This SOA-C02 practice question tests your understanding of networking and content delivery. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company wants to distribute content with low latency to users globally. The content is static and stored in an S3 bucket. Which AWS service should be used?
Application Load Balancer
Why wrong: Incorrect because load balancers do not cache content.
AWS Global Accelerator
Why wrong: Incorrect because it's for non-cached traffic and TCP/UDP.
Amazon CloudFront
Correct because CloudFront caches static content at edge locations.
S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why wrong: Incorrect because it speeds up uploads to S3, not downloads.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Amazon CloudFront
Option A is correct because Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) that caches content at edge locations for low latency. Option B is wrong because S3 Transfer Acceleration is for fast uploads. Option C is wrong because Global Accelerator is for dynamic content and TCP/UDP traffic. Option D is wrong because an ALB is for load balancing, not caching.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Application Load Balancer
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because load balancers do not cache content.
AWS Global Accelerator
Amazon CloudFront
Why this is correct
Correct because CloudFront caches static content at edge locations.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
S3 Transfer Acceleration
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because it speeds up uploads to S3, not downloads.
Common exam traps
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.
Detailed technical explanation
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.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.
What to study next
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Networking and Content Delivery — This question tests Networking and Content Delivery — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Amazon CloudFront — Option A is correct because Amazon CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN) that caches content at edge locations for low latency. Option B is wrong because S3 Transfer Acceleration is for fast uploads. Option C is wrong because Global Accelerator is for dynamic content and TCP/UDP traffic. Option D is wrong because an ALB is for load balancing, not caching.
Identify which SOA-C02 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Last reviewed: Jun 20, 2026
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