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.
A company needs to run a data processing workflow on scheduled times. Which AWS service is best suited for this task?
AAmazon S3
BAWS Step Functions
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon CloudWatch Events
Explanation
CloudWatch Events schedule and trigger workflows; S3 is storage, Step Functions coordinate workflows, and Lambda executes tasks without scheduling.
Q402
You are configuring an IAM policy to restrict access to specific S3 buckets. What happens if you deny access in that policy?
AAccess is granted if user is admin
BAccess is denied regardless of other policies
COther policies can override the deny
DAccess is allowed based on resources
Explanation
Deny rules in IAM take precedence and will always deny access regardless of other permissions; admins' permissions can’t override denies, and no overrides exist for denies.
Q403
Which service is primarily used for data analytics on AWS?
AAmazon Athena
BAmazon S3
CAmazon EC2
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon Athena is designed for data analytics, while the others serve different purposes.
Q404
A company needs to store 10 million images with high durability. Which storage solution should they choose?
AAmazon EBS
BAmazon S3
CAmazon Glacier
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon S3 offers high durability for object storage, making it ideal for storing images.
Q405
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped?
AData is lost in EBS
BPublic IP persists
CEBS volumes are detached
DEBS volumes remain intact
Explanation
EBS volumes remain intact and associated with the instance until deleted, unlike ephemeral storage which is lost.
Q406
Which service allows for serverless data processing in AWS?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Fargate
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS Lambda allows for serverless execution, while others are not serverless compute services.
Q407
A company needs to ensure their S3 data is encrypted at rest. What should they enable?
AS3 Versioning
BS3 Transfer Acceleration
CS3 Server-Side Encryption
DS3 Lifecycle Policies
Explanation
S3 Server-Side Encryption provides at-rest encryption, while others serve different purposes.
Q408
You are configuring IAM user permissions. What happens when you attach multiple policies to a user?
APolicies are combined using AND logic
BOnly the last policy is applied
CPolicies are combined using OR logic
DNo effect if conflicting policies exist
Explanation
Policies attached to a user are cumulatively applied, allowing for permissions from all policies.
Q409
Which service provides managed relational databases on AWS?
AAmazon RDS
BAWS Glue
CAmazon S3
DAmazon Redshift
Explanation
Amazon RDS offers fully managed relational databases, while the others serve different purposes.
Q410
A company needs to securely share data with multiple external partners. Which AWS service should they use?
AAmazon S3 with bucket policies
BAWS IAM roles
CAWS CodeCommit
DAmazon DynamoDB
Explanation
Amazon S3 with bucket policies allows secure and controlled sharing of data.