SAP-C02 Design for New Solutions Practice Question
A company is designing a new application that will process images uploaded by users. The application must automatically resize images and store them in Amazon S3. The solution should be serverless and event-driven. Which THREE AWS services should be used together? (Choose three.)
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 S3
Options A, B, and E are correct. Amazon S3 can trigger a Lambda function on object uploads. Lambda can process the image and store the result back in S3. Option C is wrong because EC2 is not serverless. Option D is wrong because SQS is not needed for this event-driven flow.
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 this is correct
S3 stores the uploaded and processed images.
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AWS Lambda
Why this is correct
Lambda can resize images when triggered by S3 events.
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Amazon EC2
Why it's wrong here
EC2 is not serverless; it would require management.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Why it's wrong here
SQS is not necessary for this simple event-driven flow.
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Amazon S3 Event Notification
Why this is correct
S3 event notifications trigger Lambda on object creation.
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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