A logistics company has an on-premises file server that stores delivery manifests. The company wants to use AWS for disaster recovery and analytics, but must keep the primary copy of the data on-premises for low-latency access by warehouse staff. The company has a 500 Mbps AWS Site-to-Site VPN connection. Which solution should they implement?

Use AWS Storage Gateway Volume Gateway in stored mode and mount the iSCSI volume to the file server.

Use AWS DataSync to replicate the file server to S3 and mount the S3 bucket directly to warehouse workstations.

Deploy AWS Storage Gateway File Gateway on-premises and configure it to cache frequently accessed files locally while uploading all data to S3.

Migrate the file server to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server and access it over the VPN.

A company wants to keep frequently accessed files on-premises for low latency while also having a durable, cost-effective copy in AWS for backup and disaster recovery. Which AWS service is designed to support this hybrid storage architecture?

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)

A startup is building a web application that serves static content (images, CSS, JavaScript) to users worldwide. The content is stored in an S3 bucket and accessed via a CloudFront distribution. The startup expects traffic to grow rapidly and wants to ensure the storage solution can scale without manual intervention. Which characteristic of Amazon S3 makes it the appropriate choice for this use case?

S3 offers sub-millisecond latency for all access patterns

S3 automatically scales to handle unlimited object storage and high request rates

S3 provides a hierarchical directory structure for organizing static assets

S3 supports POSIX file permissions for fine-grained access control

An application running on EC2 instances requires a shared file system with high throughput for a large-scale data processing workload. Which EFS performance mode is designed to maximize throughput and scale?

General Purpose performance mode

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Task 3.1: Determine High-Performing And/or Scalable Storage Solutions SAA-C03 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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A logistics company has an on-premises file server that stores delivery manifests. The company wants to use AWS for disaster recovery and analytics, but must keep the primary copy of the data on-premises for low-latency access by warehouse staff. The company has a 500 Mbps AWS Site-to-Site VPN connection. Which solution should they implement?
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A database running on a single EC2 instance requires persistent, low-latency block storage for its data files. Which AWS storage service is most appropriate?
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23foundation · easy
A company wants to keep frequently accessed files on-premises for low latency while also having a durable, cost-effective copy in AWS for backup and disaster recovery. Which AWS service is designed to support this hybrid storage architecture?
Select an answer first
24application · medium
A startup is building a web application that serves static content (images, CSS, JavaScript) to users worldwide. The content is stored in an S3 bucket and accessed via a CloudFront distribution. The startup expects traffic to grow rapidly and wants to ensure the storage solution can scale without manual intervention. Which characteristic of Amazon S3 makes it the appropriate choice for this use case?
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25foundation · easy
An application running on EC2 instances requires a shared file system with high throughput for a large-scale data processing workload. Which EFS performance mode is designed to maximize throughput and scale?
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Questions 21–25

A database running on a single EC2 instance requires persistent, low-latency block storage for its data files. Which AWS storage service is most appropriate?

A company wants to keep frequently accessed files on-premises for low latency while also having a durable, cost-effective copy in AWS for backup and disaster recovery. Which AWS service is designed to support this hybrid storage architecture?

An application running on EC2 instances requires a shared file system with high throughput for a large-scale data processing workload. Which EFS performance mode is designed to maximize throughput and scale?

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