AWS Certified Solutions Architect Practice Tests

ABOUT THE AUTHOR BRETT MCLAUGHLIN works in cloud computing, focusing on scalable cloud platforms, and staging and distributing petabyte-scale data stores. His experience leading projects on contracts with NASA and Amazon Web Services has given him unique vision and expertise in the practical concerns of cloud-based architectures and large data sets. He remains an informed leader with the ability to program and fix problems with his own hands, while still staying focused on defining and executing large visions within extraordinary organizations and with teams of all sizes.

• Introduction xvChapter 1 Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures 1Review Questions 2Chapter 2 Domain 2: Define Performant Architectures 53Review Questions 54Chapter 3 Domain 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures 93Review Questions 94Chapter 4 Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures 135Review Questions 136Chapter 5 Domain 5: Define Operationally Excellent Architectures 153Review Questions 154Chapter 6 Practice Test 165Appendix Answers to Review Questions 181Domain 1: Design Resilient Architectures 182Domain 2: Define Performant Architectures 206Domain 3: Specify Secure Applications and Architectures 223Domain 4: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures 240Domain 5: Define Operationally Excellent Architectures 247Practice Test 252Index 259