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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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Q71

A company needs to host a static website. Which service is most suitable?

  • A Amazon EC2
  • B Amazon S3
  • C AWS Lambda
  • D Amazon 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?

  • A Allow access to resources
  • B Denied access to resources
  • C Access granted with conditions
  • D Requires administrator approval
Explanation Deny statements always take precedence over allow statements, securing resource access.
Q73

Which service should you use for serverless SQL database?

  • A Amazon Aurora Serverless
  • B Amazon RDS
  • C Amazon Redshift
  • D Amazon 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?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B Amazon S3 with pre-signed URLs
  • C AWS Fargate
  • D AWS 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?

  • A Data on EBS is lost
  • B IP addresses are released
  • C Instance configuration is erased
  • D CloudWatch 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?

  • A AWS Elastic Beanstalk
  • B Amazon CloudFront
  • C AWS Lambda
  • D Amazon 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?

  • A AWS IAM
  • B AWS CloudTrail
  • C AWS Organizations
  • D AWS 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?

  • A Scale down automatically
  • B No new instances launched
  • C Always terminate instances
  • D Alarm 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?

  • A AWS IAM
  • B AWS CloudTrail
  • C AWS Cognito
  • D AWS 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?

  • A Resize the instance type
  • B Add additional EBS volumes
  • C Use EC2 Auto Scaling
  • D Enable Elastic Load Balancing
Explanation Resizing to a higher instance type provides immediate performance improvements, while other options don't directly affect instance performance.