Amazon AWS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
SAA-C03
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.
Questions 51–60 of 483
What happens when you delete an S3 bucket that contains objects?
A
Bucket is deleted without any errors
B
You must empty the bucket first
C
Objects are archived automatically
D
Deletion fails and notifies you
You must empty the bucket before deletion. Option A is incorrect because you cannot delete a bucket with objects.
Which AWS service is used for automating infrastructure provisioning?
A
AWS CloudFormation
B
AWS Lambda
C
AWS EC2
D
Amazon RDS
AWS CloudFormation enables infrastructure as code automation, while others serve different purposes.
A company needs to efficiently manage and analyze large datasets. Which AWS service should they consider utilizing?
A
Amazon S3
B
AWS Glue
C
Amazon DynamoDB
D
Amazon QuickSight
AWS Glue is designed for large dataset processing, unlike the others that serve distinct functions.
What happens when you set an S3 bucket policy to block public access?
A
Public access allowed for certain users.
B
All public access is denied.
C
Only public uploads are denied.
D
Public files are deleted automatically.
Blocking public access ensures no public access is permitted to the bucket, unlike the other options.
Which service is used for resource orchestration in AWS?
A
AWS CloudFormation
B
Amazon RDS
C
AWS Lambda
D
Amazon S3
AWS CloudFormation enables resource orchestration; others are services for specific tasks.
A company needs to encrypt its data in S3 at rest. Which feature should be enabled?
A
SSL Transport
B
S3 Server-Side Encryption
C
S3 bucket versioning
D
CORS configuration
S3 Server-Side Encryption is specifically for at-rest encryption; other options do not provide this functionality.
What happens when you use an EBS general-purpose SSD volume beyond its burst performance limit?
A
Performance remains unchanged
B
Performance decreases temporarily
C
Disk becomes read-only
D
Data loss occurs
Performance will decrease temporarily due to IOPS constraints; others are false outcomes for EBS volumes.
Which service is used to orchestrate AWS services in a workflow?
A
AWS Step Functions
B
AWS CloudFormation
C
AWS CodeDeploy
D
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Step Functions allows orchestration of multiple services in workflows, while the other options serve different purposes.
A company requires on-demand temporary infrastructure for machine learning. Which EC2 instance type is most suitable?
A
T Instances
B
R Instances
C
P Instances
D
M Instances
P Instances are optimized for machine learning workloads, while others are better suited for different tasks.
What happens when you enable VPC flow logs?
A
Cost increase only
B
Traffic records stored in S3
C
VPC traffic is blocked
D
Increased latency in the VPC
VPC flow logs capture and store traffic data in S3, while the other options misinterpret flow logs' function.