Question 364 of 1,711
DEA-C01 Data Store Management Practice Question
A company needs to store streaming data from IoT devices with a retention period of 7 days for real-time analysis. Which AWS service is most suitable?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse Kinesis Data Firehose with Kinesis Data Streams, assuming Firehose can retain data for a period, but Firehose is a delivery service with no retention—data is immediately delivered to a destination, whereas Data Streams provides a durable buffer with configurable retention for real-time consumption.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is the most suitable service because it is designed for real-time ingestion and processing of streaming data, such as IoT device telemetry, with a default retention period of 24 hours, extendable up to 365 days. The requirement for a 7-day retention period for real-time analysis aligns perfectly with Kinesis Data Streams' ability to retain data for exactly that duration, allowing consumers to process records in near real-time using the Kinesis Client Library (KCL) or AWS Lambda.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Amazon DynamoDB
Why it's wrong here
DynamoDB is a database, not a streaming service.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Why it's wrong here
Firehose loads data to destinations, not for short-term storage.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why this is correct
Kinesis Data Streams supports real-time data ingestion with adjustable retention.
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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is not designed for real-time streaming data ingestion.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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Last reviewed: Jun 24, 2026
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