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.
A company needs to ensure low-latency access to data across multiple regions. Which service should they use?
AAmazon S3 with Transfer Acceleration
BAmazon CloudFront
CAmazon Glacier
DAmazon EFS with Global File System
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is a CDN that provides low-latency data access, whereas others do not specialize in this use case.
Q192
You are configuring VPC peering between two VPCs. What happens if they have overlapping CIDR blocks?
APeering connection will succeed.
BBoth VPCs can access each other's resources.
CPeering connection fails due to conflict.
DOverlap is resolved automatically.
Explanation
CIDR block overlap causes the VPC peering connection to fail, while the other options are inaccurate outcomes.
Q193
Which service provides a managed way to run containers?
AAmazon ECS
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon S3
DElastic Beanstalk
Explanation
Amazon ECS is specifically designed for container orchestration, while the others serve different purposes.
Q194
A company needs a highly available database for critical applications. Which AWS service should they choose?
AAmazon RDS with Multi-AZ
BAmazon S3
CAWS IAM
DAmazon DynamoDB (Single Region)
Explanation
Amazon RDS with Multi-AZ ensures high availability, unlike the other options.
Q195
What happens when enabling AWS Config for a resource?
AIncreases resource performance
BAllows real-time data processing
CTracks resource configuration changes
DAutomatically secures resources
Explanation
AWS Config tracks and records configuration changes, while others do not relate to its function.
Q196
Which service allows you to manage multiple AWS accounts centrally?
AAWS Organizations
BAWS Single Sign-On
CAWS Management Console
DAWS IAM
Explanation
AWS Organizations enables the centralized management of multiple accounts, while the others do not provide account grouping functionality.
Q197
A company requires a highly available database setup. What configuration would best meet this requirement?
ASingle RDS in a single AZ
BRDS with Multi-AZ deployment
CDynamoDB with Global Tables
DAn S3 bucket with Versioning
Explanation
RDS with Multi-AZ automatically replicates data and ensures higher availability, unlike the other options.
Q198
You are configuring a Lambda function triggered by an S3 event. What happens if that S3 object arrives but the Lambda function timeout is exceeded?
AThe object is deleted.
BThe event is retried later.
CThe event is ignored.
DA failed message is logged.
Explanation
When the Lambda timeout is exceeded, the event can be retried if the function is configured with a dead-letter queue or event retry policy.
Q199
You are configuring a VPC with two subnets. What must you ensure to allow public access to resources in one subnet?
ASubnet has an Internet Gateway attached
BUse Alibaba Cloud instead
CInclude a private IP addressing
DEnable VPC Flow Logs only
Explanation
An Internet Gateway is necessary for public access; the other options do not facilitate public connectivity.
Q200
A company needs real-time data analytics with minimal latency. Which AWS service is most appropriate?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon Redshift
CAmazon Kinesis
DAWS Batch
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data processing; the other services are not optimized for low-latency analytics.