SAP-C02 Practice Question: Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization
A company is migrating a web application to AWS and wants to use a content delivery network (CDN) to improve performance. Which TWO AWS services can be used together to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)
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 CloudFront
(Amazon CloudFront) is a content delivery network (CDN) that distributes content globally. Option E (Application Load Balancer) can be used as an origin for CloudFront to distribute traffic across multiple EC2 instances or containers. Option B (Amazon Route 53) is a DNS service, not a CDN. Option C (Amazon S3) is an object storage service that can serve as an origin for CloudFront but is not a CDN itself. Option D (AWS WAF) is a web application firewall, not a CDN.
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 CloudFront
Why this is correct
CloudFront is a CDN service.
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Amazon Route 53
Why it's wrong here
Route 53 is a DNS service.
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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 can be an origin but is not a CDN.
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AWS WAF
Why it's wrong here
WAF is a web application firewall.
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Application Load Balancer
Why this is correct
ALB can serve as an origin for CloudFront.
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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