other options are not accurate descriptions of this configuration.
Q448
Which service provides active-active architecture for applications across multiple AWS Regions?
AAmazon Route 53
BAWS Global Accelerator
CAmazon CloudFront
DAmazon ELB
Explanation
AWS Global Accelerator improves availability and performance across regions, unlike the other options.
Q449
You are configuring VPC peering between two VPCs. What is a limitation?
ACannot peer with VPC in different accounts
BVPCs must be in different regions
COverlapping CIDR blocks not allowed
DPeering with default VPC is impossible
Explanation
Overlapping CIDR blocks prevent routing clarity in peering connections.
Q450
A company needs to reduce latency for their web application globally. What should they use?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon CloudFront
CAWS Direct Connect
DAmazon CloudWatch
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that caches content for quicker delivery.