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A developer is building a serverless web application using AWS Lambda and Amazon DynamoDB. The application needs to perform complex aggregations on data stored in DynamoDB. Which AWS service should the developer use to perform these aggregations efficiently without reading all the data into Lambda?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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A
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AWS Glue
AWS Glue is for batch ETL and not directly triggered by DynamoDB changes for real-time aggregations.
B
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Amazon EMR
Amazon EMR is for big data processing using Hadoop/Spark, unnecessary for the stated requirement for simple aggregations.
C
Best answer
DynamoDB Streams with AWS Lambda
DynamoDB Streams capture changes and can trigger Lambda to update aggregated results in near real-time without scanning the full table.
D
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Amazon Redshift
Redshift is a data warehouse, not suitable for real-time event-driven aggregation on DynamoDB.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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FAQ
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What does this DVA-C02 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: DynamoDB Streams with AWS Lambda — Amazon DynamoDB Streams can be used to trigger a Lambda function that maintains aggregated data in a separate table (materialized view). Alternatively, AWS Glue is designed for ETL and analytics, but it is not event-driven. Amazon EMR is for large-scale big data processing. Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse. The most efficient serverless approach is to use DynamoDB Streams with Lambda to aggregate in real-time.
What should I do if I get this DVA-C02 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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