AWS-Solution-Architect-Associate Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 2)
A large media company hosts a web application on AWS. The company wants to start caching confidential media files so that users around the world will have reliable access to the files. The content is stored in Amazon S3 buckets. The company must deliver the content quickly, regardless of where the requests originate geographically.
Which solution will meet these requirements?

1. A. Use AWS DataSync to connect the S3 buckets to the web application.
2. B. Deploy AWS Global Accelerator to connect the S3 buckets to the web application.
3. C. Deploy Amazon CloudFront to connect the S3 buckets to CloudFront edge servers.
4. D. Use Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) to connect the S3 buckets to the web application.

Correct Answer: C
CloudFront uses a local cache to provide the response, AWS Global accelerator proxies requests and connects to the application all the time for the response.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/private-content-restricting-access-to-s3

- (Exam Topic 2)
A reporting team receives files each day in an Amazon S3 bucket. The reporting team manually reviews and copies the files from this initial S3 bucket to an analysis S3 bucket each day at the same time to use with Amazon QuickSight. Additional teams are starting to send more files in larger sizes to the initial S3 bucket.
The reporting team wants to move the files automatically analysis S3 bucket as the files enter the initial S3 bucket. The reporting team also wants to use AWS Lambda functions to run pattern-matching code on the copied data. In addition, the reporting team wants to send the data files to a pipeline in Amazon SageMaker Pipelines.
What should a solutions architect do to meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

1. A. Create a Lambda function to copy the files to the analysis S3 bucke
2. B. Create an S3 event notification for the analysis S3 bucke
3. C. Configure Lambda and SageMaker Pipelines as destinations of the event notificatio
4. D. Configure s30bjectCreated:Put as the event type.
5. E. Create a Lambda function to copy the files to the analysis S3 bucke
6. F. Configure the analysis S3 bucket to send event notifications to Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events). Configure an ObjectCreated rule in EventBridge (CloudWatch Events). Configure Lambda and SageMaker Pipelines as targets for the rule.
7. G. Configure S3 replication between the S3 bucket
8. H. Create an S3 event notification for the analysis S3 bucke
9. I. Configure Lambda and SageMaker Pipelines as destinations of the event notificatio
10. J. Configure s30bjectCreated:Put as the event type.
11. K. Configure S3 replication between the S3 bucket
12. L. Configure the analysis S3 bucket to send event notifications to Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events). Configure an ObjectCreated rule in EventBridge (CloudWatch Events). Configure Lambda and SageMaker Pipelines as targets for the rule.

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 1)
A company needs to keep user transaction data in an Amazon DynamoDB table. The company must retain the data for 7 years.
What is the MOST operationally efficient solution that meets these requirements?

1. A. Use DynamoDB point-in-time recovery to back up the table continuously.
2. B. Use AWS Backup to create backup schedules and retention policies for the table.
3. C. Create an on-demand backup of the table by using the DynamoDB consol
4. D. Store the backup in an Amazon S3 bucke
5. E. Set an S3 Lifecycle configuration for the S3 bucket.
6. F. Create an Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) rule to invoke an AWS Lambda functio
7. G. Configure the Lambda function to back up the table and to store the backup in an Amazon S3bucke
8. H. Set an S3 Lifecycle configuration for the S3 bucket.

Correct Answer: C

- (Exam Topic 2)
A solutions architect needs to help a company optimize the cost of running an application on AWS. The application will use Amazon EC2 instances, AWS Fargate, and AWS Lambda for compute within the architecture.
The EC2 instances will run the data ingestion layer of the application. EC2 usage will be sporadic and unpredictable. Workloads that run on EC2 instances can be interrupted at any time. The application front end will run on Fargate, and Lambda will serve the API layer. The front-end utilization and API layer utilization will be predictable over the course of the next year.
Which combination of purchasing options will provide the MOST cost-effective solution for hosting this application? (Choose two.)

1. A. Use Spot Instances for the data ingestion layer
2. B. Use On-Demand Instances for the data ingestion layer
3. C. Purchase a 1-year Compute Savings Plan for the front end and API layer.
4. D. Purchase 1-year All Upfront Reserved instances for the data ingestion layer.
5. E. Purchase a 1-year EC2 instance Savings Plan for the front end and API layer.

Correct Answer: AC

- (Exam Topic 3)
A company wants to configure its Amazon CloudFront distribution to use SSL/TLS certificates. The company does not want to use the default domain name for the distribution. Instead, the company wants to use a different domain name for the distribution.
Which solution will deploy the certificate with icurring any additional costs?

1. A. Request an Amazon issued private certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) in the us-east-1 Region
2. B. Request an Amazon issued private certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) in the us-west-1 Region.
3. C. Request an Amazon issued public certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACU) in the us-east-1 Region
4. D. Request an Amazon issued public certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACU) in the us-west-1 Regon.

Correct Answer: B