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.
Which service provides firewall policies for VPC traffic?
AAWS WAF
BAWS Shield
CAWS Network Firewall
DAWS Security Hub
Explanation
AWS Network Firewall offers advanced security for VPC traffic, while others serve different roles.
Q242
A company needs to store large amounts of unstructured data for analysis. Which AWS service should they choose?
AAmazon RDS
BAmazon S3
CAmazon DynamoDB
DAmazon EFS
Explanation
Amazon S3 is ideal for unstructured data, unlike RDS which is structured, and others which serve specific purposes.
Q243
You are configuring an AWS Lambda function with a maximum timeout of 15 minutes. What happens if execution exceeds this limit?
AExecution completes as normal
BLambda throttles the function
CLambda returns an error immediately
DExecution is paused until time resets
Explanation
If the timeout is exceeded, AWS Lambda returns an error immediately without allowing execution to continue.
Q244
Which service provides serverless event-driven computing?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Lambda enables serverless computing and reacts to events, while others are not serverless event-driven services.
Q245
A company needs to distribute content globally. Which service should they use?
AAmazon CloudFront
BAWS Direct Connect
CAmazon Route 53
DAWS Global Accelerator
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is a CDN that delivers content globally, while other options cater to different networking needs.
Q246
What happens when you delete an Amazon EBS volume?
AData is lost instantly
BData is retained until overwritten
CVolume goes to S3 bucket
DDelete protection activates automatically
Explanation
Deleting an EBS volume generally causes immediate data loss, while other options do not apply to EBS volume behavior.
Q247
Which service allows you to create a virtual private cloud?
AAmazon VPC
BAWS Direct Connect
CAmazon CloudFront
DAWS Global Accelerator
Explanation
Amazon VPC is specifically designed to create isolated virtual networks, while the others serve different networking needs.
Q248
A company needs to run a batch job and wants to minimize costs by using compute resources only when the job is running. Which service should they use?
AAmazon EC2
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon ECS
DAWS Batch
Explanation
AWS Batch is designed to efficiently provision compute resources for batch jobs, while the other options do not focus specifically on batch processing.
Q249
You are configuring a Multi-Region Active-Active architecture. What happens if one region goes down?
ATraffic is lost permanently.
BTraffic is rerouted to other regions.
CData consistency is guaranteed regardless.
DBoth regions become inactive.
Explanation
Traffic can be rerouted to other active regions, providing resiliency in multi-region setups, while the other statements do not accurately reflect typical behaviors.
Q250
Which service is best for real-time data streaming?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAWS S3
CAmazon RDS
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis specializes in real-time data processing, while the others serve different purposes.