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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

SAA-C03
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The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam tests your ability to design distributed systems on AWS. It is one of the most sought-after certifications in the cloud domain.

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Q141

You are configuring an EC2 instance with a security group. What happens when you allow inbound traffic on port 80?

  • A Allows HTTP traffic
  • B Allows HTTPS traffic
  • C Blocks all traffic
  • D Disables the instance
Explanation Allowing inbound traffic on port 80 opens the instance to HTTP traffic, while the other options misinterpret the function of security groups.
Q142

Which AWS service provides a fully managed NoSQL database?

  • A Amazon DynamoDB
  • B Amazon RDS
  • C Amazon Aurora
  • D AWS Snowflake
Explanation DynamoDB is a key-value and document database.
Q143

A company needs to analyze large amounts of data in real-time. Which AWS service should they use?

  • A Amazon Redshift
  • B Amazon EMR
  • C AWS Lambda
  • D Amazon Kinesis
Explanation Amazon Kinesis streams data for real-time analytics.
Q144

You are configuring an AWS security group. What happens when you specify a rule to allow traffic on a specific port?

  • A All inbound traffic is allowed
  • B Outbound traffic is blocked
  • C Only specified traffic is allowed
  • D Traffic on any port is allowed
Explanation Only specified traffic is allowed through that port.
Q145

Which service is best for managing serverless applications?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B Amazon EC2
  • C Amazon RDS
  • D AWS CloudFormation
Explanation AWS Lambda is designed for serverless applications; the others require provisioning servers.
Q146

A company needs to securely share data across AWS accounts. What is the best solution?

  • A AWS S3 Cross-Account Access
  • B Amazon RDS Read Replicas
  • C EC2 Security Groups
  • D VPC Peering
Explanation S3 Cross-Account Access allows controlled data sharing; others do not focus on secure sharing.
Q147

What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

  • A It loses its private IP
  • B It retains EBS volumes
  • C It changes its security group
  • D It loses attached EBS data
Explanation Stopped EC2 instances lose their private IP unless they are elastic; EBS volumes remain attached.
Q148

Which AWS service provides private connectivity to VPCs?

  • A AWS Direct Connect
  • B AWS VPN
  • C AWS CloudFront
  • D AWS ELB
Explanation AWS Direct Connect offers dedicated, private connection, unlike others that provide secured public access or load balancing.
Q149

A company needs to orchestrate complex workflows with multiple steps. Which service should they use?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B Amazon SQS
  • C AWS Step Functions
  • D Amazon SNS
Explanation AWS Step Functions is designed for orchestrating multi-step workflows, while the others serve different messaging or function-based purposes.
Q150

What happens when an Auto Scaling group scales in below the minimum size setting?

  • A Scaling operation is stopped
  • B Instances are forcibly terminated
  • C Group maintains minimum instances
  • D New instances are launched
Explanation An Auto Scaling group will maintain at least the minimum set instances by preventing additional removals rather than forcibly terminating instances or launching new ones.