Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :SAA-C03
  • Exam Name
    :AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)
  • Certification
    :Amazon Certifications
  • Vendor
    :Amazon
  • Total Questions
    :1304 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :May 30, 2025

Amazon Amazon Certifications SAA-C03 Questions & Answers

  • Question 181:

    A company runs an application in the AWS Cloud that generates sensitive archival data files. The company wants to rearchitect the application's data storage. The company wants to encrypt the data files and to ensure that third parties do not have access to the data before the data is encrypted and sent to AWS. The company has already created an Amazon S3 bucket.

    Which solution will meet these requirements?

    A. Configure the S3 bucket to use client-side encryption with an Amazon S3 managed encryption key. Configure the application to use the S3 bucket to store the archival files.

    B. Configure the S3 bucket to use server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS). Configure the application to use the S3 bucket to store the archival files.

    C. Configure the S3 bucket to use dual-layer server-side encryption with AWS KMS keys (SSE-KMS). Configure the application to use the S3 bucket to store the archival files.

    D. Configure the application to use client-side encryption with a key stored in AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS). Configure the application to store the archival files in the S3 bucket.

  • Question 182:

    A company uses Amazon RDS with default backup settings for its database tier. The company needs to make a daily backup of the database to meet regulatory requirements. The company must retain the backups for 30 days. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

    A. Write an AWS Lambda function to create an RDS snapshot every day.

    B. Modify the RDS database to have a retention period of 30 days for automated backups.

    C. Use AWS Systems Manager Maintenance Windows to modify the RDS backup retention period.

    D. Create a manual snapshot every day by using the AWS CLI. Modify the RDS backup retention period.

  • Question 183:

    A company uses Amazon S3 to host its static website. The company wants to add a contact form to the webpage. The contact form will have dynamic server-side components for users to input their name, email address, phone number, and

    user message.

    The company expects fewer than 100 site visits each month. The contact form must notify the company by email when a customer fills out the form.

    Which solution will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?

    A. Host the dynamic contact form in Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS). Set up Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) to connect to a third-party email provider.

    B. Create an Amazon API Gateway endpoint that returns the contact form from an AWS Lambda function. Configure another Lambda function on the API Gateway to publish a message to an Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topic.

    C. Host the website by using AWS Amplify Hosting for static content and dynamic content. Use server-side scripting to build the contact form. Configure Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) to deliver the message to the company.

    D. Migrate the website from Amazon S3 to Amazon EC2 instances that run Windows Server. Use Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server to host the webpage. Use client-side scripting to build the contact form. Integrate the form with Amazon WorkMail.

  • Question 184:

    A company hosts an application on Amazon EC2 instances that run in a single Availability Zone. The application is accessible by using the transport layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The company needs the application architecture to have high availability.

    Which combination of steps will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively? (Choose two.)

    A. Configure new EC2 instances in a different Availability Zone. Use Amazon Route 53 to route traffic to all instances.

    B. Configure a Network Load Balancer in front of the EC2 instances.

    C. Configure a Network Load Balancer for TCP traffic to the instances. Configure an Application Load Balancer for HTTP and HTTPS traffic to the instances.

    D. Create an Auto Scaling group for the EC2 instances. Configure the Auto Scaling group to use multiple Availability Zones. Configure the Auto Scaling group to run application health checks on the instances.

    E. Create an Amazon CloudWatch alarm. Configure the alarm to restart EC2 instances that transition to a stopped state.

  • Question 185:

    A company runs its application by using Amazon EC2 instances and AWS Lambda functions. The EC2 instances run in private subnets of a VPC. The Lambda functions need direct network access to the EC2 instances for the application to

    work.

    The application will run for 1 year. The number of Lambda functions that the application uses will increase during the 1-year period. The company must minimize costs on all application resources.

    Which solution will meet these requirements?

    A. Purchase an EC2 Instance Savings Plan. Connect the Lambda functions to the private subnets that contain the EC2 instances.

    B. Purchase an EC2 Instance Savings Plan. Connect the Lambda functions to new public subnets in the same VPC where the EC2 instances run.

    C. Purchase a Compute Savings Plan. Connect the Lambda functions to the private subnets that contain the EC2 instances.

    D. Purchase a Compute Savings Plan. Keep the Lambda functions in the Lambda service VPC.

  • Question 186:

    A company is hosting a high-traffic static website on Amazon S3 with an Amazon CloudFront distribution that has a default TTL of 0 seconds. The company wants to implement caching to improve performance for the website. However, the company also wants to ensure that stale content is not served for more than a few minutes after a deployment.

    Which combination of caching methods should a solutions architect implement to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

    A. Set the CloudFront default TTL to 2 minutes.

    B. Set a default TTL of 2 minutes on the S3 bucket.

    C. Add a Cache-Control private directive to the objects in Amazon S3.

    D. Create an AWS Lambda@Edge function to add an Expires header to HTTP responses. Configure the function to run on viewer response.

    E. Add a Cache-Control max-age directive of 24 hours to the objects in Amazon S3. On deployment, create a CloudFront invalidation to clear any changed files from edge caches.

  • Question 187:

    A company that uses AWS Organizations runs 150 applications across 30 different AWS accounts. The company used AWS Cost and Usage Report to create a new report in the management account. The report is delivered to an Amazon

    S3 bucket that is replicated to a bucket in the data collection account.

    The company's senior leadership wants to view a custom dashboard that provides NAT gateway costs each day starting at the beginning of the current month.

    Which solution will meet these requirements?

    A. Share an Amazon QuickSight dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure QuickSight to use AWS DataSync to query the new report.

    B. Share an Amazon QuickSight dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure QuickSight to use Amazon Athena to query the new report.

    C. Share an Amazon CloudWatch dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure CloudWatch to use AWS DataSync to query the new report.

    D. Share an Amazon CloudWatch dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure CloudWatch to use Amazon Athena to query the new report.

  • Question 188:

    A solutions architect is designing a three-tier web application. The architecture consists of an internet-facing Application Load Balancer (ALB) and a web tier that is hosted on Amazon EC2 instances in private subnets. The application tier with the business logic runs on EC2 instances in private subnets. The database tier consists of Microsoft SQL Server that runs on EC2 instances in private subnets. Security is a high priority for the company.

    Which combination of security group configurations should the solutions architect use? (Choose three.)

    A. Configure the security group for the web tier to allow inbound HTTPS traffic from the security group for the ALB.

    B. Configure the security group for the web tier to allow outbound HTTPS traffic to 0.0.0.0/0.

    C. Configure the security group for the database tier to allow inbound Microsoft SQL Server traffic from the security group for the application tier.

    D. Configure the security group for the database tier to allow outbound HTTPS traffic and Microsoft SQL Server traffic to the security group for the web tier.

    E. Configure the security group for the application tier to allow inbound HTTPS traffic from the security group for the web tier.

    F. Configure the security group for the application tier to allow outbound HTTPS traffic and Microsoft SQL Server traffic to the security group for the web tier.

  • Question 189:

    A company runs an ecommerce application on AWS. Amazon EC2 instances process purchases and store the purchase details in an Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL DB cluster.

    Customers are experiencing application timeouts during times of peak usage. A solutions architect needs to rearchitect the application so that the application can scale to meet peak usage demands.

    Which combination of actions will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively? (Choose two.)

    A. Configure an Auto Scaling group of new EC2 instances to retry the purchases until the processing is complete. Update the applications to connect to the DB cluster by using Amazon RDS Proxy.

    B. Configure the application to use an Amazon ElastiCache cluster in front of the Aurora PostgreSQL DB cluster.

    C. Update the application to send the purchase requests to an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue. Configure an Auto Scaling group of new EC2 instances that read from the SQS queue.

    D. Configure an AWS Lambda function to retry the ticket purchases until the processing is complete.

    E. Configure an Amazon AP! Gateway REST API with a usage plan.

  • Question 190:

    A company has deployed a multi-account strategy on AWS by using AWS Control Tower. The company has provided individual AWS accounts to each of its developers. The company wants to implement controls to limit AWS resource costs that the developers incur.

    Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

    A. Instruct each developer to tag all their resources with a tag that has a key of CostCenter and a value of the developer's name. Use the required-tags AWS Config managed rule to check for the tag. Create an AWS Lambda function to terminate resources that do not have the tag. Configure AWS Cost Explorer to send a daily report to each developer to monitor their spending.

    B. Use AWS Budgets to establish budgets for each developer account. Set up budget alerts for actual and forecast values to notify developers when they exceed or expect to exceed their assigned budget. Use AWS Budgets actions to apply a DenyAll policy to the developer's IAM role to prevent additional resources from being launched when the assigned budget is reached.

    C. Use AWS Cost Explorer to monitor and report on costs for each developer account. Configure Cost Explorer to send a daily report to each developer to monitor their spending. Use AWS Cost Anomaly Detection to detect anomalous spending and provide alerts.

    D. Use AWS Service Catalog to allow developers to launch resources within a limited cost range. Create AWS Lambda functions in each AWS account to stop running resources at the end of each work day. Configure the Lambda functions to resume the resources at the start of each work day.

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