Design High-Performing Architectures Practice Question

Question

For a mobile application backend, an architect is reviewing Route 53 latency routing requirement set 18. Which design choice best fits the requirement while following AWS architectural best practices?

Answer choices

1. A. Place all components on a single large instance to simplify troubleshooting.
2. B. Use long-lived access keys in application configuration so services can call AWS APIs directly.
3. C. Route users to the endpoint that offers lower latency.
4. D. Disable monitoring until the workload reaches steady production traffic.

Correct Answer

C. Route users to the endpoint that offers lower latency.

Explanation

The best answer applies Route 53 latency routing: route users to the endpoint that offers lower latency. The other options increase operational risk, weaken security, or remove observability that an AWS Solutions Architect should preserve.

Question details

• Difficulty: medium
• Domain: Design High-Performing Architectures
• Objective: Route 53 latency routing

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