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 content globally with low latency. Which solution should they implement?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon CloudFront
CAmazon Route 53
DAWS Global Accelerator
Explanation
Amazon CloudFront is specifically designed for content delivery with low latency, unlike the other options which serve different purposes.
Q72
What happens when two Amazon EC2 instances with identical security group settings receive a sudden influx of requests?
AOnly one instance processes requests
BBoth instances share the load
CRequests are dropped
DService downtime occurs
Explanation
With load balancing, both EC2 instances can handle requests simultaneously, preventing overload, unlike the other options.
Q73
Which AWS service provides a fully managed database migration service?
AAWS Database Migration Service
BAmazon RDS
CAWS Snowball
DAmazon S3
Explanation
AWS Database Migration Service simplifies database migration tasks, whereas the others serve different purposes.
Q74
A company needs to securely share sensitive data with external partners using AWS. What should they use?
AAmazon S3 with bucket policies
BAWS Transfer Family
CAWS Secrets Manager
DAmazon RDS sharing
Explanation
Amazon S3 with bucket policies allows secure sharing, unlike the others which don't meet this requirement.
Q75
What happens when you delete an S3 bucket that contains versioned objects?
AAll versions are deleted instantly
BOnly the latest version is deleted
CBucket can remain and versions exist
DThe bucket is not deletable
Explanation
The bucket can remain while the versions exist unless explicitly deleted, contrary to the other incorrect options.
Q76
Which AWS service allows you to set up a content delivery network (CDN)?
AAWS CloudFront
BAWS Route 53
CAWS Elastic Load Balancing
DAWS Direct Connect
Explanation
AWS CloudFront is the CDN service, while the others serve different purposes.
Q77
A company needs to securely share S3 bucket data with external partners. What should they use?
ABucket Policy
BAWS IAM Roles
CS3 Cross-Region Replication
DS3 Transfer Acceleration
Explanation
Bucket Policy allows fine-grained access control which is ideal for sharing with external partners.
Q78
You are configuring an Auto Scaling group. What happens if an instance fails to launch due to insufficient capacity?
AAuto Scaling waits and retries the launch
BAuto Scaling terminates all running instances
CAuto Scaling raises a CloudWatch alarm
DAuto Scaling stops the group indefinitely
Explanation
Auto Scaling will retry to launch the instance if there is insufficient capacity.
Q79
Which service ensures the highest data durability for stored objects?
AAmazon S3
BAmazon EBS
CAmazon RDS
DAmazon Lambda
Explanation
Amazon S3 provides 99.999999999% durability for stored objects, while the others do not match this durability level.
Q80
A company needs to deploy a multi-tier application to improve scalability. Which architecture pattern should they consider?
AMonolithic architecture
BMicroservices architecture
CServerless architecture
DN-tier architecture
Explanation
Microservices architecture enables independent scaling of components, unlike the other options that either lack scalability benefits or are more rigid.