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Question 1

An architect needs to improve global application performance by routing users to the optimal AWS endpoint using the AWS global network. Which service should be used?

Accepted Answer

AWS Global Accelerator

Answer

AWS Global Accelerator routes user traffic through the AWS global network to the nearest healthy endpoint, reducing internet hops and improving performance for TCP/UDP applications.

Question 2

A company wants to cache static and dynamic content at edge locations worldwide to reduce origin server load and improve response times. Which service is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Amazon CloudFront

Answer

Amazon CloudFront is AWS's CDN service that caches content at globally distributed edge locations, reducing latency for users and offloading requests from origin servers.

Question 3

Which AWS Direct Connect connection type is provided by an AWS partner and shares bandwidth with other customers?

Accepted Answer

Hosted connection

Answer

A hosted Direct Connect connection is provisioned by an AWS Direct Connect partner, offering sub-1-Gbps options with shared bandwidth, while dedicated connections are exclusive 1/10/100 Gbps links.

Question 4

An architect is designing a VPC and needs subnets that span multiple Availability Zones for high availability. What is true about AWS subnet placement?

Accepted Answer

A subnet is restricted to a single Availability Zone

Answer

Each subnet in a VPC resides entirely within one Availability Zone; to achieve multi-AZ coverage, you must create separate subnets in each AZ.

Question 5

A company needs to privately access Amazon S3 from EC2 instances without traffic leaving the AWS network, and wants the simplest, most cost-effective option. Which should be used?

Accepted Answer

Gateway VPC Endpoint for S3

Answer

Gateway VPC Endpoints for S3 are free and route traffic to S3 privately through the AWS network by adding entries to VPC route tables, without requiring a NAT Gateway.

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