SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a web application to AWS and wants to modernize it by using a microservices architecture. Which TWO AWS services should the company use to implement service discovery and API gateway functionality?
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 API Gateway
(Amazon API Gateway) provides API gateway functionality for managing, securing, and publishing APIs. Option E (AWS Cloud Map) provides service discovery for microservices. Option A (Route 53) is a DNS service, not specialized for service discovery or API gateway. Option B (App Mesh) provides a service mesh for observability and traffic control, not API gateway. Option D (ELB) handles load balancing, not service discovery or API gateway.
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 Route 53
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 is DNS, not a service discovery tool for dynamic microservices.
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AWS App Mesh
Why it's wrong here
App Mesh provides service mesh capabilities, not API gateway.
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Amazon API Gateway
Why this is correct
API Gateway provides API management and gateway functionality.
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Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)
Why it's wrong here
ELB is for load distribution, not service discovery.
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AWS Cloud Map
Why this is correct
Cloud Map provides service discovery for microservices.
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