DEA-C01 Data Ingestion and Transformation Practice Question
A data engineer is designing a streaming pipeline using Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. The data must be transformed in real-time and then stored in Amazon S3 for long-term retention. Which THREE services can be used together to achieve this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
Options A, B, and E are correct: Kinesis Data Streams ingests data, Kinesis Data Analytics performs real-time transformations, and Kinesis Data Firehose delivers the transformed data to S3. Option C (AWS Glue) is a batch ETL service, not suitable for real-time streaming. Option D (Amazon Athena) is a query service, not for data ingestion or transformation in a streaming pipeline.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
Why this is correct
Performs real-time transformations.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
Why this is correct
Delivers transformed data to S3.
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AWS Glue
Why it's wrong here
Batch ETL, not real-time streaming.
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Amazon Athena
Why it's wrong here
Query service, not streaming.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why this is correct
Ingests streaming data.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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