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.
You are configuring IAM permissions for a new user. What happens if you attach two policies with conflicting permissions?
AAllow takes precedence
BDeny takes precedence
CConflicting policies are ignored
DResult is uncertain
Explanation
In AWS IAM, Deny always takes precedence over Allow; conflicting permissions are resolved in favor of the Deny rule.
Q112
Which AWS service is best for long-term data archival?
AS3 Glacier
BS3 Standard
CEBS
DRDS
Explanation
S3 Glacier is designed for long-term archival, while others fit different use cases.
Q113
A company needs to store and analyze streaming data in real time. Which service should they use?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon Kinesis
CAWS Batch
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data processing, unlike the others.
Q114
What happens when an IAM policy specifies 'Deny' on an action?
AIt takes precedence over 'Allow'.
BIt has no effect.
CIt only applies to specific users.
DIt allows the action with restrictions.
Explanation
A 'Deny' statement overrides any 'Allow', blocking the action altogether.
Q115
Which AWS service is primarily used for data warehousing?
ARedshift
BS3
CRDS
DDynamoDB
Explanation
Redshift is designed specifically for data warehousing, while S3 is for storage, RDS is for SQL databases, and DynamoDB is a NoSQL database.
Q116
A company needs to ensure their data is durable. Which S3 storage class should they choose?
AS3 Standard
BS3 One Zone-IA
CS3 Glacier
DS3 Intelligent-Tiering
Explanation
S3 Standard provides high durability, while One Zone-IA has less redundancy, Glacier is for archival, and Intelligent-Tiering is for cost management.
Q117
You are configuring IAM policies for a new project. What will happen if a user has "Deny" permissions in their policy?
AAccess is granted anyway
BAccess is denied regardless of other policies
CAccess can be approved by an admin
DAccess can be requested for approval
Explanation
A Deny permission takes precedence over Allow, making access denied regardless of other permissions.
Q118
Which AWS service is best for serverless compute?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Batch
DAmazon ECS
Explanation
AWS Lambda is designed specifically for serverless compute, enabling event-driven execution, while the others require server management or are not serverless.
Q119
A company needs to run a high-performance database on AWS. Which service provides this?
AAmazon DynamoDB
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon S3
DAWS Glue
Explanation
Amazon RDS offers managed relational databases suited for high-performance needs, while others serve different purposes or aren't databases.
Q120
What happens when you set an S3 bucket policy to allow public read access?
AObjects become private to the bucket owner
BAll users can read objects
CBucket is deleted automatically
DOnly users in specific IAM roles can access
Explanation
Public read access enables all users to read objects, while the other options describe incorrect outcomes of such a policy update.