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  1. Question #1Domain 0

    A machine learning team needs to store training datasets in Amazon S3 and requires per-request temporary credentials that can be revoked quickly. Which solution should the solutions architect implement?

    AProvide long-term IAM user access keys and rotate them weekly.
    BUse Amazon Cognito identity pools to vend temporary AWS credentials for each session.
    CAllow anonymous access with time-limited signed URLs.
    DAttach an S3 bucket policy that grants access to public IP ranges used by the team.
  2. Question #2Domain 0

    A company needs to inspect outbound web traffic from Amazon EC2 instances to identify malicious domains. The solution must be centrally managed and scalable. Which AWS service should the solutions architect recommend?

    AAWS WAF
    BAWS Network Firewall
    CAWS Shield Standard
    DAWS Firewall Manager with AWS Shield Advanced
  3. Question #3Domain 0

    A company stores customer documents in Amazon S3. The company must enforce governance that classifies sensitive documents and alerts security teams when sensitive data is shared publicly. Which solution should the solutions architect recommend?

    AEnable Amazon Macie to discover sensitive data patterns and send findings to Amazon EventBridge for alerting.
    BUse S3 server access logging and parse the logs with AWS Glue to detect anomalies.
    CEnable AWS CloudTrail data events and forward them to Amazon Aurora for analysis.
    DRequire signed URLs for document access and monitor with AWS Config.
  4. Question #4Domain 0

    A media analytics pipeline ingests files into Amazon S3, triggers processing, and stores results in Amazon DynamoDB. The company needs to reprocess files if downstream processing fails. What architecture should the solutions architect implement?

    AUse Amazon EventBridge to invoke AWS Batch jobs for all events.
    BConfigure Amazon S3 event notifications to publish to an Amazon SNS topic that fans out to AWS Lambda and an Amazon SQS dead-letter queue for retries.
    CPoll the S3 bucket every minute with an AWS Lambda function and reprocess failed files.
    DUse AWS Data Pipeline to orchestrate the workflow.
  5. Question #5Domain 0

    A streaming application uses Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to process events. The workload experiences occasional surges that exceed current shard capacity. What should the solutions architect do to maintain performance during surges?

    AEnable Enhanced Fan-Out consumers.
    BIncrease the number of shards with on-demand scaling or application-managed resharding.
    CSwitch to Amazon SQS for event ingestion.
    DReduce the retention period of the stream.
  6. Question #6Domain 0

    A company uses Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. The company wants to reduce costs for a reporting environment that is used only 2 hours per day. Which approach should the solutions architect take?

    AConvert the instance to reserved capacity.
    BUse Amazon RDS stop/start capability on a single-AZ instance during idle periods.
    CMigrate the database to Amazon Aurora Serverless v2.
    DEnable Multi-AZ and rely on the standby during idle periods.
  7. Question #7Domain 0

    A web application is hosted on an Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances. The Security Team mandates that all instances must be patched for a specific CVE immediately. What is the MOST secure and efficient method to achieve this?

    ALog in to each instance and run the operating system's update command.
    BCreate a new, patched AMI and launch a new Auto Scaling group, then terminate the old instances.
    CUse AWS Systems Manager Run Command to execute a patch script on all instances.
    DUse AWS Lambda to patch the instances during off-peak hours.
  8. Question #8Domain 0

    A stateless web application is currently running on a single EC2 instance. The architecture must be modified to be highly available. Which is the MOST resilient approach?

    AUse a larger EC2 instance type.
    BDeploy the application across multiple instances in an Auto Scaling group behind an Application Load Balancer across two Availability Zones.
    CCreate an AMI of the instance for faster recovery.
    DIncrease the EBS volume size and IOPS.
  9. Question #9Domain 0

    To ensure business continuity, a company needs to automatically backup all EBS volumes across multiple accounts. Which service provides centralized backup management?

    AAWS Storage Gateway
    BAWS Backup
    CAmazon Data Lifecycle Manager
    DAWS Systems Manager
  10. Question #10Domain 0

    A data processing pipeline must handle variable workloads and automatically scale compute resources. The jobs are containerized and can run on any available compute. Which service is most suitable?

    AAWS Batch
    BAmazon ECS
    CAWS Lambda
    DAmazon EC2 Auto Scaling
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Domain Coverage

Our mock exam covers all 4 SAA-C03 domains in proportions that match the real exam.

Domain 1: Design Secure Architectures30%
Domain 2: Design Resilient Architectures26%
Domain 3: Design High-Performing Architectures24%
Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures20%

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How many questions are on the SAA-C03 exam?

The SAA-C03 exam has 65 questions to be completed in 130 minutes.

What is the passing score for SAA-C03?

The passing score is 720 out of 1000 on a scaled scoring system (100–1000 range).

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