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AWS SAP-C02 Exam Practice Questions

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Question 1

A company needs to architect a hybrid DNS solution. This solution will use an Amazon Route 53 private hosted zone for the domain cloud.example.com for the resources stored within VPCs. The company has the following DNS resolution requirements: On-premises systems should be able to resolve and connect to cloud.example.com. All VPCs should be able to resolve cloud.example.com. There is already an AWS Direct Connect connection between the on-premises corporate network and AWS Transit Gateway. Which architecture should the company use to meet these requirements with the HIGHEST performance?

  1. Associate the private hosted zone to all the VPCs. Create a Route 53 inbound resolver in the shared services VPC. Attach all VPCs to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the inbound resolver.
  2. Associate the private hosted zone to all the VPCs. Deploy an Amazon EC2 conditional forwarder in the shared services VPC. Attach all VPCs to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the conditional forwarder.
  3. Associate the private hosted zone to the shared services VPC. Create a Route 53 outbound resolver in the shared services VPC. Attach all VPCs to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the outbound resolver.
  4. Associate the private hosted zone to the shared services VPC. Create a Route 53 inbound resolver in the shared services VPC. Attach the shared services VPC to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the inbound resolver.
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Correct answer: A. Associate the private hosted zone to all the VPCs. Create a Route 53 inbound resolver in the shared services VPC. Attach all VPCs to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the inbound resolver.

Create a Route 53 inbound resolver in the shared services VPC. Attach all VPCs to the transit gateway and create forwarding rules in the on-premises DNS server for cloud.example.com that point to the inbound resolver. Option A correctly addresses all requirements with highest performance: it associates the private hosted zone to ALL VPCs (enabling all VPCs to resolve cloud.example.com), creates a Route 53 inbound resolver in the shared services VPC (enabling on-premises systems to resolve via the existing Direct Connect), and uses the transit gateway for connectivity. The inbound resolver specifically handles DNS queries coming from on- premises over the Direct Connect connection. Option D fails because it only associates the private hosted zone to the shared services VPC, preventing other VPCs from directly resolving the domain.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B. EC2 conditional forwarders are not managed AWS services and require manual maintenance, reducing performance and reliability compared to Route 53 resolvers.
  • C. Outbound resolvers are for resolving external/on-premises domains from AWS, not for receiving queries from on-premises systems.
  • D. Associating the private hosted zone only to the shared services VPC prevents other VPCs from resolving cloud.example.com directly.

Question 2

A company is providing weather data over a REST-based API to several customers. The API is hosted by Amazon API Gateway and is integrated with different AWS Lambda functions for each API operation. The company uses Amazon Route 53 for DNS and has created a resource record of weather.example.com. The company stores data for the API in Amazon DynamoDB tables. The company needs a solution that will give the API the ability to fail over to a different AWS Region. Which solution will meet these requirements?

  1. Deploy a new set of Lambda functions in a new Region. Update the API Gateway API to use an edge-optimized API endpoint with Lambda functions from both Regions as targets. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables.
  2. Deploy a new API Gateway API and Lambda functions in another Region. Change the Route 53 DNS record to a multivalue answer. Add both API Gateway APIs to the answer. Enable target health monitoring. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables.
  3. Deploy a new API Gateway API and Lambda functions in another Region. Change the Route 53 DNS record to a failover record. Enable target health monitoring. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables.
  4. Deploy a new API Gateway API in a new Region. Change the Lambda functions to global functions. Change the Route 53 DNS record to a multivalue answer. Add both API Gateway APIs to the answer. Enable target health monitoring. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables.
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Correct answer: C. Deploy a new API Gateway API and Lambda functions in another Region. Change the Route 53 DNS record to a failover record. Enable target health monitoring. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables.

in another Region. Change the Route 53 DNS record to a failover record. Enable target health monitoring. Convert the DynamoDB tables to global tables. Option C correctly implements a failover solution by deploying a new API Gateway and Lambda functions in another Region, converting DynamoDB tables to global tables for data replication, and using a Route 53 failover routing policy with health monitoring. The failover policy automatically routes traffic to the secondary Region when the primary Region's health check fails, providing the desired failover capability with minimal RTO. Global DynamoDB tables enable data consistency across regions.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Edge-optimized endpoints with multiple region targets do not provide automatic failover; they perform routing based on geography, not health. This requires manual intervention during outages.
  • B. Multivalue answer routing returns multiple healthy records but does not provide automatic failover; clients must retry independently. It's not designed for active-passive failover scenarios.
  • D. Lambda functions cannot be made global; they must be deployed in specific regions. The approach is otherwise similar to B, which lacks true automatic failover semantics.

Question 3

A company uses AWS Organizations with a single OU named Production to manage multiple accounts. All accounts are members of the Production OU. Administrators use deny list SCPs in the root of the organization to manage access to restricted services. The company recently acquired a new business unit and invited the new unit’s existing AWS account to the organization. Once onboarded, the administrators of the new business unit discovered that they are not able to update existing AWS Config rules to meet the company’s policies. Which option will allow administrators to make changes and continue to enforce the current policies without introducing additional long-term maintenance?

  1. Remove the organization’s root SCPs that limit access to AWS Config. Create AWS Service Catalog products for the company’s standard AWS Config rules and deploy them throughout the organization, including the new account.
  2. Create a temporary OU named Onboarding for the new account. Apply an SCP to the Onboarding OU to allow AWS Config actions. Move the new account to the Production OU when adjustments to AWS Config are complete.
  3. Convert the organization’s root SCPs from deny list SCPs to allow list SCPs to allow the required services only. Temporarily apply an SCP to the organization’s root that allows AWS Config actions for principals only in the new account.
  4. Create a temporary OU named Onboarding for the new account. Apply an SCP to the Onboarding OU to allow AWS Config actions. Move the organization’s root SCP to the Production OU. Move the new account to the Production OU when adjustments to AWS Config are complete.
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Correct answer: B. Create a temporary OU named Onboarding for the new account. Apply an SCP to the Onboarding OU to allow AWS Config actions. Move the new account to the Production OU when adjustments to AWS Config are complete.

new account. Apply an SCP to the Onboarding OU to allow AWS Config actions. Move the new account to the Production OU when adjustments to AWS Config are complete. Option B solves the problem with minimal long-term maintenance by creating a temporary Onboarding OU with an SCP that allows AWS Config actions, letting the new account make necessary updates. Once adjustments are complete, moving the account to the Production OU restores the deny list SCPs. This approach avoids modifying the organization-wide policies that enforce current compliance standards, and the temporary OU is easily managed and cleaned up. It provides the necessary exceptions during onboarding without permanent policy changes.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Removing root SCPs that limit access to AWS Config would weaken security controls across the entire organization and create ongoing maintenance burden.
  • C. Converting from deny list to allow list SCPs would require comprehensive enumeration of all allowed services and creates significant ongoing maintenance complexity across the organization.
  • D. Moving the root SCP to the Production OU removes it from the Onboarding OU, defeating the purpose of the exception and forcing the new account into unrestricted access during onboarding.

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What makes the SAP-C02 hard

The SAP-C02 is AWS’s hardest architecture exam. It does not test what you use day to day: it tests your ability to architect across more than a dozen service categories at once (compute, storage, networking, databases, security, migration, analytics and application integration) inside the same question. Years of AWS experience is not a guarantee of a pass; what matters is whether you have seen how the exam structures its scenarios.

AWS is updating this exam: registration for SAP-C03 opens 27 October 2026, and the last day to take SAP-C02 is 17 November 2026. This pack has 529 practice questions for the SAP-C02, so the scenario format is familiar well before test day.

About the exam

The SAP-C02 is AWS’s most advanced architecture certification. It validates the ability to design complex, optimised and scalable solutions across the full AWS service catalogue, covering organisational complexity, multi-account environments, migration and modernisation, and continuous improvement of existing architectures. AWS recommends two or more years of hands-on experience; most candidates hold the Solutions Architect Associate first.

Exam domains

  • Design solutions for organizational complexity: 26%
  • Design for new solutions: 29%
  • Continuous improvement for existing solutions: 25%
  • Accelerate workload migration and modernization: 20%

75 questions, 180 minutes, pass mark 750 out of 1000, US$300 per attempt, Pearson VUE test centres or online proctored, valid for three years.

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