AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT –
ASSOCIATE (SAA-C03) — PRACTICE
EXAMINATION NEWEST 2025- 2026 UPDATE
100 QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
Content covered (most tested areas):
EC2 & Auto Scaling • S3 Storage Classes & Security • VPC &
Networking • IAM & Access Control • RDS & DynamoDB • High
Availability & Fault Tolerance • Load Balancing • Serverless
(Lambda, API Gateway) • Monitoring & Logging • Disaster
Recovery • Cost Optimization • Security Best Practices • Hybrid
Connectivity • Route 53 • CloudFront
1. A company needs scalable compute capacity that
automatically adjusts to demand while maintaining high
availability across multiple Availability Zones.
Answer: Auto Scaling group with multiple AZs
Auto Scaling distributes instances across AZs and adjusts capacity
automatically.
2. Which S3 storage class is designed for long-term archival
with retrieval times of several hours at the lowest cost?
Answer: S3 Glacier Deep Archive
Deep Archive offers the lowest storage price with the longest retrieval time.
,3. A solution requires a managed relational database with
automated backups and Multi-AZ failover.
Answer: Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployment
RDS Multi-AZ provides synchronous replication and automatic failover.
4. What service provides temporary credentials for users
without creating IAM users?
Answer: AWS STS (Security Token Service)
STS issues short-lived credentials for secure temporary access.
5. A web application needs global edge caching to reduce
latency for users worldwide.
Answer: Amazon CloudFront
CloudFront caches content at edge locations globally.
6. Which DNS service provides health checks and routing
policies for failover?
Answer: Amazon Route 53
Route 53 supports DNS health checks and routing strategies.
7. To allow private instances to access the internet without
being directly reachable, which component is required?
Answer: NAT Gateway
NAT enables outbound internet access for private subnets.
8. Which AWS service is best suited for running event-driven
serverless code without managing servers?
Answer: AWS Lambda
Lambda executes code in response to events automatically.
, 9. What is the recommended way to grant permissions to an
EC2 instance?
Answer: IAM Role attached to the instance
Roles provide secure credential management without hardcoding keys.
10. Which storage service provides block storage for EC2
instances?
Answer: Amazon EBS
Elastic Block Store delivers persistent block storage.
11. A company needs a NoSQL database with single-digit
millisecond latency at any scale.
Answer: Amazon DynamoDB
DynamoDB is a fully managed key-value and document database.
12. Which load balancer operates at Layer 7
(HTTP/HTTPS)?
Answer: Application Load Balancer
ALB supports content-based routing and HTTP features.
13. What service provides infrastructure as code using
JSON or YAML templates?
Answer: AWS CloudFormation
CloudFormation automates resource provisioning via templates.
14. To securely store secrets such as database
passwords, which service should be used?
Answer: AWS Secrets Manager
Secrets Manager stores and rotates credentials securely.
ASSOCIATE (SAA-C03) — PRACTICE
EXAMINATION NEWEST 2025- 2026 UPDATE
100 QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
Content covered (most tested areas):
EC2 & Auto Scaling • S3 Storage Classes & Security • VPC &
Networking • IAM & Access Control • RDS & DynamoDB • High
Availability & Fault Tolerance • Load Balancing • Serverless
(Lambda, API Gateway) • Monitoring & Logging • Disaster
Recovery • Cost Optimization • Security Best Practices • Hybrid
Connectivity • Route 53 • CloudFront
1. A company needs scalable compute capacity that
automatically adjusts to demand while maintaining high
availability across multiple Availability Zones.
Answer: Auto Scaling group with multiple AZs
Auto Scaling distributes instances across AZs and adjusts capacity
automatically.
2. Which S3 storage class is designed for long-term archival
with retrieval times of several hours at the lowest cost?
Answer: S3 Glacier Deep Archive
Deep Archive offers the lowest storage price with the longest retrieval time.
,3. A solution requires a managed relational database with
automated backups and Multi-AZ failover.
Answer: Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployment
RDS Multi-AZ provides synchronous replication and automatic failover.
4. What service provides temporary credentials for users
without creating IAM users?
Answer: AWS STS (Security Token Service)
STS issues short-lived credentials for secure temporary access.
5. A web application needs global edge caching to reduce
latency for users worldwide.
Answer: Amazon CloudFront
CloudFront caches content at edge locations globally.
6. Which DNS service provides health checks and routing
policies for failover?
Answer: Amazon Route 53
Route 53 supports DNS health checks and routing strategies.
7. To allow private instances to access the internet without
being directly reachable, which component is required?
Answer: NAT Gateway
NAT enables outbound internet access for private subnets.
8. Which AWS service is best suited for running event-driven
serverless code without managing servers?
Answer: AWS Lambda
Lambda executes code in response to events automatically.
, 9. What is the recommended way to grant permissions to an
EC2 instance?
Answer: IAM Role attached to the instance
Roles provide secure credential management without hardcoding keys.
10. Which storage service provides block storage for EC2
instances?
Answer: Amazon EBS
Elastic Block Store delivers persistent block storage.
11. A company needs a NoSQL database with single-digit
millisecond latency at any scale.
Answer: Amazon DynamoDB
DynamoDB is a fully managed key-value and document database.
12. Which load balancer operates at Layer 7
(HTTP/HTTPS)?
Answer: Application Load Balancer
ALB supports content-based routing and HTTP features.
13. What service provides infrastructure as code using
JSON or YAML templates?
Answer: AWS CloudFormation
CloudFormation automates resource provisioning via templates.
14. To securely store secrets such as database
passwords, which service should be used?
Answer: AWS Secrets Manager
Secrets Manager stores and rotates credentials securely.
