AWS Solutions Architect Associate Practice Test

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Which AWS service provides a managed relational database environment?

Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Amazon RDS
Amazon Route 53

The correct answer is: Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS, or Amazon Relational Database Service, is a fully managed relational database service provided by AWS. It simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases, enabling users to focus on developing and managing their applications without needing to handle routine database administration tasks. With Amazon RDS, users can easily deploy and manage databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and Amazon Aurora. The service automates tasks like backups, patch management, monitoring, and scaling, thereby reducing the administrative overhead typically associated with running relational databases. Additionally, it allows users to effortlessly scale their database instances based on performance needs, which is particularly useful for variable workloads. Other services like Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 serve different purposes; S3 is an object storage service, while EC2 provides virtual server computing resources, which do not specifically cater to relational database management. Amazon Route 53 is focused on domain name system (DNS) services and traffic routing. These services do not offer the managed environment that Amazon RDS provides for relational databases.