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3 Amazon Aurora in Practice Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Amazon Aurora in Practice, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

An application must send database changes to an Aurora cluster and continue targeting the active writer after failover. Which endpoint should it use?

  1. A

    The reader endpoint

  2. B

    The cluster (writer) endpoint

  3. C

    A separate endpoint for each storage node

  4. D

    An endpoint that remains tied to the original writer

02
Written response
1 point

An application needs to distribute read-only connections among the available Aurora reader instances. What endpoint should it use?

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

In an Aurora cluster, the instance handles reads and writes, while instances handle read-only work.

04
True or false
1 point

True or false: Because Aurora stores data across multiple Availability Zones, a cluster without reader instances has the same ready compute failover capacity as a cluster with readers.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

05
Choose one
1 point

A team is estimating storage for an Aurora cluster with several reader instances. Which description best reflects how the cluster stores its data?

  1. A

    Each reader has a separate full copy of the database.

  2. B

    Readers store only data that changes after they are created.

  3. C

    The cluster's instances use shared cluster storage.

  4. D

    The writer stores data locally, while readers access it through backups.

06
Written response
1 point

A workload needs additional reader instances. What is the maximum number of Aurora Replicas a cluster can have?

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: Aurora Serverless v2 adjusts a serverless writer's or reader's capacity within a configured range.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Choose all
1 point

A team plans to migrate an application from PostgreSQL to Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible. Which checks should it perform before committing to the migration? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Test the schema and queries against the specific Aurora version.

  2. B

    Assume every extension in the open-source engine is supported identically.

  3. C

    Check whether required extensions are supported.

  4. D

    Skip testing if the application uses a familiar database driver.

  5. E

    Validate application assumptions against the target version.

09
Fill in the blank
1 point

Aurora Global Database replicates data between Regions , making this a different protection layer from in-Region storage replication.

10
Choose one
1 point

A team has selected an Aurora engine version for a deployment in a particular AWS Region. What should it verify before finalizing the plan?

  1. A

    Assume every Aurora version is available in every Region.

  2. B

    Check only the open-source engine's release notes.

  3. C

    Choose a version based solely on its name, since Aurora versions match upstream releases exactly.

  4. D

    Verify the target Aurora version's feature support and availability in the intended Region.

11
Choose all
1 point

A service must plan for a Region-wide disruption and is evaluating Aurora Global Database. Which statements should inform its recovery plan? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A secondary cluster can support disaster recovery.

  2. B

    Cross-Region replication is synchronous, so no recovery-point planning is needed.

  3. C

    The secondary cluster can support low-latency local reads.

  4. D

    Plan and test promotion and application reconnection rather than assuming automatic activation.

12
Open ended
1 point

A production team relies on Aurora's multi-AZ storage and plans to run a cluster with no reader instances. Explain what this design provides and what it does not provide for writer failure. Include how reader placement and application connections affect failover readiness.

13
Choose one
1 point

A team requires MariaDB and does not need Aurora-specific capabilities. Which conclusion best follows when comparing Aurora with standard Amazon RDS?

  1. A

    Choose Aurora because every RDS engine is available in Aurora and it is always faster.

  2. B

    Consider standard RDS because MariaDB is an engine Aurora does not provide.

  3. C

    Choose Aurora because it is only a performance setting for standard RDS engines.

  4. D

    Choose Aurora without benchmarking or comparing total costs.

14
Choose one
1 point

After an Aurora writer fails and the writer endpoint is redirected to a promoted reader, what should the client application be designed to do?

  1. A

    Reconnect and retry appropriately after connection errors.

  2. B

    Keep using the existing session because endpoint redirection preserves every session.

  3. C

    Send all new writes to a reader endpoint until the original writer returns.

  4. D

    Avoid retry logic because failover cannot change the writer.

15
Choose one
1 point

An application needs to send read-only connections to available Aurora reader instances. Which endpoint should it use?

  1. A

    Use the cluster (writer) endpoint because it sends reads to a reader instance.

  2. B

    Use the reader endpoint because it distributes read-only connections among available readers.

  3. C

    Use the cluster (writer) endpoint because it distributes connections among all readers.

  4. D

    Use a separate endpoint for each Availability Zone because Aurora does not provide a reader endpoint.

16
Written response
1 point

Complete this statement using the verb used in the material: The cluster volume ____ as data grows.

17
True or false
1 point

True or false: Aurora reader instances share the cluster's storage and do not each require a separate full copy of the database.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

18
Written response
1 point

An application is built for PostgreSQL and you want to evaluate its compatible Aurora edition. What is the edition called? Enter the edition name.

19
Choose one
1 point

A team plans to migrate an existing PostgreSQL application to Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible. Which preparation best accounts for differences between compatible engines?

  1. A

    Assume that matching SQL compatibility guarantees every feature and behavior will match.

  2. B

    Test only the database drivers, since schema, queries, and extensions are unaffected by engine differences.

  3. C

    Test the schema, queries, required extensions, settings, drivers, and application assumptions against the planned Aurora version.

  4. D

    Migrate first, then check whether the Aurora version and required features are available in the Region.

20
Choose one
1 point

A workload has sharp changes in compute demand. Which Aurora option is designed to adjust serverless instance capacity, while still requiring the team to plan limits and feature requirements?

  1. A

    Use a fixed instance size because Aurora Serverless v2 adjusts only storage capacity.

  2. B

    Evaluate Aurora Serverless v2, while planning its capacity range and feature requirements.

  3. C

    Add reader instances because they automatically change the writer's compute capacity.

  4. D

    Use Aurora Global Database because cross-Region replication adjusts compute capacity to match traffic.