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A gaming company is building an application that uses a database to store user dat
a. The company wants the database to have an active-active configuration that allows data writes to a secondary AWS Region. The database must achieve a sub-second recovery point objective (RPO).
Options:
Correct : D
A . ElastiCache: Provides in-memory caching, not suitable for persistent, scalable databases.
B . DynamoDB Streams + Lambda: Manages replication manually, increasing latency and operational complexity.
C . Aurora Global Database: Provides high availability but does not support active-active configuration.
D . DynamoDB Global Tables: Provides active-active configuration and sub-second RPO.
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A company wants to implement a data lake in the AWS Cloud. The company must ensure that only specific teams have access to sensitive data in the data lake. The company must have row-level access control for the data lake.
Options:
Correct : C
Detailed
A . RDS: Suitable for relational databases but does not provide native support for data lakes or row-level access.
B . Redshift: Primarily for analytics, not designed for large-scale data lake governance.
C . S3 + Lake Formation: Provides native support for data lakes with granular access control, including row-level permissions.
D . Glue Catalog + DataBrew: Focused on data preparation and metadata management, not row-level access control.
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A company hosts a multi-tier inventory reporting application on AWS. The company needs a cost-effective solution to generate inventory reports on demand. Admin users need to have the ability to generate new reports. Reports take approximately 5-10 minutes to finish. The application must send reports to the email address of the admin user who generates each report.
Options:
Correct : D
Detailed
A . ECS + API Gateway: Overly complex and costly for an on-demand, intermittent workload.
B . EventBridge + SNS: EventBridge schedules are unnecessary for on-demand generation.
C . EKS + API Gateway: Overkill for this use case, with high operational overhead.
D . Lambda + SES: Most cost-effective and efficient solution for generating and emailing reports on demand.
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A company that has multiple AWS accounts maintains an on-premises Microsoft Active Directory. The company needs a solution to implement Single Sign-On for its employees. The company wants to use AWS IAM Identity Center.
The solution must meet the following requirements:
Allow users to access AWS accounts and third-party applications by using existing Active Directory credentials.
Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access AWS accounts.
Centrally manage permissions to access AWS accounts and applications.
Options:
Correct : C
Detailed
A . IAM identity provider: Does not support centralized management across multiple accounts.
B . AWS Managed AD: Unnecessary if an on-premises Active Directory already exists.
C . IAM Identity Center + Existing AD: Best approach to integrate existing Active Directory for SSO, with MFA and centralized permissions.
D . Lambda for synchronization: Adds complexity and does not leverage IAM Identity Center capabilities.
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A company runs an order management application on AWS. The application allows customers to place orders and pay with a credit card. The company uses an Amazon CloudFront distribution to deliver the application.
A security team has set up logging for all incoming requests. The security team needs a solution to generate an alert if any user modifies the logging configuration.
Options (Select TWO):
Correct : A, C
Detailed
A . EventBridge Rule: Detects modifications to CloudFront distributions in real time and triggers the Lambda function for further action.
B . ALB + Config: Focuses on ALB security violations, not relevant for CloudFront logging changes.
C . Lambda + SNS: Provides real-time notifications about changes in logging configuration.
D . GuardDuty: Focuses on threat detection, not logging configuration changes.
E . API Gateway + WAF: Unrelated to CloudFront logging changes.
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