- A
Application Load Balancer with cross-region load balancing
Why wrong: ALB is regional and cannot load balance across regions.
- B
Amazon CloudFront
Why wrong: CloudFront is for caching content at edge locations, not for routing users to specific regional endpoints.
- C
AWS Global Accelerator
Why wrong: Global Accelerator uses Anycast to route traffic to the nearest edge location, but it does not route to the nearest region based on latency; it still goes to a single endpoint.
- D
Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing
Latency-based routing directs traffic to the region that provides the lowest latency for the user.
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SOA-C02 Networking and Content Delivery Practice Question
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 provide low-latency access to a web application for users in North America and Europe. The application runs on EC2 instances in us-east-1 and eu-west-1. Which AWS service should be used to route users to the nearest region?
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
✓
Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing
Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing directs user traffic to the AWS region that provides the lowest latency for the end user. By configuring latency records for the EC2 instances in us-east-1 and eu-west-1, Route 53 responds to DNS queries with the IP address of the region that offers the best network performance, effectively routing users to the nearest region.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Application Load Balancer with cross-region load balancing
Why it's wrong here
ALB is regional and cannot load balance across regions.
- ✗
Amazon CloudFront
Why it's wrong here
CloudFront is for caching content at edge locations, not for routing users to specific regional endpoints.
- ✗
AWS Global Accelerator
Why it's wrong here
Global Accelerator uses Anycast to route traffic to the nearest edge location, but it does not route to the nearest region based on latency; it still goes to a single endpoint.
- ✓
Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing
Why this is correct
Latency-based routing directs traffic to the region that provides the lowest latency for the user.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse Global Accelerator's Anycast-based routing with DNS-based latency routing, but Global Accelerator optimizes the network path from the edge to the origin, not the user's initial routing to the nearest region, which is a DNS-level decision.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Route 53 latency-based routing works by collecting latency measurements between AWS regions and the user's DNS resolver, then responding with the record that has the lowest measured latency. This routing is performed at the DNS query level, meaning it can introduce a slight delay due to DNS caching and TTL values, but it is highly effective for directing users to the closest application endpoint without requiring any client-side configuration. In practice, this approach is ideal for global web applications where users need to reach the nearest regional endpoint for reduced latency and improved performance.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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What does this SOA-C02 question test?
Networking and Content Delivery — This question tests Networking and Content Delivery — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing — Amazon Route 53 with latency-based routing directs user traffic to the AWS region that provides the lowest latency for the end user. By configuring latency records for the EC2 instances in us-east-1 and eu-west-1, Route 53 responds to DNS queries with the IP address of the region that offers the best network performance, effectively routing users to the nearest region.
What should I do if I get this SOA-C02 question wrong?
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What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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