Question 1easymulti select
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A developer accidentally corrupts part of a production Amazon RDS database, and the issue is discovered 45 minutes later. The team needs to restore the database to the state immediately before the change. Which two actions should be part of the recovery plan? Select two.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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A
Best answer
Enable automated backups with a retention period that covers the recovery window.
Point-in-time recovery in RDS depends on automated backups and transaction logs. The retention period must include the time before the corruption occurred, otherwise the desired recovery point will not be available.
B
Best answer
Perform a point-in-time restore to a new database instance.
Point-in-time restore lets you recover to a specific moment before the corruption. Restoring to a new instance avoids overwriting the damaged production database until the restored copy is validated.
C
Distractor review
Convert the database to a single-AZ deployment for faster restores.
Single-AZ does not improve restoration from data corruption. It removes high availability and does not change the mechanics of point-in-time recovery.
D
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Delete the corrupted rows manually and continue without restoring.
Manual cleanup is error-prone and may miss related changes, orphaned rows, or application-level side effects. The requirement is to return to a known-good point in time, which restore achieves more reliably.
E
Distractor review
Use a read replica as the only recovery source for all deletions.
A read replica is meant for read scaling and reporting, not as the primary mechanism for exact point-in-time recovery. It may not provide the precise recovery point needed for this incident.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SAA-C03 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable automated backups with a retention period that covers the recovery window. — For RDS point-in-time recovery, automated backups must be enabled and retained long enough to cover the incident window. The actual recovery action is to perform a point-in-time restore to a new database instance at the moment just before the corruption. This gives the team a consistent copy of the data while preserving the damaged instance for investigation if needed. Changing to single-AZ reduces availability and does not improve recovery from corruption. Manually deleting bad data is not a reliable way to reconstruct a consistent database state. Read replicas support read scaling, but they are not the preferred method for restoring to an exact past point in time.
What should I do if I get this SAA-C03 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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