The AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) exam validates your skills in data engineering on AWS. It is suitable for those who want to demonstrate their ability to design and implement data solutions.
Which service allows you to monitor AWS cloud resources?
AAmazon CloudWatch
BAWS Trusted Advisor
CAWS Config
DAmazon Inspector
Explanation
Amazon CloudWatch is specifically designed for monitoring resources, while others serve different purposes.
Q2
A company needs to transfer large files to S3. Which method should they choose?
AAWS Snowball
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon EC2
DAWS CloudFormation
Explanation
AWS Snowball is designed for transferring large amounts of data efficiently.
Q3
You are configuring IAM policies. What happens when a user is denied by the explicit deny statement?
AAccess is granted
BAccess is denied
CAuditing the action is required
DCondition keys are irrelevant
Explanation
An explicit deny statement takes precedence over allows, so access is denied.
Q4
Which AWS service enables serverless computing?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Elastic Beanstalk
Explanation
AWS Lambda is designed for serverless execution, while EC2 and RDS require provisioning servers.
Q5
A company needs to improve data retrieval times for its S3 buckets. What can be implemented?
AS3 Lifecycle Policies
BS3 Transfer Acceleration
CGlacier Storage Class
DAWS Snowball
Explanation
S3 Transfer Acceleration speeds up data retrieval; others don't improve retrieval times.
Q6
You are configuring Amazon Redshift and want to optimize for performance. What should you do?
AUse a single-node cluster
BSelect appropriate distkeys
CDisable vacuum operations
DApply frequent snapshots
Explanation
Using appropriate distkeys improves data distribution and query performance; other options hinder optimization.
Q7
Which AWS service is best for real-time data streaming?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis specializes in real-time data streaming, whereas RDS is for databases, Lambda for serverless compute, and S3 for object storage.
Q8
A company needs to analyze large datasets on S3 using SQL-like queries. What is the best solution?
AAmazon Athena
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Glue
DAmazon Redshift
Explanation
Amazon Athena enables SQL queries directly on S3, while RDS and Redshift are for different types of data management, and Glue is for ETL.
Q9
What happens when a user defines a bucket policy that denies users access based on IP?
AAll users get access globally
BAccess is limited by specified IP
COnly admin access remains
DBucket becomes public by default
Explanation
The bucket policy denies access based on specified IPs, limiting access appropriately, while the other options incorrectly describe the effects.
Q10
Which AWS service offers managed database storage?
AAmazon RDS
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon EC2
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon RDS is specifically designed for managed database services, while others serve different purposes.