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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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Q201

What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and started again?

  • A It gets a new IP address
  • B It keeps the same EBS volume
  • C Data on instance store is preserved
  • D The instance type cannot be changed
Explanation Stopping an EC2 instance releases the public IP address and assigns a new one upon restart; EBS volumes are preserved, instance store data is lost, and the instance type can be changed.
Q202

Which service provides serverless computing in AWS?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B EC2
  • C Elastic Beanstalk
  • D RDS
Explanation AWS Lambda allows serverless execution; EC2 requires server provision, Beanstalk is PaaS, and RDS is a database service.
Q203

A company needs to manage fine-grained permissions for users. Which AWS service should they use?

  • A AWS IAM
  • B AWS Organizations
  • C AWS Config
  • D CloudTrail
Explanation AWS IAM provides fine-grained access control; Organizations manage accounts, Config tracks resources, and CloudTrail logs activity.
Q204

What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

  • A IP address remains unchanged
  • B Instance type cannot be changed
  • C Data on ephemeral storage is lost
  • D EBS volumes are deleted
Explanation Ephemeral storage data is lost on stop; IP may change, instance type can be changed, and EBS volumes persist.
Q205

Which service can automatically scale EC2 instances based on demand?

  • A Auto Scaling
  • B CloudFront
  • C RDS
  • D IAM
Explanation Auto Scaling adjusts instance counts based on demand; others serve different purposes.
Q206

A company needs a low-latency network connection to their AWS resources. Which service should they use?

  • A AWS Direct Connect
  • B AWS VPN
  • C VPC Peering
  • D CloudFront
Explanation AWS Direct Connect offers dedicated connections; other options may add latency.
Q207

You are configuring a multi-region architecture with Route 53. What happens when a region fails?

  • A Traffic automatically reroutes to healthy regions
  • B All traffic stops until the region recovers
  • C Users receive error messages
  • D Manual intervention is needed for rerouting
Explanation Route 53 can automatically handle traffic to healthy regions; other options imply downtime or manual work.
Q208

Which service provides load balancing for AWS applications?

  • A Elastic Load Balancing
  • B Amazon S3
  • C AWS CloudFormation
  • D Amazon RDS
Explanation Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic, while the other services serve different functions.
Q209

A company needs a scalable NoSQL database solution. Which AWS service should they use?

  • A Amazon RDS
  • B Amazon DynamoDB
  • C Amazon S3
  • D Amazon Redshift
Explanation Amazon DynamoDB is designed for scalability in NoSQL applications, unlike the other traditional database options.
Q210

What happens when you enable versioning in an S3 bucket?

  • A Files are deleted permanently.
  • B New versions replace old ones.
  • C Old versions are archived automatically.
  • D Every file upload creates a new version.
Explanation Enabling versioning allows each file upload to create a new version without deleting older ones.