SAA-C03 Exam Questions

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Last Updated Exam : 16-Dec-2024

Topic 4: Exam Pool D

A company is building a three-tier application on AWS. The presentation tier will serve a static website. The logic tier is a containerized application. This application will store data in a relational database. The company wants to simplify deployment and to reduce operational costs. Which solution will meet these requirements?


A. Use Amazon S3 to host static content. Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) with AWS Fargate for compute power. Use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database.


B. Use Amazon CloudFront to host static content. Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) with Amazon EC2 for compute power. Use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database.


C. Use Amazon S3 to host static content. Use Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) with AWS Fargate for compute power. Use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database.


D. Use Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances to host static content. Use Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) with Amazon EC2 for compute power. Use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database.





A.
  Use Amazon S3 to host static content. Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) with AWS Fargate for compute power. Use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database.

Explanation: Amazon S3 is an object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance. You can use Amazon S3 to host static content for your website, such as HTML files, images, videos, etc. Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a fully managed container orchestration service that allows you to run and scale containerized applications on AWS. AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine for containers that works with both Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS. Fargate makes it easy for you to focus on building your applications by removing the need to provision and manage servers. You can use Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate for compute power for your containerized application logic tier. Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. You can use a managed Amazon RDS cluster for the database tier of your application. This solution will simplify deployment and reduce operational costs for your three-tier application.

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?


A. Use DynamoDB point-in-time recovery to back up the table continuously.


B. Use AWS Backup to create backup schedules and retention policies for the table.


C. Create an on-demand backup of the table by using the DynamoDB console. Store the backup in an Amazon S3 bucket. Set an S3 Lifecycle configuration for the S3 bucket.


D. Create an Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) rule to invoke an AWS Lambda function. Configure the Lambda function to back up the table and to store the backup in an Amazon S3 bucket. Set an S3 Lifecycle configuration for the S3 bucket.





C.
  Create an on-demand backup of the table by using the DynamoDB console. Store the backup in an Amazon S3 bucket. Set an S3 Lifecycle configuration for the S3 bucket.

An ecommerce company stores terabytes of customer data in the AWS Cloud. The data contains personally identifiable information (Pll). The company wants to use the data in three applications. Only one of the applications needs to process the Pll. The Pll must be removed before the other two applications process the data. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?


A. Store the data in an Amazon DynamoDB table. Create a proxy application layer to intercept and process the data that each application requests.


B. Store the data in an Amazon S3 bucket. Process and transform the data by using S3 Object Lambda before returning the data to the requesting application.


C. Process the data and store the transformed data in three separate Amazon S3 buckets so that each application has its own custom dataset. Point each application to its respective S3 bucket.


D. Process the data and store the transformed data in three separate Amazon DynamoDB tables so that each application has its own custom dataset. Point each application to its respective DynamoDB table.





B.
  Store the data in an Amazon S3 bucket. Process and transform the data by using S3 Object Lambda before returning the data to the requesting application.

Explanation: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-s3-object-lambda- use-your-code-to-process-data-as-it-is-being-retrieved-from-s3/
S3 Object Lambda is a new feature of Amazon S3 that enables customers to add their own code to process data retrieved from S3 before returning it to the application. By using S3 Object Lambda, the data can be processed and transformed in real-time, without the need to store multiple copies of the data in separate S3 buckets or DynamoDB tables. In this case, the Pll can be removed from the data by the code added to S3 Object Lambda before returning the data to the two applications that do not need to process Pll. The one application that requires Pll can be pointed to the original S3 bucket where the Pll is still stored. Using S3 Object Lambda is the simplest and most cost-effective solution, as it eliminates the need to maintain multiple copies of the same data in different buckets or tables, which can result in additional storage costs and operational overhead.

A company recently launched Linux-based application instances on Amazon EC2 in a private subnet and launched a Linux-based bastion host on an Amazon EC2 instance in a public subnet of a VPC A solutions architect needs to connect from the on-premises network, through the company's internet connection to the bastion host and to the application servers The solutions architect must make sure that the security groups of all the EC2 instances will allow that access Which combination of steps should the solutions architect take to meet these requirements? (Select TWO)


A. Replace the current security group of the bastion host with one that only allows inbound access from the application instances


B. Replace the current security group of the bastion host with one that only allows inbound access from the internal IP range for the company


C. Replace the current security group of the bastion host with one that only allows inbound access from the external IP range for the company


D. Replace the current security group of the application instances with one that allows inbound SSH access from only the private IP address of the bastion host


E. Replace the current security group of the application instances with one that allows inbound SSH access from only the public IP address of the bastion host





C.
  Replace the current security group of the bastion host with one that only allows inbound access from the external IP range for the company

D.
  Replace the current security group of the application instances with one that allows inbound SSH access from only the private IP address of the bastion host

A company is expecting rapid growth in the near future. A solutions architect needs to configure existing users and grant permissions to new users on AWS. The solutions architect has decided to create 1AM groups. The solutions architect will add the new users to 1AM groups based on department. Which additional action is the MOST secure way to grant permissions to the new users?


A. Apply service control policies (SCPs) to manage access permissions.


B. Create IAM roles that have least privilege permission. Attach the roles to the 1AM groups.


C. Create an IAM policy that grants least privilege permission. Attach the policy to the 1AM groups.


D. Create 1AM roles. Associate the roles with a permissions boundary that defines the maximum permissions.





C.
  Create an IAM policy that grants least privilege permission. Attach the policy to the 1AM groups.

Explanation: An IAM policy is a document that defines the permissions for an IAM identity (such as a user, group, or role). You can use IAM policies to grant permissions to existing users and groups based on department. You can create an IAM policy that grants least privilege permission, which means that you only grant the minimum permissions required for the users to perform their tasks. You can then attach the policy to the IAM groups, which will apply the policy to all the users in those groups. This solution will reduce operational costs and simplify configuration and management of permissions.

A company is planning to use an Amazon DynamoDB table for data storage. The company is concerned about cost optimization. The table will not be used on most mornings. In the evenings, the read and write traffic will often be unpredictable. When traffic spikes occur, they will happen very quickly.
What should a solutions architect recommend?


A. Create a DynamoDB table in on-demand capacity mode.


B. Create a DynamoDB table with a global secondary index.


C. Create a DynamoDB table with provisioned capacity and auto scaling.


D. Create a DynamoDB table in provisioned capacity mode, and configure it as a global table.





A.
  Create a DynamoDB table in on-demand capacity mode.

A company has deployed a database in Amazon RDS for MySQL. Due to increased transactions, the database support team is reporting slow reads against the DB instance and recommends adding a read replica. Which combination of actions should a solutions architect take before implementing this change? (Choose two.)


A. Enable binlog replication on the RDS primary node.


B. Choose a failover priority for the source DB instance.


C. Allow long-running transactions to complete on the source DB instance.


D. Create a global table and specify the AWS Regions where the table will be available.


E. Enable automatic backups on the source instance by setting the backup retention period to a value other than 0.





C.
  Allow long-running transactions to complete on the source DB instance.

E.
  Enable automatic backups on the source instance by setting the backup retention period to a value other than 0.

Explanation: "An active, long-running transaction can slow the process of creating the read replica. We recommend that you wait for long-running transactions to complete before creating a read replica. If you create multiple read replicas in parallel from the same source DB instance, Amazon RDS takes only one snapshot at the start of the first create action. When creating a read replica, there are a few things to consider. First, you must enable automatic backups on the source DB instance by setting the backup retention period to a value other than 0. This requirement also applies to a read replica that is the source DB instance for another read replica" https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ReadRepl.html

A company is migrating a distributed application to AWS The application serves variable workloads The legacy platform consists of a primary server trial coordinates jobs across multiple compute nodes The company wants to modernize the application with a solution that maximizes resiliency and scalability.
How should a solutions architect design the architecture to meet these requirements?


A. Configure an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue as a destination for the jobs Implement the compute nodes with Amazon EC2 instances that are managed in an Auto Scaling group. Configure EC2 Auto Scaling to use scheduled scaling


B. Configure an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue as a destination for the jobs Implement the compute nodes with Amazon EC2 Instances that are managed in an Auto Scaling group Configure EC2 Auto Scaling based on the size of the queue


C. Implement the primary server and the compute nodes with Amazon EC2 instances that are managed In an Auto Scaling group. Configure AWS CloudTrail as a destination for the fobs Configure EC2 Auto Scaling based on the load on the primary server


D. implement the primary server and the compute nodes with Amazon EC2 instances that are managed in an Auto Scaling group Configure Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) as a destination for the jobs Configure EC2 Auto Scaling based on the load on the compute nodes





B.
  Configure an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue as a destination for the jobs Implement the compute nodes with Amazon EC2 Instances that are managed in an Auto Scaling group Configure EC2 Auto Scaling based on the size of the queue

Explanation: To maximize resiliency and scalability, the best solution is to use an Amazon SQS queue as a destination for the jobs. This decouples the primary server from the compute nodes, allowing them to scale independently. This also helps to prevent job loss in the event of a failure. Using an Auto Scaling group of Amazon EC2 instances for the compute nodes allows for automatic scaling based on the workload. In this case, it's recommended to configure the Auto Scaling group based on the size of the Amazon SQS queue, which is a better indicator of the actual workload than the load on the primary server or compute nodes. This approach ensures that the application can handle variable workloads, while also minimizing costs by automatically scaling up or down the compute nodes as needed.

A company wants to run its critical applications in containers to meet requirements tor scalability and availability The company prefers to focus on maintenance of the critical applications The company does not want to be responsible for provisioning and managing the underlying infrastructure that runs the containerized workload
What should a solutions architect do to meet those requirements?


A. Use Amazon EC2 Instances, and Install Docker on the Instances


B. Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) on Amazon EC2 worker nodes


C. Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) on AWS Fargate


D. Use Amazon EC2 instances from an Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)- op6mized Amazon Machine Image (AMI).





C.
  Use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) on AWS Fargate

A company wants lo build a web application on AWS. Client access requests to the website are not predictable and can be idle for a long time. Only customers who have paid a subscription fee can have the ability to sign in and use the web application. Which combination of steps will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively? (Select THREE.)


A. Create an AWS Lambda function to retrieve user information from Amazon DynamoDCreate an Amazon API Gateway endpoint to accept RESTful APIs. Send the API calls to the Lambda function.


B. Create an Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) service behind an Application Load Balancer to retrieve user information from Amazon RDS. Create an Amazon API Gateway endpoint to accept RESTful APIs. Send the API calls to the Lambda function.


C. Create an Amazon Cogmto user pool to authenticate users


D. Create an Amazon Cognito identity pool to authenticate users.


E. Use AWS Amplify to serve the frontend web content with HTML. CSS, and JS. Use an integrated Amazon CloudFront configuration.


F. Use Amazon S3 static web hosting with PHP. CSS. and JS. Use Amazon CloudFront to serve the frontend web content.





A.
  Create an AWS Lambda function to retrieve user information from Amazon DynamoDCreate an Amazon API Gateway endpoint to accept RESTful APIs. Send the API calls to the Lambda function.

C.
  Create an Amazon Cogmto user pool to authenticate users

E.
  Use AWS Amplify to serve the frontend web content with HTML. CSS, and JS. Use an integrated Amazon CloudFront configuration.


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