DEA-C01 Data Ingestion and Transformation Practice Question
A data engineer is designing a data ingestion pipeline for IoT sensor data. The data is generated at a high velocity and must be processed in near real-time. The pipeline must also handle bursty traffic. Which TWO AWS services should be combined to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The DEA-C01 exam often tests the distinction between streaming services (Kinesis Data Streams) and batch/queue services (SQS, S3), so the trap here is assuming SQS can handle real-time streaming or that S3 can serve as a primary ingestion point for high-velocity data.
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 Analytics
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams is designed for real-time, high-velocity data ingestion, providing durable, ordered data streams that can handle bursty traffic by scaling shard capacity. Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics can process these streams in near real-time using SQL or Apache Flink, enabling immediate transformations and analytics without needing to store data first.
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 S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is object storage, not for real-time processing.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
Why this is correct
Can process streaming data in near real-time.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Why it's wrong here
SQS is for message queuing, not real-time streaming.
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AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
Glue is more suited for batch ETL.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why this is correct
Designed for high-velocity streaming data ingestion.
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