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 distribute its applications across multiple regions for high availability. Which AWS service should they use?
AAmazon Route 53
BAWS CloudFront
CAWS Global Accelerator
DAWS Direct Connect
Explanation
AWS Global Accelerator improves availability by directing traffic through the AWS global network while maintaining performance.
Q282
You are configuring IAM roles for an application on EC2. What happens when a user assumes a role?
AGains permissions from the trust policy
BLoses all existing permissions
COnly gains permissions temporarily
DCan combine with user policies
Explanation
When a user assumes a role, they gain the permissions of that role temporarily; existing permissions do not accumulate.
Q283
Which service provides managed NoSQL databases?
ADynamoDB
BEC2
CRDS
DS3
Explanation
DynamoDB is specifically designed for Fast NoSQL databases, while EC2 is for compute resources, RDS is for relational databases, and S3 is for object storage.
Q284
A company needs to migrate its on-premises data securely to AWS. What is the best solution?
AAWS Snowball
BDirect Connect
CAmazon S3 Transfer Acceleration
DAWS VPN
Explanation
AWS Snowball allows secure, large-scale data transfers without requiring internet bandwidth, unlike Direct Connect, Transfer Acceleration, and VPN which do not directly address bulk transfer without exposure.
Q285
You are configuring IAM policies for team members. What should you do to ensure the principle of least privilege?
AAssign full admin access for ease
BUse IAM roles for specific tasks
CCopy existing policies from users
DGive permissions based on role hierarchy
Explanation
Using IAM roles tailored for specific tasks ensures users only have necessary permissions, while the other options either grant excessive or inappropriate access.
Q286
Which service allows you to run containers without managing servers?
AAmazon ECS
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon EC2
DAWS Fargate
Explanation
AWS Fargate runs containers without provisioning servers; ECS and EC2 require server management, while Lambda is for serverless functions.
Q287
A company needs to maintain compliance logging for regulatory purposes. Which AWS service should they use?
AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon CloudWatch
CAWS Config
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS CloudTrail records API calls for auditing while Config monitors configuration changes; CloudWatch is for performance monitoring, S3 is a storage service.
Q288
What happens when an EC2 instance protected by a security group is launched with an open inbound rule for all traffic?
AInstance cannot access the Internet.
BInstance is vulnerable to attacks.
CInstance will be terminated immediately.
DNo network traffic allowed.
Explanation
An open inbound rule allows all traffic, increasing vulnerability; the other options incorrectly describe network access behavior.
Q289
Which service is primarily used for email notifications in AWS?
AAmazon Simple Notification Service
BAWS Lambda
CAmazon S3
DAWS CloudFormation
Explanation
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is specifically designed for notifications, while the others serve different purposes.
Q290
A company needs to implement cross-account access for an IAM role; which solution is correct?
AUse trust policy in role
BUse IAM user permissions
CUse security groups
DUse EC2 instance profiles
Explanation
Trust policies allow one account to assume a role in another, making A correct while the others do not address cross-account access.