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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 SysOps administrator needs to route traffic to multiple AWS regions for a global application with low latency. Which AWS service should be used?

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 Route 53 with latency routing policy

Amazon Route 53 with a latency routing policy directs traffic to the AWS region that provides the lowest latency for each user, based on measurements of network round-trip time. This is the correct choice for routing traffic to multiple regions to minimize latency for a global application.

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.

  • ✗

    Amazon CloudFront

    Why it's wrong here

    CloudFront is a CDN, not designed for dynamic regional routing.

  • ✓

    Amazon Route 53 with latency routing policy

    Why this is correct

    Route 53 latency routing directs users to the region with the best performance.

    Related concept

    Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

  • ✗

    Application Load Balancer

    Why it's wrong here

    ALB is regional and does not route across regions.

  • ✗

    AWS Global Accelerator

    Why it's wrong here

    Global Accelerator improves latency for TCP/UDP but is not a DNS routing service.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates often confuse AWS Global Accelerator with latency-based routing, but Global Accelerator optimizes traffic over the AWS backbone from the edge, not by selecting the lowest-latency region based on DNS queries.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Route 53 latency routing works by maintaining a database of latency measurements between AWS regions and the user's DNS resolver. When a query arrives, Route 53 returns the IP address of the resource in the region with the lowest measured latency. This routing policy is based on the assumption that latency to the DNS resolver correlates with latency to the end user, which is generally accurate but can be affected by resolver proximity and network conditions.

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 healthcare organisation deploys an application with a public-facing web tier and a private database tier. The database subnet has no public IP and only accepts connections from the web tier's security group. Questions like this test whether you can design cloud network isolation using VNets/VPCs, subnets, and security group rules.

What to study next

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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 routing policy — Amazon Route 53 with a latency routing policy directs traffic to the AWS region that provides the lowest latency for each user, based on measurements of network round-trip time. This is the correct choice for routing traffic to multiple regions to minimize latency for a global application.

What should I do if I get this SOA-C02 question wrong?

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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