AWS Solutions Architect Associate
AWS Solutions Architect Associate practice questions
17 free questions with explanations across 4 exam domains. Pick an answer to see if you got it right.
These are original practice questions based on the official exam outline, not real exam questions.
A company wants to launch resources into a logically isolated network they fully control, including IP address ranges and subnets. Which AWS service provides this?
Answer: B. VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) is specifically the service for creating an isolated, customizable network environment within AWS — foundational to nearly all architecture questions.
An application requires single-digit millisecond read/write latency at any scale for a key-value data model. Which database is MOST appropriate?
Answer: B. DynamoDB is AWS's purpose-built NoSQL key-value/document database specifically designed for consistent single-digit-millisecond performance at any scale, unlike relational options.
A company needs to connect their on-premises data center to AWS with a dedicated, private network connection instead of using the public internet. Which service fits this need?
Answer: A. Direct Connect specifically provides a dedicated private network link between on-premises infrastructure and AWS, bypassing the public internet entirely.
Which pricing model is MOST appropriate for a workload that runs continuously for 24 months with predictable, steady usage?
Answer: B. Reserved Instances/Savings Plans specifically reward long-term, predictable commitments with significant discounts over On-Demand — exactly matching this steady 24-month usage pattern.
A company wants to automatically scale the number of EC2 instances based on CPU utilization. Which combination of services enables this?
Answer: B. CloudWatch alarms monitoring CPU utilization directly trigger Auto Scaling policies to add or remove instances — this is the standard dynamic scaling pattern.
Which AWS service would you use to centrally manage and audit API calls made across your AWS account for compliance purposes?
Answer: A. CloudTrail specifically logs and tracks API calls and account activity, forming the backbone of AWS governance and compliance auditing.
A static website hosted on S3 needs to support HTTPS with a custom domain name. Which additional service is required?
Answer: A. S3 alone doesn't support custom-domain HTTPS directly; CloudFront paired with an ACM certificate is the standard pattern to add HTTPS and a custom domain in front of an S3-hosted site.
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How should I use these AWS Solutions Architect Associate practice questions?
Answer each one before reading the explanation, note the topics you get wrong, and go back to those parts of your study plan.