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 implementing a data warehouse solution. Which AWS service is ideal for this purpose?
ARedshift
BDynamoDB
CS3
DRDS
Explanation
Redshift is specifically designed for data warehousing, while others serve different purposes.
Q332
A company needs to process streaming data in real-time. Which service should they use?
AKinesis
BSQS
CEMR
DLambda
Explanation
Kinesis is designed for real-time data processing, whereas others serve different use cases.
Q333
What happens when you assign an IAM role to an EC2 instance?
AInstance inherits the role's permissions
BToggle configuration of the instance
CLimits instance capacity
DAutomatically creates an S3 bucket
Explanation
The instance inherits the permissions of the role, enabling it to access AWS services.
Q334
Which service provides serverless computing in AWS?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon ECS
Explanation
AWS Lambda executes code in response to events; EC2 and RDS are virtual and managed databases, respectively, while ECS is for container orchestration.
Q335
A company needs to securely share data between multiple AWS accounts. Which service should they use?
AAmazon S3
BAWS Lambda
CAWS Resource Access Manager
DAmazon CloudFront
Explanation
AWS Resource Access Manager enables secure resource sharing between accounts; S3 alone does not manage permissions across AWS accounts.
Q336
You are configuring an IAM policy to limit S3 access. What happens if a policy allows access and another denies it?
AAccess is granted
BAccess is denied
CAccess depends on service
DPolicy needs modification
Explanation
Deny overrides allow in IAM policies, ensuring security; other options are incorrect because AWS policy evaluation is explicit deny over allow.
Q337
Which service allows for automated scalability in AWS?
AAuto Scaling
BElastic Load Balancing
CAmazon CloudWatch
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Auto Scaling automatically adjusts resource capacity; others do not provide this feature directly.
Q338
A company needs to manage permissions for its data lake stored in S3. What is the best practice?
AUse bucket policies only
BUse IAM roles with S3 permissions
CUse public access settings
DUse S3 presigned URLs
Explanation
IAM roles with specific permissions are the best practice for managing S3 access; other options have limitations on security or scope.
Q339
You are configuring a large RDS instance. What happens when you change the instance type?
AImmediate scaling with no downtime
BScheduled maintenance window required
CData loss may occur
DSnapshots are automatically created
Explanation
Changing instance types requires a maintenance window for the modification; others are incorrect regarding data and downtime implications.
Q340
Which service allows data querying over S3 data?
AAmazon Athena
BAWS Glue
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon EMR
Explanation
Amazon Athena directly queries data in S3 using SQL, while others serve different purposes.