AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty ANS-C01 Practice Test 3
Question 20
An AWS network architect encounters this situation: An EKS application connects to a private database through Transit Gateway but replies take a different uninspected route. Which change BEST meets the documented requirement?
- Add peer CIDR routes to both VPC route tables and review SG and NACL permissions
- Associate the S3 gateway endpoint with the required VPC route tables and policies
- Create an approved PrivateLink endpoint service with suitable NLB and interface endpoint
- Make forward and return Transit Gateway and VPC routes symmetric around stateful inspection
Explanation
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D:Make forward and return Transit Gateway and VPC routes symmetric around stateful inspection. The stated configuration and business requirement call for this change because stateful appliances depend on observing both directions of the same flow. Leaving the existing gap unresolved could mean that asymmetric transit paths can cause an appliance to drop valid return packets. Confirm the improvement by showing that bidirectional trace shows the same inspection path for allowed database connections.
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A:Add peer CIDR routes to both VPC route tables and review SG and NACL permissions would address a different scenario, such as when a VPC peering connection shows Active but EC2 hosts in the peer cannot exchange permitted packets. The present issue requires make forward and return Transit Gateway and VPC routes symmetric around stateful inspection because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
B:Associate the S3 gateway endpoint with the required VPC route tables and policies would address a different scenario, such as when a company set up a gateway endpoint for S3 but forgot to associate it with the subnet's route table. The present issue requires make forward and return Transit Gateway and VPC routes symmetric around stateful inspection because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
C:Create an approved PrivateLink endpoint service with suitable NLB and interface endpoint would address a different scenario, such as when two overlapping-address networks want a private single-service connection without NAT routing between all hosts. The present issue requires make forward and return Transit Gateway and VPC routes symmetric around stateful inspection because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
Question 21
For this networking situation, A Direct Connect path carries small pings but large data transfers repeatedly stall after a network change, the team applies "Check MTU and path-MTU discovery across Direct Connect, VPC and overlay hops". Which validation is strongest?
- Controlled payload-size tests identify a stable maximum that supports full transfers
- A before-and-after client trace shows lower edge-to-origin or internet path latency
- The captured test packet includes expected headers and verifies the suspected issue
- A packet-path comparison locates the failing branch's distinct policy or translation step
Explanation
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A:Controlled payload-size tests identify a stable maximum that supports full transfers. This directly tests whether the selected change, check MTU and path-MTU discovery across Direct Connect, VPC and overlay hops, achieved the intended network outcome. The key mechanism is that packet-size mismatches can create black holes when required ICMP feedback is filtered. The incident or compliance risk being reduced was that application retries will not consistently fix incompatible jumbo-frame or tunnel settings.
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B:A before-and-after client trace shows lower edge-to-origin or internet path latency might confirm another remediation, for instance when an API response is slow only for overseas users despite healthy compute and regional ALB metrics. This question instead requires demonstrating that controlled payload-size tests identify a stable maximum that supports full transfers. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
C:The captured test packet includes expected headers and verifies the suspected issue might confirm another remediation, for instance when an investigation requires knowing whether an EC2 guest received a malformed packet that flow records cannot describe. This question instead requires demonstrating that controlled payload-size tests identify a stable maximum that supports full transfers. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
D:A packet-path comparison locates the failing branch's distinct policy or translation step might confirm another remediation, for instance when a SaaS service works from one branch but fails from another while both share central AWS Transit Gateway connectivity. This question instead requires demonstrating that controlled payload-size tests identify a stable maximum that supports full transfers. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
Question 22
Following remediation of "A company has a 1 Gbps Direct Connect and sees packet drops only when sending oversized frames across a VPN overlay", what evidence MOST directly establishes that it works?
- A documented diverse-link failure test keeps the hybrid application reachable
- Trace tests show the largest permitted packet traverses the overlay without blackholing
- Approved on-premises prefixes reach connected VPC routes without public internet hops
- Public service connectivity follows the expected AWS public route advertisements
Explanation
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B:Trace tests show the largest permitted packet traverses the overlay without blackholing. This directly tests whether the selected change, plan consistent end-to-end MTU and MSS handling across tunnel encapsulation, achieved the intended network outcome. The key mechanism is that encapsulation headers reduce usable payload MTU even when underlying links support jumbo frames. The incident or compliance risk being reduced was that enabling jumbo frames only on an EC2 instance does not resolve smaller tunnel path MTU.
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A:A documented diverse-link failure test keeps the hybrid application reachable might confirm another remediation, for instance when two on-premises data centers require dedicated diverse private circuits to critical AWS Regions. This question instead requires demonstrating that trace tests show the largest permitted packet traverses the overlay without blackholing. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
C:Approved on-premises prefixes reach connected VPC routes without public internet hops might confirm another remediation, for instance when a company needs private access to many VPCs through one dedicated connection without individual VIF per VPC. This question instead requires demonstrating that trace tests show the largest permitted packet traverses the overlay without blackholing. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
D:Public service connectivity follows the expected AWS public route advertisements might confirm another remediation, for instance when a corporate office needs AWS public service endpoints over a dedicated public routing path without private VPC address exchange. This question instead requires demonstrating that trace tests show the largest permitted packet traverses the overlay without blackholing. The alternative would not validate the selected network fix.
Question 23
AWS architects plan to Use supported Elastic Fabric Adapter-enabled instances in an appropriate placement design for this requirement: An HPC application needs low-latency communication among tightly coupled EC2 nodes. Which principle is MOST relevant?
- Global Accelerator can route supported traffic over AWS global network from an anycast entry point
- Centralized NAT can reduce resource count but add transit cost and blast radius
- EFA offers specialized low-latency networking for eligible HPC workloads
- Appropriate connectivity patterns balance operational simplicity against transit processing charges
Explanation
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C:EFA offers specialized low-latency networking for eligible HPC workloads. This mechanism directly explains why the proposed change, use supported Elastic Fabric Adapter-enabled instances in an appropriate placement design, fits this particular packet path or control requirement. Without it, an ordinary ENI is not automatically equivalent to an EFA for HPC communication. A suitable verification is that measured inter-node latency and application scaling improve on supported hosts.
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A:Global Accelerator can route supported traffic over AWS global network from an anycast entry point explains a different case, for example when a global HTTP API has regional users with highly variable internet route quality and cannot tolerate long path detours. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that eFA offers specialized low-latency networking for eligible HPC workloads; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
B:Centralized NAT can reduce resource count but add transit cost and blast radius explains a different case, for example when a multi-account organization pays for duplicated NAT gateways in every tiny development VPC. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that eFA offers specialized low-latency networking for eligible HPC workloads; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
D:Appropriate connectivity patterns balance operational simplicity against transit processing charges explains a different case, for example when a company routes every VPC pair through Transit Gateway despite needing only one low-volume peer relationship. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that eFA offers specialized low-latency networking for eligible HPC workloads; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
Question 24
An AWS network architect encounters this situation: Two EC2 instances cannot connect and VPC Reachability Analyzer reports a blocked security group rule. Which change BEST meets the documented requirement?
- Collect network path packet loss and retransmission metrics from both VPN endpoints
- Compare edge CDN and Global Accelerator routing telemetry with regional network baselines
- Compare branch-advertised prefixes, return routes, NAT and firewall state for each site
- Repair the minimal security group permission and validate the intended packet path
Explanation
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D:Repair the minimal security group permission and validate the intended packet path. The stated configuration and business requirement call for this change because reachability Analyzer identifies configured hop restrictions but does not send real user traffic. Leaving the existing gap unresolved could mean that restarting EC2 instances does not change a security-group-denied flow. Confirm the improvement by showing that a follow-up analysis succeeds and an application-level connection completes.
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A:Collect network path packet loss and retransmission metrics from both VPN endpoints would address a different scenario, such as when an application sees packet loss after changing a VPN's customer equipment but AWS tunnel metrics show Up. The present issue requires repair the minimal security group permission and validate the intended packet path because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
B:Compare edge CDN and Global Accelerator routing telemetry with regional network baselines would address a different scenario, such as when an API response is slow only for overseas users despite healthy compute and regional ALB metrics. The present issue requires repair the minimal security group permission and validate the intended packet path because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
C:Compare branch-advertised prefixes, return routes, NAT and firewall state for each site would address a different scenario, such as when a SaaS service works from one branch but fails from another while both share central AWS Transit Gateway connectivity. The present issue requires repair the minimal security group permission and validate the intended packet path because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
Question 25
A networking team must correct the following AWS condition: A public delegated subdomain has been created in Route 53 but the registrar still delegates only to the old name servers. What is the MOST appropriate response?
- Correct authoritative NS delegation at the registrar or parent DNS zone
- Verify private hosted zone VPC associations, record presence and resolver precedence
- Create a reachable Resolver inbound endpoint with permitted SG and hybrid network routes
- Authorize and associate the application VPC with the private hosted zone
Explanation
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A:Correct authoritative NS delegation at the registrar or parent DNS zone. The stated configuration and business requirement call for this change because public DNS follows delegation chain name-server records rather than the zone console selected by users. Leaving the existing gap unresolved could mean that changing records inside an unreferenced hosted zone does not change global resolution. Confirm the improvement by showing that independent recursive lookups reach the active Route 53 authoritative name servers.
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B:Verify private hosted zone VPC associations, record presence and resolver precedence would address a different scenario, such as when a company runs a split-horizon domain in public and private hosted zones and finds internal users seeing the wrong record. The present issue requires correct authoritative NS delegation at the registrar or parent DNS zone because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
C:Create a reachable Resolver inbound endpoint with permitted SG and hybrid network routes would address a different scenario, such as when an on-premises DNS appliance forwards internal AWS names to a VPC but has no routable destination for the VPC Resolver endpoint IPs. The present issue requires correct authoritative NS delegation at the registrar or parent DNS zone because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
D:Authorize and associate the application VPC with the private hosted zone would address a different scenario, such as when a private hosted zone resolves from a centralized services VPC but not from a new application VPC. The present issue requires correct authoritative NS delegation at the registrar or parent DNS zone because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
Question 26
For the scenario "A company needs to preserve compliance evidence from ALB, CloudFront, and Network Firewall in one protected location", the proposed response is "Centralize eligible service logs to approved S3 or log ingestion with scoped retention and encryption". Which network behavior makes this suitable?
- Resolver rule changes are control-plane management operations distinct from DNS queries
- Different AWS networking services emit different schemas that require a governed collection architecture
- Transit flow logs can reveal attachment-level paths that application logs may not
- Monitoring needs an actionable alarm route and recipients, not just stored metrics
Explanation
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B:Different AWS networking services emit different schemas that require a governed collection architecture. This mechanism directly explains why the proposed change, centralize eligible service logs to approved S3 or log ingestion with scoped retention and encryption, fits this particular packet path or control requirement. Without it, only collecting VPC Flow Logs omits request-level and firewall-rule decisions. A suitable verification is that a correlated test request appears in the appropriate normalized log sources.
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A:Resolver rule changes are control-plane management operations distinct from DNS queries explains a different case, for example when an AWS account has no trace of who modified a Route 53 Resolver forwarding rule during a DNS incident. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that different AWS networking services emit different schemas that require a governed collection architecture; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
C:Transit flow logs can reveal attachment-level paths that application logs may not explains a different case, for example when a company audits public ingress but does not inspect internal spoke-to-spoke traffic crossing a Transit Gateway. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that different AWS networking services emit different schemas that require a governed collection architecture; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
D:Monitoring needs an actionable alarm route and recipients, not just stored metrics explains a different case, for example when a service has a surge of VPN tunnel-down events but alerts never notify the networking on-call group. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that different AWS networking services emit different schemas that require a governed collection architecture; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
Question 27
A cloud architect observes the following gap: A custom TCP service requires encrypted transport without exposing keys at the wrong layer. Which outcome is the principal concern?
- A publicly trusted certificate authority is not a substitute for managing private trust needs
- Static anycast entry addresses alone do not provide confidentiality or authentication
- Assuming a TCP listener automatically performs TLS inspection leaves policy unenforced
- A nonvalidated certificate could allow a spoofed database endpoint to intercept data
Explanation
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C:Assuming a TCP listener automatically performs TLS inspection leaves policy unenforced. The missing control matters because tLS listener selection determines which endpoint terminates and validates encryption. The appropriate corrective action is to choose compatible NLB TLS listener or TCP passthrough with backend TLS termination as appropriate. To check the outcome, verify that certificate tests establish the intended terminating component and protected payload.
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A:A publicly trusted certificate authority is not a substitute for managing private trust needs can be a real consequence when a company wants central certificate issuance for internal application identities across private VPCs. Here the relevant failure is that assuming a TCP listener automatically performs TLS inspection leaves policy unenforced. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
B:Static anycast entry addresses alone do not provide confidentiality or authentication can be a real consequence when a Global Accelerator TCP application uses TLS at the backend but developers think anycast addresses perform encryption. Here the relevant failure is that assuming a TCP listener automatically performs TLS inspection leaves policy unenforced. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
D:A nonvalidated certificate could allow a spoofed database endpoint to intercept data can be a real consequence when a company uses encrypted RDS connections but EC2 applications do not validate the RDS server certificate. Here the relevant failure is that assuming a TCP listener automatically performs TLS inspection leaves policy unenforced. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
Question 28
This AWS networking condition remains unresolved: A multi-AZ target group shows one AZ unavailable when all targets there become unhealthy. What is the MOST direct risk?
- Changing DNS round-robin alone may not achieve the requested per-request controlled distribution
- Incorrect health checks can cause all service targets to be declared unhealthy
- Assuming frontend HTTPS protects a plaintext backend leg can violate compliance
- Leaving one advertised zone without reachable healthy capacity can trigger client failures
Explanation
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D:Leaving one advertised zone without reachable healthy capacity can trigger client failures. The missing control matters because load balancer zone configuration and target health jointly determine resilient traffic distribution. The appropriate corrective action is to design load balancer availability with enabled zones, healthy targets, and cross-zone considerations. To check the outcome, verify that a target outage in one zone still allows validated traffic through healthy zones.
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A:Changing DNS round-robin alone may not achieve the requested per-request controlled distribution can be a real consequence when a blue-green API deployment needs weighted HTTP routing to two target groups for a controlled release. Here the relevant failure is that leaving one advertised zone without reachable healthy capacity can trigger client failures. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
B:Incorrect health checks can cause all service targets to be declared unhealthy can be a real consequence when a batch service runs healthy processes but fails ALB health checks because the probe path requires a user login. Here the relevant failure is that leaving one advertised zone without reachable healthy capacity can trigger client failures. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
C:Assuming frontend HTTPS protects a plaintext backend leg can violate compliance can be a real consequence when an application uses an ALB with HTTPS listeners but must ensure encryption continues to backend instances. Here the relevant failure is that leaving one advertised zone without reachable healthy capacity can trigger client failures. The alternative names a different failure mode and does not best account for the stated condition.
Question 29
An engineer selects the change "Enable appropriate healthy targets, subnet capacity and relevant cross-zone options" because A multi-AZ application has outages because its load balancer still sends traffic to an empty target group in one zone. Which technical explanation BEST supports it?
- Load balancer availability depends on capacity and target health across enabled zones
- EC2 network throughput ceilings vary by instance family and workload pattern
- The minimum supported path segment and encapsulation determine safe packet size
- Global Accelerator can route supported traffic over AWS global network from an anycast entry point
Explanation
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A:Load balancer availability depends on capacity and target health across enabled zones. This mechanism directly explains why the proposed change, enable appropriate healthy targets, subnet capacity and relevant cross-zone options, fits this particular packet path or control requirement. Without it, adding an extra DNS name cannot substitute for healthy target capacity. A suitable verification is that an AZ failure test keeps user traffic on surviving healthy targets.
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B:EC2 network throughput ceilings vary by instance family and workload pattern explains a different case, for example when a batch data service saturates one EC2 network path because instances were placed on incompatible network tiers. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that load balancer availability depends on capacity and target health across enabled zones; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
C:The minimum supported path segment and encapsulation determine safe packet size explains a different case, for example when a client sends very large packets through a network path containing VPC, VPN and an on-premises firewall with different MTUs. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that load balancer availability depends on capacity and target health across enabled zones; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
D:Global Accelerator can route supported traffic over AWS global network from an anycast entry point explains a different case, for example when a global HTTP API has regional users with highly variable internet route quality and cannot tolerate long path detours. In the current topology, the deciding factor is that load balancer availability depends on capacity and target health across enabled zones; this choice therefore does not explain the specified remedy.
Question 30
For this AWS/hybrid networking scenario—A company wants to prevent untrusted VPCs from attaching to a central Transit Gateway automatically—which action should the engineer take?
- Use a least-privilege stateful security group with the exact required source and port
- Require approved RAM principals and Transit Gateway attachment acceptance or controlled network policy
- Remove direct internet routing and preserve only documented private or controlled egress paths
- Associate AWS WAF web ACL with a supported ALB or CloudFront resource
Explanation
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B:Require approved RAM principals and Transit Gateway attachment acceptance or controlled network policy. The stated configuration and business requirement call for this change because transit gateway attachment authorization is a governance boundary before route propagation. Leaving the existing gap unresolved could mean that a resource shared to every principal can create unexpected transit attachment requests. Confirm the improvement by showing that unauthorized attachment attempts fail and approved requests require documented acceptance.
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A:Use a least-privilege stateful security group with the exact required source and port would address a different scenario, such as when an EC2-based application needs inbound HTTPS from a trusted proxy but no public SSH connections. The present issue requires require approved RAM principals and Transit Gateway attachment acceptance or controlled network policy because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
C:Remove direct internet routing and preserve only documented private or controlled egress paths would address a different scenario, such as when a security architect discovers an internet gateway route on a workload subnet that should be isolated from the public internet. The present issue requires require approved RAM principals and Transit Gateway attachment acceptance or controlled network policy because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.
D:Associate AWS WAF web ACL with a supported ALB or CloudFront resource would address a different scenario, such as when an internet-facing application must block malicious HTTP request signatures but preserve normal API calls. The present issue requires require approved RAM principals and Transit Gateway attachment acceptance or controlled network policy because the network path and control point are different; the alternative does not directly meet this requirement.