The AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (MLA-C01) exam validates your skills in building, training, and deploying machine learning models on AWS. It is ideal for those looking to specialize in machine learning.
A company needs to automate model retraining based on new data availability. Which AWS service should they use?
AAWS Step Functions
BAmazon SageMaker
CAWS Glue
DAmazon QuickSight
Explanation
Amazon SageMaker provides model retraining automation, while the other services focus on orchestration, ETL, or BI.
Q222
You are configuring a machine learning model for prediction. What happens if your training dataset is smaller than required?
AModel accuracy improves significantly
BModel may overfit training data
CModel cannot be trained
DModel training time decreases exponentially
Explanation
A smaller dataset risks overfitting, as the model learns noise rather than general patterns, while other options do not reflect typical outcomes.
Q223
Which service enables real-time data stream processing?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data, while RDS and S3 are not real-time processing services, and Lambda is primarily for event-driven functions.
Q224
A company needs to recommend similar products based on user purchases. Which AWS service is best suited for this?
AAmazon Comprehend
BAmazon Personalize
CAmazon Translate
DAWS Glue
Explanation
Amazon Personalize is specifically built for real-time recommendations, while the others serve different purposes like NLP or ETL.
Q225
What happens when you turn off your Amazon SageMaker endpoint?
AModels are deleted
BYou stop incurring charges
CThe data is lost
DEndpoint auto-restores after shutdown
Explanation
Turning off your endpoint stops charges for compute, while the model and data persist, and endpoints do not auto-restore like EC2 instances might.
Q226
Which service is primarily used for deploying machine learning models at scale in AWS?
AAmazon SageMaker
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon EC2
DAWS Batch
Explanation
Amazon SageMaker is designed for model deployment, while others serve different compute needs.
Q227
A company needs to predict customer churn based on historical data. Which approach should they take?
AUse sentiment analysis
BApply linear regression
CImplement a classification model
DConduct A/B testing
Explanation
Classification models are appropriate for predicting categorical outcomes like churn.
Q228
What happens when you set a very low learning rate in a neural network training process?
AConverges faster
BRisk of overshooting minimum
CSlower convergence
DNo change in performance
Explanation
A low learning rate typically results in slower convergence, requiring more iterations.
Q229
Which service is best for real-time data processing?
AAWS Glue
BAmazon Kinesis
CAmazon S3
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streams, while others mainly handle batch processing or storage.
Q230
A company needs to secure API access for its ML models. Which service should it use?
AAWS IAM
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Shield
DAWS WAF
Explanation
AWS IAM allows you to manage access and permissions successfully, unlike others which serve different security purposes.