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This page has 20 Select Two (Multi-Select) Questions scenario questions for the DBS-C01 exam, each with detailed explanations and wrong-answer analysis.

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Read the full scenario before looking at the answer options. Identify the constraint or requirement in the scenario, then eliminate options that are generally true but wrong for this specific case. Scenario questions reward careful reading over pattern matching.

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How to approach select two (multi-select) questions

Multi-select questions tell you to 'Choose TWO' or 'Choose THREE'. Getting partial credit is not a thing — you must select all correct answers with no incorrect ones. The stem always states how many to choose, so trust it. These questions require precision, not best-guess elimination.

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Select Two (Multi-Select) Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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A company is using Amazon DynamoDB with on-demand capacity mode. The application experiences occasional throttling during traffic spikes. The database administrator wants to implement a solution to reduce throttling. Which THREE actions should the administrator take? (Choose THREE.)

Which TWO AWS services can be used together to migrate an on-premises MySQL database to Amazon Aurora MySQL with minimal downtime? (Select TWO.)

Which TWO of the following are advantages of using Amazon Aurora over standard RDS for MySQL?

Which THREE design patterns are commonly used to optimize DynamoDB performance for write-heavy workloads?

A company is migrating a 500 GB PostgreSQL database from on-premises to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL. They need to minimize downtime and ensure that all data changes made during migration are synchronized. Which three components are required for this migration? (Choose THREE.)

A company is running a production Amazon RDS for MySQL Multi-AZ DB instance. The database administrator needs to perform a minor version upgrade with minimal downtime. Which TWO actions should be taken? (Choose TWO.)

Which TWO of the following are benefits of using Amazon RDS Proxy? (Choose TWO.)

A company's Amazon Aurora MySQL DB cluster is experiencing a failover event. Which THREE metrics in CloudWatch should be examined to understand the cause of the failover?

A company is building a real-time leaderboard for an online game using Amazon DynamoDB. The leaderboard must update scores within seconds and support queries for top 100 players. Which TWO design patterns should be used? (Choose TWO.)

A company is using Amazon RDS for MySQL and has enabled Enhanced Monitoring. The database administrator wants to identify the top contributors to disk I/O. Which THREE metrics from Enhanced Monitoring should they examine?

A company is migrating an on-premises PostgreSQL database to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL. They need to minimize downtime and ensure data consistency. Which TWO methods can be used together to achieve this?

Which THREE factors should be considered when choosing between a homogeneous migration and a heterogeneous migration to Amazon RDS? (Select THREE.)

Which TWO of the following are recommended best practices for designing a relational database on Amazon RDS? (Select TWO.)

A company uses Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL with Multi-AZ. The primary instance fails and a failover occurs. After failover, the application reports elevated write latency. Which TWO are possible causes?

Which TWO database services are most suitable for workloads that require ACID transactions?

A company is experiencing slow query performance on an Amazon RDS for MySQL database. The DBA wants to identify the most time-consuming queries. Which TWO actions should the DBA take? (Choose two.)

Which TWO factors should you consider when choosing between Amazon RDS and Amazon DynamoDB for a new application?

A company is planning to migrate a 1 TB MySQL database from on-premises to Amazon RDS for MySQL. The migration must have minimal downtime and support ongoing replication. Which THREE steps should the company include in the migration plan? (Choose THREE.)