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.
A company needs to improve the security of IAM user access keys. What strategy should they implement?
ARotate keys regularly
BLeave them unchanged
CUse strong passwords only
DShare keys with trusted vendors
Explanation
Regular key rotation improves security by minimizing risk, unlike the other options that offer poor practices.
Q402
You are configuring a VPC. What happens if you select 'Default Security Group'?
AAccess is completely blocked
BAll traffic is allowed
CAll inbound traffic is denied
DOnly traffic from the same group is allowed
Explanation
The default security group allows only traffic from the same group, while others do not accurately describe its behavior.
Q403
Which AWS service allows you to run containerized applications with minimal management?
AAWS Fargate
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Fargate manages container execution, while others require more setup.
Q404
A company needs to analyze logs from multiple AWS accounts. What should they use?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon Athena
CAWS Glue
DAmazon CloudWatch
Explanation
Amazon Athena allows querying data across accounts without ingesting.
Q405
What happens when an Amazon S3 bucket policy denies access to IAM users?
AAccess is granted to users
BUsers can still access objects
CAccess is denied
DOnly specific users can access
Explanation
A deny in the policy always takes precedence, blocking access.
Q406
Which service is best for serverless application deployment?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Elastic Beanstalk
Explanation
AWS Lambda runs code without provisioning servers, while others require infrastructure setup.
Q407
A company requires highly available archives with low retrieval frequency. What should they use?
AS3 Standard
BS3 Glacier
CEBS
DRDS
Explanation
S3 Glacier is designed for infrequent access, unlike others meant for frequent access.
Q408
What happens when an IAM user is deleted?
AUser permissions are lost only
BAssociated resources are deleted
CUser's policies remain intact
DAccess keys become invalid
Explanation
Access keys are immediately invalidated upon user deletion, while other changes are not applicable.
Q409
Which service allows you to create serverless applications?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAWS Elastic Beanstalk
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
AWS Lambda allows execution of code without provisioning servers; EC2 requires managing servers, Elastic Beanstalk is more PaaS, and RDS is for databases.
Q410
A company needs to securely share S3 data across AWS accounts. What should they use?
AIAM Policy
BS3 Bucket Policy
CVPC Peering
DCloudFront
Explanation
S3 Bucket Policies can define access controls for shared resources across accounts; IAM Policies are user-specific, VPC Peering is for networking, and CloudFront is for content delivery.