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.
What happens when an IAM user is not granted any permissions?
AThe user can access all resources
BThe user can access only EC2
CThe user cannot access anything
DThe user can access IAM resources
Explanation
IAM users without permissions cannot access any AWS resources.
Q322
Which service allows you to create and manage AWS infrastructure as code?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS CodeDeploy
CAWS Elastic Beanstalk
DAWS IAM
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation enables infrastructure as code, while others focus on deployment or access control.
Q323
A company needs to control access to resources based on users' location. Which service can help implement this?
AAWS IAM
BAmazon CloudFront
CAWS Organizations
DAWS WAF
Explanation
AWS IAM policies can include conditions for IP address ranges, while others do not primarily control access based on location.
Q324
You are configuring an Amazon RDS instance with Multi-AZ. What happens during a failover?
ANo downtime, seamless transition
BInstance switched with no data loss
CTotal downtime until manual intervention
DSwitch to Read Replica only
Explanation
Multi-AZ failover transitions to a standby without data loss, while other options misrepresent the failover mechanism.
Q325
Which service can initiate an AWS Lambda function in response to changes in an S3 bucket?
AS3 Event Notifications
BCloudTrail
CCloudWatch Events
DSNS Messaging
Explanation
S3 Event Notifications directly trigger Lambda functions, unlike the other options.
Q326
A company needs to securely share access to their AWS resources with third-party vendors. What should they use?
AIAM Roles
BVPC Peering
CAmazon Cognito
DAWS Lambda
Explanation
IAM Roles allow secure access sharing, while others do not handle third-party access directly.
Q327
You are configuring routing within an AWS VPC. What happens if you specify a route with a CIDR block that is a superset of your existing routes?
AThe superset route overwrites existing routes
BExisting routes are preserved regardless
CTraffic is blocked immediately
DOnly some routes are overwritten
Explanation
A superset route will take precedence, replacing existing narrow routes.
Q328
Which service allows you to deploy applications using Docker containers?
AAmazon ECS
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon ECS is designed specifically for container orchestration, while RDS is for databases, Lambda for serverless functions, and S3 for object storage.
Q329
A company needs to ensure that its sensitive data is not accessible from the public internet. What is the best solution?
AUse AWS IAM Roles
BUtilize VPC with private subnets
CEnable AWS CloudTrail
DImplement Multi-Factor Authentication
Explanation
Using VPC with private subnets restricts access from the public internet, whereas IAM Roles and MFA do not restrict network access, and CloudTrail is for logging activities.
Q330
What happens when an AWS Auto Scaling group reaches its maximum instance limit?
AScaling operations are stopped
BNew instances are added immediately
CInstances are removed randomly
DError notifications are sent out
Explanation
Once the maximum limit is reached, additional scaling activities are halted until capacity is reduced, while other options do not accurately describe the behavior.