AWS API Gateway Integration with SQS Queues Quiz

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What is the main aspect the company wants for the application that ingests incoming messages?

Stability in message rates

High scalability (correct)

Constant message rate

Low message consumption rate

Which service is suggested by AWS to persist the messages for the application ingesting incoming messages?

Amazon RDS

Amazon Kinesis Data Analytic (correct)

Amazon SQS

Amazon CloudWatch

How can application messages be processed by all the consuming applications for ingested messages?

Message processing is done at varying speeds

Each application independently processes data

All applications read and process the messages (correct)

Data is aggregated and processed incrementally

What kind of message rate fluctuation does the company experience up to 100,000 messages per second?

Drastic message rate variations Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS service is used for controlling access to data by using fine-grained IAM access?

Amazon IAM Signup and view all the answers

What is the proposed solution for storing encrypted data in highly available storage?

Storing the encrypted data in an Amazon S3 bucket Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason to use Amazon CloudFront in the context of ensuring low latency for all users?

To serve static content efficiently Signup and view all the answers

In the given scenario, what could be a potential issue with deploying the application stack in two AWS Regions?

Latency due to data transfer between Regions Signup and view all the answers

Why should the company consider an AWS service for handling messages between the sender and processing applications?

To retain messages that fail processing and avoid impact on remaining messages Signup and view all the answers

Which routing policy is suitable for directing users to the closest Region for content serving?

Latency-based Signup and view all the answers

What could be a drawback of serving dynamic content directly from the ALB?

Potential ALB overload Signup and view all the answers

How does Amazon CloudFront help in optimizing the delivery of static content to users?

By caching content at edge locations Signup and view all the answers

What can be integrated with API Gateway to process an order when an application receives it?

Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) FIFO queue Signup and view all the answers

When should an API Gateway authorizer be used in an application?

When the application processes an order Signup and view all the answers

What type of queue is suitable for applications that require high throughput and best-effort ordering?

Standard queue Signup and view all the answers

What is a cost-effective solution for a hybrid architecture that requires a highly available connection with consistent low latency to an AWS Region?

Provisioning an AWS Direct Connect connection and a VPN connection as a backup Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using an AWS Direct Connect connection over a VPN connection?

Lower latency Signup and view all the answers

Why would a company provision a VPN connection as a backup if the primary Direct Connect connection fails?

To accept slower traffic Signup and view all the answers

What is a prerequisite to create a route in the VPC route table to provide the EC2 instance with access to the S3 bucket?

Obtain the private IP address of the S3 bucket's service API endpoint Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using IAM roles to restrict access to the S3 bucket?

Enhancing security and managing fine-grained permissions Signup and view all the answers

Why is Amazon RDS not sufficient for storing purchase data for analytics?

It does not support fine-grained permissions Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of creating an AWS Glue crawler?

To catalog and make data in S3 accessible Signup and view all the answers

Why is using S3 policies not a suitable solution for the company?

It does not provide fine-grained permissions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using Amazon Athena?

Improving data analytics Signup and view all the answers

What must a company implementing a two-tier web application on AWS ensure regarding database credentials?

Database credentials must be automatically rotated on a regular basis Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS service can be used to automatically rotate RDS credentials and EC2 instance metadata?

Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) Signup and view all the answers

What should a company avoid when storing database credentials for a two-tier web application on AWS?

Hardcoding credentials in the application Signup and view all the answers

Which approach minimizes operational overhead when managing database credentials for a two-tier web application on AWS?

Automatically rotating credentials with Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) Signup and view all the answers

What is a recommended practice for granting EC2 instances access to secrets stored in AWS Secrets Manager?

Attaching the required permissions to the EC2 role Signup and view all the answers

How can a company manage database credentials in a secure manner while minimizing operational overhead on AWS?

Using Amazon EventBridge (Amazon CloudWatch Events) rules to update RDS credentials and instance metadata Signup and view all the answers