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 11–20 of 485
What happens when an Amazon RDS DB instance becomes available but the read replica is not syncing?
A
The DB instance shuts down.
B
The read replica becomes unavailable.
C
Data in the primary DB is lost.
D
The replica remains stale.
The read replica may become out of date, but the primary DB instance continues to run normally.
You are configuring an AWS Lambda function to trigger on an Amazon S3 event. Which permission is obligatory?
A
S3:ListBucket
B
S3:PutObject
C
lambda:InvokeFunction
D
S3:PutBucketNotification
S3:PutBucketNotification permission is needed to configure event notifications for Lambda triggers.
Which AWS service allows data warehousing capabilities?
A
Amazon Redshift
B
Amazon S3
C
AWS Lambda
D
AWS CloudFormation
Amazon Redshift is specifically designed for data warehousing, while the others serve different functions.
A company needs to automate the infrastructure provisioning and management. Which AWS tool should they use?
A
AWS CloudFormation
B
AWS CodeDeploy
C
Amazon EC2
D
AWS Batch
AWS CloudFormation automates infrastructure provisioning, whereas the others focus on application deployment and compute management.
You are configuring an S3 bucket to host a static website. What happens if the bucket policy denies public access?
A
Website will work for everyone
B
Website will only allow private access
C
Website will not be accessible
If public access is denied, the static website will be inaccessible to the public regardless of the settings.
Which service allows you to manage AWS credentials centrally?
A
AWS IAM
B
AWS EKS
C
AWS RDS
D
AWS S3
AWS IAM is specifically designed for managing AWS identities and permissions.
A company needs high availability and fault tolerance for its web application. What should they implement?
A
Multiple EC2 instances in one Availability Zone
B
Auto Scaling groups across multiple AZs
C
Single RDS instance with read replicas
D
S3 bucket for static content
Using Auto Scaling across multiple Availability Zones ensures high availability and fault tolerance for applications.
You are configuring an S3 bucket for public access. What happens when you apply a bucket policy that disallows public access?
A
Public access is still allowed
B
Bucket policy is ignored
C
All public access is blocked
D
Bucket becomes private only
A bucket policy that disallows public access will enforce blocking of all public access regardless of other settings.
Which service provides scalable DNS management?
A
Amazon Route 53
B
AWS Direct Connect
C
Amazon CloudFront
D
AWS VPN
Amazon Route 53 is specifically designed for DNS management, while the others focus on different networking features.
A company needs to run its applications in multiple AWS Regions but wants to use a single DNS name. What is the best solution?
A
Use Route 53 latency routing
B
Implement Global Accelerator
C
Deploy multiple ELB
D
Configure AWS CloudFormation
Route 53 latency routing enables the use of a single DNS name to direct traffic to the closest regional resource.