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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

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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.

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Questions 431–440 of 485

Q431

A company needs to implement a serverless architecture for processing file uploads. Which combination of AWS services is best suited for this?

  • A S3, Lambda, SQS
  • B EC2, RDS, S3
  • C Lambda, S3, API Gateway
  • D DynamoDB, SNS, EC2
Explanation Lambda and API Gateway enable serverless processing of uploaded files directly from S3.
Q432

Which service provides automated infrastructure scaling?

  • A AWS Auto Scaling
  • B AWS Route 53
  • C AWS IAM
  • D AWS CloudFormation
Explanation AWS Auto Scaling adjusts resource capacity automatically; the others do not provide auto-scaling capabilities.
Q433

You are configuring a web application with high traffic spikes. What design pattern should you implement for better performance?

  • A Monolithic architecture
  • B Microservices architecture
  • C Active-passive DR
  • D Cold standby
Explanation Microservices architecture allows independent scaling and resilience; the others do not address high traffic efficiently.
Q434

What happens when you enable versioning in an S3 bucket?

  • A Data is deleted permanently
  • B Data cannot be modified
  • C You can retrieve previous versions
  • D Bucket name cannot be changed
Explanation Enabling versioning allows the retrieval of previous versions of objects; the other options are incorrect outcomes of versioning.
Q435

Which service provides serverless execution of code?

  • A AWS Lambda
  • B Amazon EC2
  • C Amazon RDS
  • D AWS Batch
Explanation AWS Lambda is designed for serverless execution, while EC2 offers virtual servers.
Q436

A company needs to connect on-premises data centers to AWS securely. Which solution should they choose?

  • A VPC Peering
  • B AWS Direct Connect
  • C AWS Site-to-Site VPN
  • D AWS Transit Gateway
Explanation AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated connection for better security and performance.
Q437

What happens when you increase the EC2 instance size?

  • A Decreased network bandwidth
  • B Increased CPU and memory resources
  • C Decreased disk I/O performance
  • D Increased storage capacity automatically
Explanation Increasing the instance size allocates more CPU and memory, increasing compute power.
Q438

Which service allows you to automate infrastructure provisioning?

  • A AWS CloudFormation
  • B AWS Lambda
  • C Amazon S3
  • D Amazon EC2
Explanation AWS CloudFormation automates infrastructure as code, while the others serve different purposes.
Q439

A company needs to extend an on-premises network to the AWS cloud securely. Which service should they use?

  • A AWS Transit Gateway
  • B Amazon Route 53
  • C AWS Direct Connect
  • D AWS VPN
Explanation AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated connection for secure and high-bandwidth transfer, unlike the others which serve different networking functions.
Q440

What happens when you attach an IAM policy directly to a user instead of a group?

  • A The policy won't apply.
  • B The user has custom permissions.
  • C Policies will duplicate in groups.
  • D The user inherits group permissions.
Explanation Attaching a policy directly to a user grants them specific permissions, independent of group policies.