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 Amazon Redshift. What happens when you set an inappropriate cluster size?
ACost increases without performance benefits
BImproves performance for all queries
CPerformance is unaffected
DData cannot be stored anymore
Explanation
Setting an inappropriate cluster size can lead to higher costs without improving performance; balance is essential.
Q412
Which service is best for real-time data streaming?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon Kinesis
CAmazon S3
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streaming, while others focus on different functionalities.
Q413
A company needs to securely share data across multiple AWS accounts. What should they use?
AAWS Auto Scaling
BAmazon S3 Bucket Policies
CAmazon Route 53
DAWS CloudFormation
Explanation
S3 Bucket Policies can define access permissions across accounts, while the others do not manage data sharing.
Q414
You are configuring an IAM policy. What happens when a policy denies access to a resource?
AAccess is granted to the user.
BAccess can be overridden by another policy.
CAccess is explicitly denied.
DAccess is granted based on permissions.
Explanation
An explicit deny in IAM takes precedence over allows, completely blocking access.
Q415
Which service allows you to run code without provisioning servers?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon S3
DAWS Fargate
Explanation
AWS Lambda executes code automatically without server management; EC2 requires server setup, S3 is for storage, and Fargate manages containers.
Q416
A company needs to analyze streaming data in real-time and wants a serverless architecture. Which AWS service is best suited for this requirement?
AAmazon Kinesis Data Analytics
BAWS Data Pipeline
CAmazon QuickSight
DAWS Glue
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics provides real-time data processing; Data Pipeline is for batch processing, QuickSight is for visualization, and Glue is for ETL.
Q417
What happens when you set an IAM policy with explicit deny?
AGrant permissions to all users
BDeny permissions only for specific users
CDeny permissions regardless of allow statements
DIgnore the deny policy in all cases
Explanation
Explicit deny overrides allow permissions; granting all users or specific denies lacks this validity, and deny policies are always enforced.
Q418
Which AWS service allows you to run code without provisioning servers?
AAWS Lambda
BEC2
CS3
DRDS
Explanation
AWS Lambda lets you execute code without server management, while EC2 requires server provisioning.
Q419
A company needs to store backups cost-effectively and with infrequent access. Which S3 storage class should they choose?
AS3 Standard
BS3 Intelligent-Tiering
CS3 Glacier
DS3 One Zone-IA
Explanation
S3 Glacier is designed for low-cost storage of infrequently accessed data.
Q420
What happens when you set an IAM policy with the 'Deny' effect?
APermission is granted
BAccess is explicitly denied
CAccess is conditionally allowed
DPermission is defaulted to allow
Explanation
An IAM policy with 'Deny' explicitly denies access, overriding any allows.