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 host a static website. Which service is most suitable?
AAmazon EC2
BAmazon S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon RDS
Explanation
Amazon S3 serves static content efficiently; EC2 is overkill and the others are dynamic or database services.
Q72
You are configuring IAM policies. What happens if a user has conflicting deny statements?
AAllow access to resources
BDenied access to resources
CAccess granted with conditions
DRequires administrator approval
Explanation
Deny statements always take precedence over allow statements, securing resource access.
Q73
Which service should you use for serverless SQL database?
AAmazon Aurora Serverless
BAmazon RDS
CAmazon Redshift
DAmazon DynamoDB
Explanation
Amazon Aurora Serverless offers automatic scaling and is serverless, unlike the others which are not serverless solutions.
Q74
A company needs to securely share data with external partners. Which AWS service should they use?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon S3 with pre-signed URLs
CAWS Fargate
DAWS Step Functions
Explanation
Amazon S3 pre-signed URLs provide temporary access to data, making them suitable for secure sharing with external parties.
Q75
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped?
AData on EBS is lost
BIP addresses are released
CInstance configuration is erased
DCloudWatch metrics stop monitoring
Explanation
When an EC2 instance is stopped, any associated public IP addresses are released unless it is an Elastic IP.
Q76
Which service automates deployment of applications in AWS?
AAWS Elastic Beanstalk
BAmazon CloudFront
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
AWS Elastic Beanstalk specifically automates application deployment, while the others serve different purposes.
Q77
A company needs a secure method for user authentication in their application. What AWS service should they use?
AAWS IAM
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Organizations
DAWS Systems Manager
Explanation
AWS IAM is designed for user management and authentication, unlike the other services listed.
Q78
You are configuring an Auto Scaling group. What happens when the minimum number of instances is reached?
AScale down automatically
BNo new instances launched
CAlways terminate instances
DAlarm triggers scaling event
Explanation
When the minimum instance count is reached, no new instances are launched unless scaled down by policies.
Q79
Which service can unify user authentication across AWS applications?
AAWS IAM
BAWS CloudTrail
CAWS Cognito
DAWS Config
Explanation
AWS Cognito is designed for user sign-up and authentication, while IAM is for permissions and CloudTrail tracks user activity.
Q80
A company needs to temporarily boost its EC2 instance performance. What should they do?
AResize the instance type
BAdd additional EBS volumes
CUse EC2 Auto Scaling
DEnable Elastic Load Balancing
Explanation
Resizing to a higher instance type provides immediate performance improvements, while other options don't directly affect instance performance.