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Scenario guide

How to approach drag and drop matching questions

Matching questions give you two columns — concepts, commands, or protocols on the left, and their definitions or use-cases on the right. You drag each left item to its correct match. These appear on most certification exams and punish superficial memorisation.

Quick answer

Drag and Drop Matching Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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Practice set

Practice scenarios

Question 1mediummatching
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Match each AWS compute service to its use case.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Serverless compute for event-driven applications

Run Docker containers without managing servers

Managed Kubernetes for container orchestration

Serverless compute for containers

Virtual servers for full control over the environment

Question 2mediummatching
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Match each AWS service to its primary use case.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Centrally manage multiple AWS accounts

Connect VPCs and on-premises networks

Dedicated private network connection to AWS

Secure connection over the internet to AWS

Privately access services across VPCs

Question 3mediummatching
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Match each AWS migration service to its function.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Track migration progress across multiple tools

Automate migration of on-premises servers to AWS

Migrate databases to AWS with minimal downtime

Rehost applications from physical or virtual servers

Simplify, automate, and accelerate moving data to AWS

Question 4mediummatching
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Match each AWS security service to its purpose.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Protect web applications from common exploits

Enhanced DDoS protection for critical workloads

Create and manage encryption keys

Rotate and manage secrets securely

Manage user identities and permissions

Question 5mediummatching
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Match each AWS monitoring and logging service to its capability.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Collect metrics, logs, and set alarms

Record API activity for auditing

Assess, audit, and evaluate resource configurations

Trace and analyze distributed application requests

Automated security assessment of workloads

Question 6mediummatching
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Match each AWS cost management tool to its use.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Visualize and explore cost and usage data

Set custom cost and usage budgets with alerts

Recommendations for cost optimization, performance, security

Flexible pricing model for compute savings

Recommend optimal compute resources based on usage

Question 7mediummatching
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Match each AWS database service to its characteristic.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

MySQL/PostgreSQL-compatible with high availability

Fully managed NoSQL key-value and document database

Petabyte-scale data warehouse for analytics

In-memory caching with Redis or Memcached

Managed relational database for multiple engines

Question 8mediummatching
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Match each storage class to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Frequently accessed data, low latency, high throughput

Auto-cost optimization for unknown access patterns

Lowest cost for long-term archival, retrieval in 12 hours

Infrequent access, stored in a single AZ

Archival data with retrieval minutes to hours

Question 9mediummatching
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Match each AWS networking concept to its definition.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Connect two VPCs using private IP addresses

Allow private instances to access the internet

Enable communication between VPC and the internet

Stateless firewall for controlling traffic at subnet level

Stateful firewall for controlling traffic at instance level

Question 10mediummatching
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Match each AWS disaster recovery strategy to its description.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Lowest cost, RPO in hours, RTO in hours to days

Core services run in standby, ready to scale

Scaled-down production environment, ready to scale up

Both sites serve traffic, failover is immediate

One site active, other on standby

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