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 allows for serverless event-driven architectures?
AAWS Lambda
BEC2 Instances
CRDS Database
DS3 Storage
Explanation
AWS Lambda enables serverless computing, unlike the others which require infrastructure management.
Q362
A company needs to restrict access to S3 buckets based on specific tags. Which feature should they use?
AS3 Bucket Policies
BIAM Policies
CS3 Access Points
DResource-based Policies
Explanation
S3 Access Points allow for policies based on tags, unlike other options that don't provide this specific feature.
Q363
What happens when you delete a CloudFormation stack?
AAll resources are deleted immediately
BResources are retained by default
CStack retains outputs for later
DOnly some resources are deleted
Explanation
By default, all resources created by the stack are deleted when the stack is deleted, unless deletion policies are applied.
Q364
Which service provides automated infrastructure provisioning?
AAWS CloudFormation
BAWS Lambda
CAWS EC2
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS CloudFormation enables automated and repeatable provisioning, while others handle different functions.
Q365
A company needs to ensure low latency for users globally. Which AWS service should they use?
AAmazon CloudFront
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Direct Connect
DAWS VPC
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is a CDN that reduces latency, unlike the other options that serve different purposes.
Q366
You are configuring a multi-account AWS Organization. What happens to your IAM policies?
AThey apply solely to the master account.
BThey apply to all member accounts.
CThey are ignored in member accounts.
DPolicies must be replicated per account.
Explanation
IAM policies from the organization can apply to all member accounts, whereas the other options misrepresent IAM functionality.
Q367
Which service is best for real-time stream processing?
AAmazon Kinesis
BAWS Glue
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Kinesis is designed for real-time data; the others are for batch processing or storage.
Q368
A company needs high availability for its applications across multiple regions. Which strategy should it adopt?
ASingle Availability Zone deployment
BMulti-Region replication
COn-Premises failover
DEC2 Auto Scaling only
Explanation
Multi-Region replication provides high availability; single zone limits redundancy, while the other options focus less on multi-region setups.
Q369
What happens when you delete an AWS CloudFormation stack?
AResources are retained by default
BAll resources are deleted
CStack is archived for recovery
DIAM roles are deleted only
Explanation
Deleting a CloudFormation stack removes all associated resources unless specified otherwise; other options misrepresent stack behavior.
Q370
Which AWS service provides a fully managed relational database?
AAmazon RDS
BAmazon S3
CAWS Lambda
DAmazon DynamoDB
Explanation
Amazon RDS is specifically designed for managed relational databases, while others serve different purposes.