Correct Answer: R-family (e.g., R6g) or X-family (e.g., X2gd)
The R and X families are optimized for memory-intensive workloads like in-memory databases....
Correct Answer
R-family (e.g., R6g) or X-family (e.g., X2gd)
Why This Answer Is Correct
The R and X families are optimized for memory-intensive workloads like in-memory databases.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Amazon EC2 — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03). Understanding Amazon EC2 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.
Your application requires high CPU performance for compute-intensive workloads like video encoding. Which Amazon EC2 instance type is optimized for this?
An application consists of an Auto Scaling group of EC2 instances behind an ALB. During a traffic spike, the instances are reaching 100% CPU, but the Auto Scaling group is not adding more instances quickly enough. Which configuration change would improve responsiveness?
A company wants to run a legacy application that requires a fixed physical server for licensing reasons and must be able to withstand the failure of an entire Availability Zone. Which EC2 feature meets the licensing need?
Which EC2 Hibernate feature is most valuable for an application with a very long initialization phase?
A solutions architect needs to cost-effectively run a batch processing workload that can be interrupted at any time and resumed later. Which purchasing option provides the highest savings?