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 exceed your EC2 instance's defined CPU credits?
AInstance will stop running
BInstance performance reduces
CInstance will be terminated
DEC2 will charge extra credits
Explanation
Exceeding CPU credits leads to performance reduction, not termination like C or extra charges like D.
Q82
Which AWS service is primarily used for real-time data analytics?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAmazon S3
CAmazon EC2
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streaming, while the others focus on storage and compute tasks.
Q83
A company needs to store large amounts of unstructured data. Which AWS service should they use?
AAmazon DynamoDB
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon S3
DAmazon Redshift
Explanation
Amazon S3 is optimized for storing unstructured data like documents and media files, whereas the others are better suited for structured data.
Q84
What happens when you enable versioning on an S3 bucket?
AOld versions are deleted automatically
BOnly the latest version is stored
CAll versions remain available
DOnly archived versions are retrieved
Explanation
Enabling versioning allows all versions of an object to be preserved, while other options misrepresent how versioning operates.
Q85
Which service is used for building data lakes on AWS?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
Amazon S3 is designed for scalable data storage in data lakes, while RDS, Lambda, and EC2 serve different purposes.
Q86
A company needs to ensure that data in transit is encrypted. What should they implement?
AAWS IAM
BS3 Bucket Policy
CSSL/TLS Certificates
DCloudTrail
Explanation
SSL/TLS Certificates encrypt data in transit, while IAM, Bucket Policy, and CloudTrail do not directly address encryption.
Q87
What happens when you delete an object in S3 with versioning enabled?
AObject is permanently deleted
BObject is moved to Glacier
CObject is archived automatically
DA delete marker is created
Explanation
A delete marker is placed on the object, indicating deletion while retaining previous versions.
Q88
Which AWS service provides managed Kubernetes?
AAmazon EKS
BAWS Lambda
CAWS Fargate
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) manages Kubernetes, unlike the others which serve different purposes.
Q89
A company needs to securely access instances within a VPC without exposing them to the internet. What should they configure?
AVPN Connection
BPublic Subnet
CEgress-Only Internet Gateway
DDirect Connect
Explanation
A VPN Connection allows secure, private access to instances in a VPC without public exposure.
Q90
You are configuring S3 bucket policies. What happens when you use a deny statement?
AIt overrides allow statements
BIt restricts none
CIt has no effect on policies
DIt allows all actions
Explanation
Deny statements override any allow, providing a fail-safe against unwanted access.