Task 1.1: Perform Data Ingestion DEA-C01 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   A data pipeline uses Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to ingest clickstream data. A Lambda function is configured as a consumer to process records. The Lambda function is failing with 'ProvisionedThroughputExceededException' when writing to DynamoDB. Which action should the team take to resolve this issue?

   • AEnable DynamoDB auto scaling and increase the write capacity units.
   • BIncrease the number of shards in the Kinesis stream.
   • CAdd a Dead Letter Queue to the Lambda function.
   • DIncrease the Lambda function's memory and timeout.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Which AWS service provides a change-data-capture (CDC) stream of item-level changes from a DynamoDB table?

   • AAmazon MSK
   • BAmazon Redshift
   • CAWS DMS
   • DDynamoDB Streams
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4. 28expert · medium

   A Lambda function is processing records from a Kinesis stream and writing to an Amazon RDS database. The Lambda function is experiencing throttling from Kinesis due to high read throughput. The team has already increased the number of shards, but the throttling persists. What is the next best action?

   • AIncrease the Lambda function's memory.
   • BDecrease the number of shards.
   • CIncrease the batch size in the Lambda event source mapping.
   • DUse a Kinesis Data Firehose instead of Lambda.
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5. 29foundation · easy

   What expression format does Amazon EventBridge use to define a schedule that runs at a specific time, such as every day at 6 AM UTC?

   • AJSON path expression
   • BRegular expression
   • CCron expression
   • DSQL query
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6. 30foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of replaying a data ingestion pipeline?

   • ATo increase data ingestion speed
   • BTo compress data
   • CTo reprocess data from a previous point in time
   • DTo delete old data
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