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Q1. A developer building a Lambda function in Python wants to reuse an expensive DynamoDB client connection across invocations to reduce latency on warm starts. Where should the client be instantiated?
A. Outside the handler function, at global/module scope
B. Inside the handler function so a new client is created on every invocation
C. Inside a try/except block within the handler
D. In a separate Lambda layer with no code reference
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✓ Answer: A. Outside the handler function, at global/module scope
Code outside the handler runs once per execution environment and persists across warm invocations. Initializing SDK clients at module scope lets subsequent invocations in the same execution environment reuse the client, avoiding the overhead of re-creating it each time.
Q2. A DynamoDB table uses on-demand capacity mode. A sudden spike sends traffic to roughly double the previous peak within a few minutes. What happens?
A. DynamoDB scales automatically to accommodate the new peak without manual provisioning, though a brief throttling window can occur if traffic more than doubles the previous peak in under 30 minutes
B. The table stops accepting writes until a support ticket increases capacity
C. DynamoDB automatically switches the table to provisioned mode to handle the spike
D. Requests are silently dropped and no error is returned to the client
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✓ Answer: A. DynamoDB scales automatically to accommodate the new peak without manual provisioning, though a brief throttling window can occur if traffic more than doubles the previous peak in under 30 minutes
On-demand tables scale to serve up to double the previous traffic peak within 30 minutes; exceeding that rate can cause brief throttling until DynamoDB adapts. It never silently switches billing modes or drops requests without returning a throttling error.
Q3. An application needs to encrypt data client-side before sending it to S3, using a data key that is itself protected by a KMS customer master key, without making a network call to KMS for every encryption operation. Which approach best fits this requirement?
A. Call kms:Encrypt directly on every object before upload
B. Use envelope encryption: generate a data key with kms:GenerateDataKey, use the plaintext key to encrypt data locally, then discard the plaintext key and store only the encrypted key
C. Store the KMS key's private key locally and encrypt with it directly
D. Use kms:GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext and encrypt the data using the encrypted key directly
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✓ Answer: B. Use envelope encryption: generate a data key with kms:GenerateDataKey, use the plaintext key to encrypt data locally, then discard the plaintext key and store only the encrypted key
Envelope encryption is the standard KMS pattern: GenerateDataKey returns a plaintext data key (used locally for fast symmetric encryption without repeated KMS calls) and its KMS-encrypted counterpart (stored alongside the ciphertext for later decryption). Calling kms:Encrypt per object is limited by KMS request size and throughput limits for encrypting the object itself. KMS does not expose private key material for symmetric CMKs, and GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext returns no usable plaintext key for immediate local encryption.
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Who has to sit the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)
Who needs a AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)?
Individuals in a developer role, validating proficiency in developing, testing, deploying, debugging AWS applications.
The real AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02): format
How many questions are in the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)?
The real AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) has 65 questions and lasts 130 minutes. Our mock uses 65 questions in 130 minutes.
What is the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) pass mark?
Real exam pass mark: 720 (scaled score 100-1000). Our mock marks you at 46 out of 65, the threshold we mark against.
What it costs, and what a resit costs
How much does the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02) cost?
Real exam fee: Approx. £120. Resit fee: Full exam fee, approx. £120. Rebooking after a fail: 14 calendar days.
How hard is it
How hard is the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)?
Difficulty: Moderately difficult; harder than Cloud Practitioner, easier than Professional.
Why people fail it
Why do people fail the AWS Developer Associate (DVA-C02)?
Deep knowledge gaps in DynamoDB (partition keys, GSI/LSI, capacity modes).
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