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.
What happens when you enable versioning on an S3 bucket?
AAll objects are stored as archives
BPrevious versions can be restored
CBucket size is unlimited
DObject metadata cannot be updated
Explanation
Versioning allows retrieval of previous versions of objects, while the other options are incorrect interpretations of how versioning works.
Q472
Which service allows real-time data streaming in AWS?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon S3
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streaming, while others serve different purposes.
Q473
A company needs to analyze large volumes of log data efficiently. Which service would be most suitable?
AAWS Glue
BAmazon Athena
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon ElastiCache
Explanation
Amazon Athena provides serverless SQL queries on data in S3, ideal for log analysis.
Q474
You are configuring an Amazon Redshift cluster. What happens if you set the number of nodes to zero?
ACluster still operates normally
BCluster is deleted
CCluster enters maintenance mode
DCluster becomes inaccessible
Explanation
Setting nodes to zero makes the cluster inaccessible because it needs at least one node to operate.
Q475
Which service allows scalable data warehousing in AWS?
AAmazon Redshift
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon DynamoDB
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Redshift is specifically designed for scalable data warehousing, while others serve different database functions.
Q476
A company needs to encrypt data stored in Amazon S3 at rest. What should they use?
AS3 Object Lock
BS3 Transfer Acceleration
CServer-Side Encryption (SSE)
DS3 Event Notifications
Explanation
Server-Side Encryption (SSE) is the correct option for encrypting data at rest in S3, while others serve different purposes.
Q477
You are configuring a data pipeline in AWS Glue. What happens when an AWS Glue job fails during execution?
AIt automatically retries indefinitely
BIt pauses until manually restarted
CIt triggers a notification to AWS SNS
DIt terminates with logs generated
Explanation
The job will terminate with logs generated, but it does not retry automatically or pause without manual action.
Q478
Which service allows for seamless data integration across AWS services?
AAWS Glue
BAmazon EFS
CAWS DynamoDB
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS Glue is designed for data integration, while the others serve different purposes.
Q479
A company needs to store large files that don't require low-latency access. What is the best choice?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon EFS
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Snowball
Explanation
Amazon S3 is ideal for large file storage without low-latency requirements, unlike EFS and RDS which are not suited for giant objects.
Q480
You are configuring an IAM policy and want to deny all actions on S3 bucket 'example-bucket'. Which policy statement should you use?
A"Deny all actions on example-bucket"
B"Allow all actions on example-bucket"
C"Deny s3:* on example-bucket"
D"Allow s3:* on example-bucket"
Explanation
The correct statement uses 'Deny s3:*' to restrict access, while the others either grant access or lack specificity.