📢 Amazon SNS - DVA-C02 Practice Questions

Study Simple Notification Service topics, subscriptions, message filtering, fan-out patterns, FIFO topics, and integration with SQS, Lambda, and HTTP endpoints.

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DVA-C02 SNS Question Bank (3 Questions)

Browse all 3 practice questions covering Amazon SNS for the DVA-C02 certification exam. Answers are intentionally hidden on this page so you can self-test first before checking results in quiz mode.

  1. Question 1Development with AWS Services

    An application publishes 100 messages per second to an SNS topic. Several Lambda functions subscribe. How does SNS deliver messages to Lambda?

    ALambda polls SNS for messages
    BSNS pushes messages to Lambda, invoking each subscriber function asynchronously
    CLambda reads from the SNS queue using long-polling
    DSNS batches messages and delivers them once per minute

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  2. Question 2Development with AWS Services

    Which SNS message attribute should a developer use to allow SQS subscribers to filter messages without polling all messages from the topic?

    ASNS topic policy
    BSNS subscription filter policy
    CSQS queue policy
    DSNS delivery retry policy

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  3. Question 3Deployment

    A developer uses CloudFormation. A Lambda function requires the ARN of an SNS topic created in the same template. Which method is MOST appropriate?

    AHardcode a placeholder ARN
    BUse Ref (for SNS topic ARN) or Fn::GetAtt in the Lambda environment variables
    CCreate the SNS topic in a separate stack
    DUse a CloudFormation mapping with the ARN

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Key SNS Concepts for DVA-C02

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DVA-C02 SNS Exam Tips

Amazon SNS questions in DVA-C02 are typically scenario-based. Focus on application development patterns, event-driven integration, and secure coding on AWS. Priority concepts: sns, topic, subscription, fan-out, message filtering, fifo topic.

What DVA-C02 Expects

  • Anchor your answer in select developer-friendly managed services and patterns that minimize custom undifferentiated code.
  • SNS scenarios for DVA-C02 are frequently mapped to Domain 1 (32%), so read the objective carefully before picking controls or architecture.
  • Expect multi-topic scenarios where SNS interacts with IAM, networking, storage, or observability patterns rather than appearing as an isolated question.
  • When two options are both technically valid, prefer the choice that best aligns with the exam's operational scope (Associate) and vendor best practices.

High-Value SNS Concepts

  • Know the core SNS building blocks cold: sns, topic, subscription, fan-out.
  • Review the edge-case features and limits for message filtering, fifo topic; these details are commonly used to differentiate answer choices.
  • Practice service-integration reasoning: how SNS pairs with SQS, Lambda, Event-Driven Architecture in real deployment patterns.
  • For DVA-C02, explain why the chosen SNS design meets reliability, security, and cost expectations better than the alternatives.

Common DVA-C02 Traps

  • Watch for using infrastructure-centric answers instead of application-centric ones.
  • Questions in Development with AWS Services often include distractors that look correct for SNS but violate least-privilege, durability, or availability requirements.
  • Avoid picking options purely by feature name; validate data path, failure handling, and governance impact before answering.
  • If the prompt hints at automation or repeatability, eliminate manual-only operational answers first.

Fast Review Checklist

  • Can you compare at least two SNS implementation paths and justify which one best fits the scenario?
  • Can you map the chosen answer back to Development with AWS Services (32%) outcomes for DVA-C02?
  • Can you explain security and access boundaries for SNS without relying on default-open assumptions?
  • Can you describe how SNS integrates with SQS and Lambda during failure, scaling, and monitoring events?

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