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 run its applications in different AWS regions to ensure low latency for global users. Which design pattern should they consider?
AMurphy's Law
BMultiregion Deployment
CSingle Region Scaling
DDecoupling Components
Explanation
Multiregion Deployment optimally reduces latency; the other options don't specifically address low latency for global users.
Q482
What happens when an EC2 instance is stopped and then restarted?
APersistent storage is lost
BPublic IP address is retained
CInstance type cannot be changed
DData in ephemeral storage is lost
Explanation
Data in ephemeral storage is lost on stop; the public IP changes, and instance type can be modified.
Q483
Which service ensures data consistency across multiple AWS accounts?
AAWS Organizations
BAmazon S3
CAmazon RDS
DAWS CloudTrail
Explanation
AWS Organizations provides centralized management for accounts, ensuring policy consistency. The other services focus on storage, databases, or auditing.
Q484
A company needs to provision resources automatically based on demand changes. Which service should they use?
AAWS Lambda
BAuto Scaling
CAWS CloudFormation
DAmazon EC2
Explanation
Auto Scaling automatically adjusts resources based on demand, while the others don't directly manage resource scaling.
Q485
What happens when an EC2 instance is terminated in a VPC?
AAll associated EBS volumes are deleted
BThe public IP address is retained
CThe security groups remain unchanged
DTraffic routing remains unaffected
Explanation
Terminating an EC2 instance deletes its associated EBS volumes unless configured otherwise; the other options do not align with EC2 termination behavior.