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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03) Practice Exam

The SAA-C03 exam validates your ability to design cost-effective, high-performing, and resilient solutions using the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

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SAA-C03 Exam Overview

Exam CodeSAA-C03
Full NameAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
LevelAssociate
Questions on Exam65
Duration130 minutes
Passing Score720 / 1000
Exam Cost$150 USD
Recommended Study Time40–60 hours
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Question 1

A company collects data for temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure in cities across multiple continents. The average volume of data that the company collects from each site daily is 500 GB. Each site has a high-speed Internet connection. The company wants to aggregate the data from all these global sites as quickly as possible in a single Amazon S3 bucket. The solution must minimize operational complexity. Which solution meets these requirements?

A. Turn on S3 Transfer Acceleration on the destination S3 bucket. Use multipart uploads to directly upload site data to the destination S3 bucket.
B. Upload the data from each site to an S3 bucket in the closest Region. Use S3 Cross-Region Replication to copy objects to the destination S3 bucket. Then remove the data from the origin S3 bucket.
C. Schedule AWS Snowball Edge Storage Optimized device jobs daily to transfer data from each site to the closest Region. Use S3 Cross-Region Replication to copy objects to the destination S3 bucket.
D. Upload the data from each site to an Amazon EC2 instance in the closest Region. Store the data in an Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume. At regular intervals, take an EBS snapshot and copy it to the Region that contains the destination S3 bucket. Restore the EBS volume in that Region.
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Correct Answer: A. Turn on S3 Transfer Acceleration on the destination S3 bucket. Use multipart uploads to directly upload site data to the destination S3 bucket.

S3 Transfer Acceleration speeds up transfers to Amazon S3 by using Amazon CloudFront's globally distributed edge locations. This method leverages each site's high-speed Internet connection and optimizes transfer speeds without requiring additional intermediate infrastructure or storage. As a result, it minimizes operational complexity and ensures that the data from all global sites is aggregated in the destination S3 bucket as quickly as possible.

Question 2

A company needs the ability to analyze the log files of its proprietary application. The logs are stored in JSON format in an Amazon S3 bucket. Queries will be simple and will run on-demand. A solutions architect needs to perform the analysis with minimal changes to the existing architecture. What should the solutions architect do to meet these requirements with the LEAST amount of operational overhead?

A. Use Amazon Redshift to load all the content into one place and run the SQL queries as needed.
B. Use Amazon CloudWatch Logs to store the logs. Run SQL queries as needed from the Amazon CloudWatch console.
C. Use Amazon Athena directly with Amazon S3 to run the queries as needed.
D. Use AWS Glue to catalog the logs. Use a transient Apache Spark cluster on Amazon EMR to run the SQL queries as needed.
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Correct Answer: C. Use Amazon Athena directly with Amazon S3 to run the queries as needed.

Amazon Athena is the ideal choice for analyzing JSON log files stored in Amazon S3 with minimal operational overhead. Amazon Athena allows you to directly query data in S3 using standard SQL without the need for any data loading or additional infrastructure setup. This makes it highly suitable for running simple, on-demand queries while keeping changes to the existing architecture to a minimum.

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Frequently Asked Questions — SAA-C03 Exam

How many questions are on the AWS SAA-C03 exam?
The SAA-C03 exam contains 65 questions (multiple choice and multiple response) to be completed in 130 minutes.
What is the passing score for SAA-C03?
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) passing score is 720 out of 1000.
Is the SAA-C03 hard?
SAA-C03 is moderately difficult. Candidates with 1–2 years of hands-on AWS experience typically pass on their first attempt. The exam requires broad knowledge of EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and CloudFront.
How long should I study for SAA-C03?
Most candidates study 4–8 weeks, spending 1–2 hours per day. A solid plan includes hands-on AWS labs, practice exams, and reviewing AWS whitepapers.
Are AWSReady SAA-C03 questions representative of the real exam?
Yes. AWSReady practice questions are calibrated to match the difficulty, style, and domain weighting of the official SAA-C03 exam, with detailed explanations referencing AWS documentation.
What is the format of the SAA-C03 exam?
The exam includes multiple choice (one correct answer from four options) and multiple response (two or more correct answers from five or more options) questions.
How much does the SAA-C03 exam cost?
The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam costs $150 USD. Vouchers and discounts are sometimes available through AWS training partners.

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