Amazon AWS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
SAP-C02
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (SAP-C02) exam validates advanced skills in designing distributed systems on AWS. It is ideal for experienced architects looking to demonstrate their expertise.
Questions 171–180 of 485
What happens when an Auto Scaling Group's minimum size is reduced below the current instances?
A
Instances are terminated immediately
B
Instances remain until terminated manually
C
Size adjusts to minimum after cooldown
D
All instances are kept as is
Instances are terminated to match the new minimum size; the others do not reflect how scaling works.
Which AWS service helps in managing multiple accounts and billing?
A
AWS Organizations
B
AWS Control Tower
C
AWS CloudFormation
D
AWS IAM
AWS Organizations allows for consolidated billing across accounts, while the others serve different purposes.
A company needs to store and retrieve large volumes of data infrequently. Which AWS storage service is best suited?
A
Amazon S3 Standard
B
Amazon EBS
C
Amazon S3 Glacier
D
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3 Glacier is designed for infrequent access at lower costs compared to the other options.
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and then started again?
A
It's assigned a new public IP
B
Data on EBS is lost
C
Instance type changes
D
All security groups reset
When stopped, an EC2 instance loses its public IP but retains the EBS data; other options are incorrect.
A company needs to enable multi-account access for AWS resources in the most secure way. Which service should they use?
A
AWS Organizations
B
AWS Config
C
Amazon VPC
D
AWS CloudTrail
AWS Organizations allows secure multi-account management, while the others serve different purposes.
What happens when you resize an Amazon RDS instance to a smaller size?
A
Instance size reduces immediately
B
Database downtime occurs
C
Performance improves instantly
D
Data is lost during resize
Resizing to a smaller instance typically requires downtime for the RDS instance, while others are inaccuracies.
You are configuring an S3 bucket for a static website. What must you ensure to remove restrictions for public access?
A
Disable versioning
B
Enable static website hosting
C
Block all public access settings
D
Set lifecycle policies
Enabling static website hosting allows public access, while the others either limit or do not enable access.
Which service enables you to automate infrastructure provisioning?
A
AWS CloudFormation
B
AWS Lambda
C
Amazon EC2
D
AWS IAM
AWS CloudFormation manages and automates provisioning of resources, while others serve different functions.
A company needs to analyze large streams of data in real-time. Which service would you recommend?
A
Amazon Redshift
B
Amazon Kinesis
C
AWS Data Pipeline
D
Amazon RDS
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data streaming, unlike the others which focus on batch processing or databases.
What happens when an EC2 instance reaches its maximum EBS volume limit?
A
It automatically deletes old volumes
B
It stops accepting new write operations
C
It triggers an alarm in CloudWatch
D
It launches a new instance
An EC2 instance cannot write beyond its EBS limits, while options A, C, and D do not accurately reflect behavior at this limit.