PDE Ingesting and Processing the Data Practice Question
A data engineer needs to schedule a recurring transfer of data from a partner's Amazon S3 bucket to a Cloud Storage bucket for further processing. Which THREE components or configurations are necessary? (Choose 3)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Specification of the source S3 bucket and destination GCS bucket
Scheduling, source and destination locations, and authentication/authorization are essential for a Storage Transfer Service job.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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A VPC network configuration
Why it's wrong here
No VPC configuration needed for S3 to GCS transfer.
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Specification of the source S3 bucket and destination GCS bucket
Why this is correct
Source and destination are required.
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A scheduled transfer job in Storage Transfer Service
Why this is correct
Scheduling is required for recurring transfers.
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A Pub/Sub topic to notify completion
Why it's wrong here
Notifications are optional, not necessary.
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Authentication credentials for AWS (e.g., access key and secret)
Why this is correct
AWS credentials are needed to access S3.
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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