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 securely share data between multiple AWS accounts. Which approach should be implemented?
AEnable bucket versioning
BCreate a resource-based policy
CUse EC2 for managing data
DUtilize IAM roles only
Explanation
Resource-based policies allow shared access across accounts, unlike versioning or EC2 use.
Q252
What happens when an IAM user exceeds their permissions in a policy?
AAccess is fully granted
BAccess is denied
CAccess is partially granted
DAccess is granted based on least privilege
Explanation
Exceeding permissions will result in access being denied, not partially allowed.
Q253
Which service allows you to run containers without managing servers?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CAmazon ECS
DAWS Batch
Explanation
Amazon ECS enables container orchestration without server management; Lambda is for serverless functions, EC2 is for VMs, and AWS Batch manages batch processing jobs.
Q254
A company needs to grant read-only access to S3 buckets for a group of users. What is the best method?
ACreate users in IAM with S3 policies.
BAttach policies directly to S3 buckets.
CUse an IAM role for S3 access.
DCreate a group in IAM with permissions.
Explanation
Creating a group with permissions allows easy management; individual user policies and roles complicate access management.
Q255
You are configuring a CloudFront distribution. What happens if you do not set an origin?
AThe distribution will function properly.
BRequests will fail immediately.
CContent will serve from the edge locations.
DCloudFront uses default settings.
Explanation
Without an origin, CloudFront cannot retrieve content, resulting in failed requests; edge locations can't serve anything absent an origin.
Q256
Which service allows temporary access to AWS resources?
AIAM Roles
BAWS Shield
CCloudFormation
DAWS Direct Connect
Explanation
IAM Roles provide temporary security credentials, while the others serve different purposes.
Q257
A company wants to reduce latency for users in multiple geographic regions. What is the best architectural approach?
AUse Multi-AZ RDS
BImplement an AWS Global Accelerator
CDeploy a Virtual Private Cloud
DLeverage AWS Snowball
Explanation
AWS Global Accelerator improves latency globally; the others address different needs.
Q258
You are configuring an S3 bucket with a public read policy. What happens if you enable Block Public Access for the bucket?
APublic access is allowed
BOnly authenticated users can access
CPublic access is blocked
DAccess denied for all users
Explanation
Block Public Access capabilities override bucket policies, ensuring no public access.
Q259
Which service provides serverless computing capabilities?
AAWS Lambda
BAmazon EC2
CRDS
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Lambda offers serverless execution; EC2 requires provisioning servers and S3 is for storage.
Q260
A company needs to store data that can be accessed frequently but may not require real-time access. Which storage solution is the most cost-effective?
AAmazon S3 Standard
BAmazon EFS
CS3 Intelligent-Tiering
DAmazon S3 Glacier
Explanation
S3 Intelligent-Tiering automatically moves data between tiers, balancing cost and access needs.