You want to improve the read performance of your RDS database for a globally distributed web application. Which feature should you use?

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Correct Answer: Read Replicas

Read Replicas allow you to offload read traffic from your primary database instance....

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You want to improve the read performance of your RDS database for a globally distributed web application. Which feature should you use?

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Correct Answer

Read Replicas

Why This Answer Is Correct

Read Replicas allow you to offload read traffic from your primary database instance.

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This question evaluates your knowledge of Amazon RDS — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02). Understanding Amazon RDS is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.

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