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Question 1
A company is designing an application that must run in a specific geographic area. The application should be deployed across separate data center locations within that geographic area to improve availability. Which AWS global infrastructure concept best describes the geographic area?
A. AWS Region
B. Availability Zone
C. Edge location
D. AWS Local Zone
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** An AWS Region is a separate geographic area that contains multiple Availability Zones. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Availability Zone):** An Availability Zone is one or more discrete data centers within an AWS Region. * **C (Edge location):** An edge location is a site used to deliver content and services closer to end users. * **D (AWS Local Zone):** An AWS Local Zone places selected AWS resources closer to users in a specific metropolitan area, but it is not the broader geographic area containing multiple Availability Zones.Question 2
A financial services company is deploying a web application in the AWS Cloud. The company wants the application to remain available if a data center experiences a power or networking failure. Which deployment strategy best meets this requirement?
A. Deploy the application in multiple Availability Zones within one AWS Region
B. Deploy the application only in one Availability Zone and use an edge location
C. Deploy the application in multiple edge locations within one Availability Zone
D. Deploy the application in one AWS Local Zone
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Deploying resources across multiple Availability Zones provides high availability because the Availability Zones are designed to be isolated from failures in other Availability Zones. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** A single Availability Zone remains a potential single point of failure. An edge location does not replace deploying application resources across Availability Zones. * **C:** Edge locations are used primarily for services such as content delivery and do not provide a multi-Availability-Zone application deployment. * **D:** An AWS Local Zone is designed to provide resources closer to users in a metropolitan area, not to replace a highly available deployment across multiple Availability Zones.Question 3
An online retailer wants to reduce the risk that a localized data center outage will take down its application. The architect is evaluating Availability Zones in the same AWS Region. Which statement accurately describes Availability Zones?
A. Availability Zones share the same physical data center but use separate logical networks
B. Availability Zones are isolated locations within a Region and are designed not to share single points of failure
C. Availability Zones are edge locations that cache application content for users
D. Availability Zones are separate AWS Regions connected by the AWS global network
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**Correct Answer:** B **Explanation:** * **Why B is correct:** Availability Zones are separate, isolated locations within an AWS Region. They are designed with independent power, cooling, and physical security to help avoid shared single points of failure. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **A:** Availability Zones are not located in the same physical data center. * **C:** Edge locations are used to bring content and services closer to end users; they are not Availability Zones. * **D:** Separate geographic areas are AWS Regions. Availability Zones are contained within a Region.Question 4
A healthcare company hosts a critical application in one AWS Region. The company wants to continue operating if a natural disaster affects the entire Region. Which approach best supports this requirement?
A. Deploy the application across multiple Availability Zones in the same Region only
B. Deploy a disaster recovery environment in a second AWS Region
C. Deploy the application to multiple edge locations
D. Move the application to an AWS Local Zone in the same metropolitan area
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**Correct Answer:** B **Explanation:** * **Why B is correct:** Using multiple AWS Regions can support disaster recovery and business continuity if an event affects an entire Region. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **A:** Multiple Availability Zones protect against failures affecting an Availability Zone, but they do not protect against a Regional outage. * **C:** Edge locations help reduce end-user latency and support content delivery; they are not a complete Regional disaster recovery environment. * **D:** An AWS Local Zone in the same metropolitan area may also be affected by a Regional or geographic disaster and is not a substitute for a second Region.Question 5
A media company wants users around the world to receive frequently accessed video content from locations geographically closer to them. Which AWS global infrastructure component provides this benefit?
A. Edge locations
B. Availability Zones
C. AWS Regions
D. AWS Wavelength Zones
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Edge locations are geographically distributed sites that help deliver content and services closer to end users, reducing latency. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Availability Zones provide isolated locations for deploying highly available resources within a Region. * **C:** Regions provide broad geographic areas in which AWS services and Availability Zones are located, but they are not specifically designed to place cached content closest to every end user. * **D (AWS Wavelength Zones):** Wavelength Zones are designed to support ultra-low-latency applications for 5G devices through telecommunications networks.Question 6
A global company must store customer data in a geographic location that meets a country’s data residency requirements. Which AWS global infrastructure decision is most important?
A. Select an AWS Region that complies with the data sovereignty requirements
B. Select an edge location closest to the company’s headquarters
C. Select an AWS Wavelength Zone connected to a 5G network
D. Select an Availability Zone based only on the lowest network latency
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Regions are separate geographic areas. Selecting an appropriate Region helps organizations meet data sovereignty, residency, and regulatory requirements. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Edge locations are primarily used to bring content and services closer to users and do not determine where the primary data is stored. * **C:** AWS Wavelength is intended for low-latency applications at 5G network edges, not for selecting a data residency location. * **D:** Availability Zones are locations within a Region. Choosing an Availability Zone based only on latency does not address country-level data residency requirements.Question 7
A manufacturing company has users in a large metropolitan area who require very low latency to an application. The company wants to run selected AWS resources closer to those users while keeping the resources associated with a parent AWS Region. Which option should the company consider?
A. AWS Local Zones
B. Edge locations
C. AWS Wavelength Zones
D. Multiple Availability Zones in a distant Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Local Zones place selected AWS resources closer to users in a specific metropolitan area and are connected to a parent AWS Region. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Edge locations are primarily used for delivering content and services closer to end users rather than for running a broad set of application resources. * **C:** AWS Wavelength Zones are designed for ultra-low-latency applications accessed through 5G networks. * **D:** Deploying in a distant Region generally increases latency for users in the metropolitan area.Question 8
A telecommunications provider is building an application that processes data from 5G-connected devices. The application requires ultra-low latency and should run within the telecommunications provider’s 5G network. Which AWS infrastructure option is most appropriate?
A. AWS Wavelength Zones
B. AWS Local Zones
C. Edge locations
D. Availability Zones in a different continent
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Wavelength Zones are designed to support ultra-low-latency applications for 5G devices by placing AWS infrastructure within telecommunications providers’ 5G networks. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (AWS Local Zones):** Local Zones place selected resources closer to users in metropolitan areas but are not specifically integrated into a telecommunications provider’s 5G network. * **C:** Edge locations improve content delivery proximity but are not the infrastructure option specifically designed for applications running in 5G networks. * **D:** A Region on another continent would generally increase network latency.Question 9
A company is reviewing its reasons for deploying workloads in more than one AWS Region. Which TWO business or technical requirements are valid reasons to use multiple Regions? (Select TWO)
A. Protect the business from an outage affecting an entire AWS Region
B. Meet data sovereignty requirements by placing data in an appropriate geographic area
C. Ensure that all resources are deployed within one Availability Zone
D. Replace the need to use Availability Zones for high availability
E. Guarantee that every application request is processed by an edge location
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**Correct Answers:** A and B **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Multiple Regions can support disaster recovery and business continuity if an entire Region becomes unavailable. * **Why B is correct:** Organizations may use specific Regions to satisfy data sovereignty, data residency, or regulatory requirements. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **C:** Deploying resources in one Availability Zone reduces resilience rather than providing a reason to use multiple Regions. * **D:** Multiple Regions do not eliminate the need to use multiple Availability Zones within each Region. * **E:** Edge locations are associated with reducing latency and delivering content closer to users. Multiple Regions do not guarantee that every request is processed by an edge location.Question 10
A software company is documenting the AWS global infrastructure for its application. Which TWO statements accurately describe the relationships among Regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations? (Select TWO)
A. An AWS Region contains multiple Availability Zones
B. Edge locations are geographically distributed sites that help bring content and services closer to end users
C. An Availability Zone contains multiple AWS Regions
D. An edge location is always an Availability Zone in the same Region as the user
E. AWS Regions are located inside Availability Zones
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**Correct Answers:** A and B **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Each AWS Region is a separate geographic area that contains multiple Availability Zones. * **Why B is correct:** Edge locations are distributed around the world to help deliver content and services with lower latency to end users. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **C:** Availability Zones are contained within Regions; they do not contain Regions. * **D:** Edge locations and Availability Zones are different types of infrastructure. An edge location is not always an Availability Zone in the user’s Region. * **E:** Regions contain Availability Zones, not the other way around.Question 11
A company is deploying a web application in the AWS Cloud. The company wants to select a geographic area that contains multiple isolated locations where AWS infrastructure is hosted. Which AWS global infrastructure component should the company select?
A. AWS Region
B. Availability Zone
C. Edge location
D. AWS Wavelength Zone
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** An AWS Region is a separate geographic area that contains multiple Availability Zones. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Availability Zone):** An Availability Zone is one or more discrete data centers within an AWS Region. * **C (Edge location):** An edge location is used to deliver content and services closer to end users. * **D (AWS Wavelength Zone):** A Wavelength Zone extends AWS infrastructure into telecommunications networks to support ultra-low-latency applications.Question 12
A financial services company wants its application to remain available if one data center experiences a power or network failure. Which deployment approach best meets this requirement?
A. Deploy the application in multiple Availability Zones within one AWS Region
B. Deploy the application in multiple edge locations
C. Deploy the application in one Availability Zone and one AWS Local Zone
D. Deploy the application in one Availability Zone with larger instances
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Deploying resources across multiple Availability Zones provides high availability if one Availability Zone becomes unavailable. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Multiple edge locations):** Edge locations are primarily used to bring content and services closer to users, not to host a standard multi-data-center application architecture. * **C (One Availability Zone and one AWS Local Zone):** This does not provide the standard multi-Availability-Zone design within a Region. * **D (Larger instances):** Increasing instance size does not protect the application from an Availability Zone failure.Question 13
An online retailer is designing an application across two Availability Zones. The architect wants to reduce the risk that a single infrastructure failure affects both locations. Which statement about Availability Zones is correct?
A. Availability Zones in the same Region are designed to have independent power and networking
B. Availability Zones in the same Region share the same physical data center
C. Availability Zones are edge locations that cache application content
D. Availability Zones are located in different AWS Regions
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Availability Zones are designed as separate infrastructure locations with independent power, cooling, and networking to avoid common points of failure. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Availability Zones are separate locations, not the same physical data center. * **C:** Edge locations are used for low-latency delivery of content and services. * **D:** Multiple Availability Zones are located within one AWS Region.Question 14
A healthcare company runs its primary application in one AWS Region. The company wants to continue operating if a natural disaster causes a prolonged outage affecting the entire Region. Which approach is most appropriate?
A. Deploy a disaster recovery environment in a second AWS Region
B. Deploy the application in multiple edge locations in the same Region
C. Deploy additional resources in the same Availability Zone
D. Move the application to an AWS Local Zone in the same Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Using a second AWS Region helps protect against a disaster or extended outage affecting an entire Region. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Multiple edge locations):** Edge locations improve content delivery performance but do not provide a complete cross-Region disaster recovery environment. * **C (Same Availability Zone):** Additional resources in the same Availability Zone remain exposed to failures in that Availability Zone. * **D (AWS Local Zone):** A Local Zone is associated with a parent Region and is not a substitute for a separate Region for Region-wide disaster recovery.Question 15
A global company must store customer records in a geographic area that satisfies local data residency requirements. Which AWS global infrastructure decision is most important?
A. Select an AWS Region that meets the required data sovereignty requirements
B. Select an edge location that is closest to the customers
C. Select an Availability Zone with the lowest network latency
D. Select an AWS Wavelength Zone operated by a telecommunications provider
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Regions are geographic areas, so choosing the appropriate Region helps organizations meet data residency and sovereignty requirements. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Edge location):** Edge locations are primarily used for low-latency content delivery and do not determine the primary location of application data. * **C (Availability Zone):** An Availability Zone is within a Region and does not independently define the broader geographic or legal location. * **D (AWS Wavelength Zone):** Wavelength Zones are designed for ultra-low-latency applications at the edge of 5G networks, not primarily for data sovereignty selection.Question 16
A video streaming company wants users to receive frequently accessed content from locations close to them instead of retrieving the content from an origin server each time. Which AWS global infrastructure component supports this requirement?
A. Edge locations
B. Availability Zones
C. AWS Regions
D. AWS Local Zones
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Edge locations are geographically distributed locations that can deliver cached content and other services closer to end users, reducing latency. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Availability Zones):** Availability Zones are used to deploy highly available applications within a Region. * **C (AWS Regions):** Regions provide geographic areas for deploying AWS resources but are not specifically caching points close to users. * **D (AWS Local Zones):** Local Zones place selected AWS resources closer to users in a metropolitan area; they are not primarily content caching locations.Question 17
A media company has an interactive application used by customers in a large metropolitan area. The application requires compute resources to be located closer to those customers than the parent AWS Region. Which AWS infrastructure option is designed for this use case?
A. AWS Local Zones
B. Edge locations
C. AWS Wavelength Zones
D. Multiple Availability Zones in another Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Local Zones place selected AWS services closer to large population centers, helping applications meet low-latency requirements. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Edge locations):** Edge locations primarily support low-latency delivery of content and services rather than providing general-purpose compute close to a metropolitan area. * **C (AWS Wavelength Zones):** Wavelength Zones are specifically designed for applications that require ultra-low latency through 5G networks. * **D (Another Region):** A Region in another geographic area would generally increase latency for users in the metropolitan area.Question 18
A mobile gaming company wants to run parts of its application within a telecommunications provider’s 5G network to minimize latency for mobile users. Which AWS infrastructure option should the company use?
A. AWS Wavelength Zones
B. AWS Local Zones
C. Edge locations
D. Availability Zones
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Wavelength Zones embed AWS infrastructure within telecommunications providers’ 5G networks for ultra-low-latency mobile applications. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (AWS Local Zones):** Local Zones place AWS infrastructure closer to metropolitan users but are not specifically embedded in 5G telecommunications networks. * **C (Edge locations):** Edge locations support services such as low-latency content delivery. * **D (Availability Zones):** Availability Zones are isolated locations within an AWS Region and are not specifically located inside 5G networks.Question 19
A company wants to protect its application from the failure of a single Availability Zone while keeping the application in one geographic area. Which design meets this requirement?
A. Use multiple Availability Zones in the same AWS Region
B. Use multiple edge locations in the same city
C. Use a single Availability Zone with an AWS Wavelength Zone
D. Use a single AWS Region without distributing resources
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Multiple Availability Zones within one Region provide fault isolation and allow the application to continue operating if one Availability Zone fails. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Multiple edge locations):** Edge locations are designed for proximity and content delivery, not as a replacement for application deployment across Availability Zones. * **C (Single Availability Zone with a Wavelength Zone):** This does not provide the normal multi-Availability-Zone architecture for application high availability. * **D (Single Region without distribution):** Keeping all resources in one location does not protect against a single Availability Zone failure.Question 20
A company is explaining AWS global infrastructure to a new cloud team. Which statement accurately describes the relationship among Regions and Availability Zones?
A. A Region consists of multiple Availability Zones
B. An Availability Zone consists of multiple Regions
C. An edge location contains multiple Regions
D. A Local Zone contains all Availability Zones in a Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** An AWS Region is a geographic area that contains multiple isolated Availability Zones. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** An Availability Zone is a location within a Region, not a collection of Regions. * **C:** Edge locations are distributed points of presence and do not contain multiple Regions. * **D:** A Local Zone is an extension of a parent Region, not a container for all Availability Zones.Question 21
An international company wants to reduce the time required for customers in Asia and Europe to access its application. Which approach is most appropriate for reducing latency for users in different geographic areas?
A. Deploy application resources in AWS Regions closer to the users
B. Deploy all resources in one Availability Zone in North America
C. Use larger compute instances in the existing Region
D. Deploy additional resources in an AWS Wavelength Zone without considering user location
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Using AWS Regions that are geographically closer to end users can reduce network latency. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** A single Availability Zone far from users does not address geographic latency or provide high availability. * **C:** Larger instances can provide more compute capacity but do not shorten the physical network distance to users. * **D:** Wavelength Zones are intended for specific 5G ultra-low-latency use cases and must be selected based on the relevant telecommunications network and user location.Question 22
A company is designing a highly available application in AWS. Which TWO design choices best support high availability within an AWS Region? (Select TWO)
A. Deploy application components across multiple Availability Zones
B. Place all application components in a single Availability Zone
C. Use independent infrastructure locations within the Region
D. Use an edge location as the only application hosting location
E. Store all application components in one AWS Local Zone
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**Correct Answers:** A and C **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Distributing application components across multiple Availability Zones helps the application withstand the failure of one Availability Zone. * **Why C is correct:** Availability Zones are designed as independent infrastructure locations that do not share single points of failure such as power and networking. * **Why B is incorrect:** A single Availability Zone creates a single location dependency. * **Why D is incorrect:** Edge locations are primarily used for proximity and content delivery, not as the sole hosting location for a highly available application. * **Why E is incorrect:** A single Local Zone does not provide the same multi-Availability-Zone design.Question 23
A company is deciding whether to deploy its application in more than one AWS Region. Which TWO business requirements support using multiple Regions? (Select TWO)
A. The company needs disaster recovery for a Region-wide outage
B. The company must reduce latency for users located in different geographic areas
C. The company wants to protect against a failure of one Availability Zone within a Region
D. The company wants to cache content at locations close to users
E. The company needs compute resources inside a 5G telecommunications network
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**Correct Answers:** A and B **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** A second Region can provide disaster recovery if the primary Region experiences a major outage. * **Why B is correct:** Deploying in Regions closer to geographically distributed users can reduce latency. * **Why C is incorrect:** Multiple Availability Zones within one Region are typically used to protect against a single Availability Zone failure. * **Why D is incorrect:** Edge locations are designed for caching and delivering content close to users. * **Why E is incorrect:** AWS Wavelength Zones are designed for applications that need to run within 5G telecommunications networks.Question 24
A research company runs a latency-sensitive application for users in a major city. The company needs selected AWS resources closer to those users but does not need to deploy the entire application in a separate AWS Region. Which option should the company consider?
A. AWS Local Zones
B. Multiple AWS Regions
C. Edge locations only
D. A single Availability Zone in a distant Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Local Zones extend a parent Region by placing selected AWS resources closer to users in a specific geographic location. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (Multiple AWS Regions):** Multiple Regions are generally selected for requirements such as disaster recovery, data sovereignty, or serving users across broad geographic areas. * **C (Edge locations only):** Edge locations are primarily used for low-latency content and service delivery, not necessarily for hosting all required application resources. * **D:** A distant Availability Zone would not provide the desired low latency.Question 25
A company is building an augmented reality application for mobile users. The application must process data with extremely low latency by placing application components close to users on a 5G network. Which option best meets the requirement?
A. AWS Wavelength Zones
B. AWS Local Zones
C. Multiple Availability Zones
D. Edge locations
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** AWS Wavelength Zones are designed for ultra-low-latency applications by placing AWS infrastructure within 5G networks. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B (AWS Local Zones):** Local Zones provide low-latency access to selected AWS services in metropolitan areas but are not specifically integrated into 5G networks. * **C (Multiple Availability Zones):** Multiple Availability Zones improve availability rather than specifically placing resources within a mobile 5G network. * **D (Edge locations):** Edge locations support low-latency delivery and caching but are not the specific infrastructure option for 5G application processing.Question 26
A company has customers in several countries and is selecting AWS infrastructure locations. The company wants to meet legal data residency requirements and improve application responsiveness for customers. Which TWO factors should influence its Region selection? (Select TWO)
A. The geographic location of the customers
B. The data sovereignty and residency requirements
C. The number of objects cached at edge locations
D. Whether an Availability Zone is an edge location
E. Whether the Region is part of a telecommunications provider’s 5G network
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**Correct Answers:** A and B **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Selecting Regions near users can help reduce network latency. * **Why B is correct:** Region selection can help an organization satisfy legal, regulatory, and data residency requirements. * **Why C is incorrect:** Cached objects at edge locations do not determine the appropriate primary Region for application resources. * **Why D is incorrect:** Availability Zones and edge locations are different AWS infrastructure components. * **Why E is incorrect:** Integration with a 5G network describes AWS Wavelength Zones, not a general Region selection requirement.Question 27
An e-commerce application is deployed only in Availability Zone A. A hardware issue causes Availability Zone A to become unavailable. What is the most likely result?
A. The application can become unavailable because all resources depend on one Availability Zone
B. The application automatically moves to every edge location
C. The application automatically moves to another AWS Region
D. The application remains available because all Availability Zones share the same hardware
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Deploying all resources in one Availability Zone creates a dependency on that location. If it fails, the application can become unavailable. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Resources do not automatically move to every edge location. * **C:** Resources do not automatically move to another Region without an appropriate multi-Region architecture and recovery process. * **D:** Availability Zones are designed to use independent infrastructure rather than sharing the same hardware.Question 28
A software company wants to improve download performance for a globally distributed user base by serving static files from locations near users. Which benefit of edge locations is most relevant?
A. Reduced latency through delivery from a location closer to the user
B. Automatic protection from all AWS Region failures
C. Guaranteed deployment of all application compute resources in every country
D. Elimination of the need to select an AWS Region
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**Correct Answer:** A **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Edge locations help reduce latency by delivering content and services from locations closer to end users. * **Why distractors are incorrect:** * **B:** Edge locations do not automatically provide complete protection from all Region failures. * **C:** Edge locations do not guarantee that all application compute resources are deployed in every country. * **D:** Applications still generally use an AWS Region for their primary resources and data.Question 29
Which TWO statements accurately describe AWS global infrastructure? (Select TWO)
A. Availability Zones are isolated locations within an AWS Region
B. Edge locations can help deliver content closer to end users
C. AWS Regions are components contained within Availability Zones
D. AWS Local Zones are telecommunications provider 5G networks
E. AWS Wavelength Zones are used primarily as independent Availability Zones for general high availability
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**Correct Answers:** A and B **Explanation:** * **Why A is correct:** Availability Zones are separate, isolated locations within an AWS Region and are used to support highly available architectures. * **Why B is correct:** Edge locations help bring content and services closer to end users, which can reduce latency. * **Why C is incorrect:** Availability Zones are contained within Regions, not the other way around. * **Why D is incorrect:** AWS Wavelength Zones, not Local Zones, are associated with telecommunications providers’ 5G networks. * **Why E is incorrect:** Wavelength Zones are designed for ultra-low-latency 5G applications, not primarily as general-purpose replacements for Availability Zones.Question 30
A company operates a critical application in one AWS Region and wants protection against both an Availability Zone failure and a complete Region failure. Which architecture best addresses both risks?
A. Deploy across multiple Availability Zones and maintain a recovery environment in a second Region
B. Deploy in one Availability Zone and use multiple edge locations
C. Deploy only in an AWS Local Zone
D. Deploy in multiple edge locations within the same Region