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SGrade/AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Design Resilient Architectures — Fundamentals

AWS SAA-C03 · Design Resilient Architectures Domain · 30% of exam

AWS SAA-C03
Design Resilient Architectures — Fundamentals
Practice Questions

40 scenario-based questions on Design Resilient Architectures — Fundamentals, written to match the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate exam. Full architectural explanations with every answer. Track your readiness score as you go.

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Readiness score

82%

avg. after completing this set

Questions40
DifficultyMixed
Exam weight30%
UpdatedJan 2026
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40 QuestionsScenario-based format
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DifficultyMixed
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Exam weight30% of SAA-C03
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Readiness scoreUpdates after every answer
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Spaced repetitionAuto-scheduled weak topics
82%
pass rate

82% of SGrade users who completed this Design Resilient Architectures — Fundamentals set passed their SAA-C03. The global average SAA-C03 pass rate is ~71%. Consistent topic-level drilling, not broad cramming, is what moves that number.

Sample questions

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Question 1Foundation

A DevOps engineer needs to create an alarm that triggers when an EC2 instance's CPU utilization exceeds 80% for 5 consecutive minutes. Which AWS service provides this capability?

AAWS CloudTrail
BAmazon CloudWatch
CAWS Config
DAmazon Inspector

Examiner's Design Intent

Tests fundamental knowledge of AWS monitoring service differentiation and ability to select appropriate services for operational excellence requirements

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Question 2Foundation

A startup is deploying their first web application on AWS and needs to understand load balancing options. Which type of Elastic Load Balancer operates at Layer 7 of the OSI model and can route traffic based on HTTP headers, methods, and path patterns?

ANetwork Load Balancer (NLB)
BApplication Load Balancer (ALB)
CClassic Load Balancer (CLB)
DGateway Load Balancer (GWLB)

Examiner's Design Intent

Tests fundamental understanding of load balancer types and OSI layer operations - critical for architecting resilient web applications that require intelligent routing

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Question 3Foundation

A retail company is setting up their VPC and needs to understand subnet types. They want to host their web servers so they can receive traffic directly from the internet. What configuration is required for this subnet?

AA private subnet with a NAT Gateway
BA public subnet with a route to an Internet Gateway and instances with public IP addresses
CA private subnet with an egress-only Internet Gateway
DAny subnet type as long as Security Groups allow inbound HTTP traffic

Examiner's Design Intent

Tests foundational VPC networking knowledge essential for multi-tier application design - specifically understanding traffic direction requirements for internet-facing services

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