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.
Which service is best for data warehousing in AWS?
AAmazon Redshift
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Redshift is designed for data warehousing, while RDS is for relational databases.
Q482
You are configuring a data pipeline that processes streaming data. Which AWS service provides a serverless way to process real-time streams?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAWS Glue
CAmazon EMR
DAmazon SQS
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is specifically designed for real-time data streams.
Q483
A company needs to ensure that certain automated tasks are only executed when specific conditions are met. Which AWS feature would you use to implement this?
ACloudWatch Events
BEC2 Auto Scaling
CAWS Batch
DAWS CodePipeline
Explanation
CloudWatch Events can trigger tasks based on specific conditions, while the others do not focus on condition-based execution.
Q484
Which service is best for real-time analytics on streaming data?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAWS Glue
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis allows real-time data processing while the others focus on batch processing or storage.
Q485
A company needs to provide users with temporary access to AWS services without sharing permanent credentials. What should they use?
AIAM Roles
BIAM Users
CResource Policies
DVPC Peering
Explanation
IAM Roles enable temporary access without permanent credentials, while others do not serve this purpose effectively.
Q486
You are configuring AWS CloudTrail for an account. What happens when you enable it?
ALogs only S3 events
BLogs all API calls
CLogs only management events
DLogs only read operations
Explanation
CloudTrail captures all API calls for AWS services, ensuring comprehensive logging, while the other options are partially correct or misleading.
Q487
Which service is used for data warehousing in AWS?
AAmazon Redshift
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon DynamoDB
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Redshift is designed specifically for data warehousing, while the others serve different database functions.
Q488
A company needs to restrict access to their S3 bucket. What AWS feature should they use?
AEC2 Security Groups
BBucket Policies
CCloudFront Distributions
DIAM Roles
Explanation
Bucket Policies allow precise access control to S3 buckets, unlike the other options.
Q489
What happens when IAM role permissions are not attached correctly?
AAccess is granted by default
BAccess is denied by default
CAccess is unlimited
DAccess logs are always generated
Explanation
AWS follows the principle of least privilege, denying access if the permissions are misconfigured.
Q490
Which service provides serverless data processing for large datasets?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon SageMaker
CAWS Glue
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
AWS Glue is designed for ETL tasks, while Lambda is event-driven and SageMaker is for machine learning.