AWS (Amazon Web Services) Certification Practice Exam

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Which of the following is NOT a data management tool in S3?

  1. Versioning

  2. Lifecycle Rules

  3. Access Control Lists

  4. Snapshots

The correct answer is: Snapshots

The correct answer is Snapshots, as snapshots are not a feature associated with Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service). Instead, snapshots are typically related to Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) or Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service), where they represent a point-in-time backup of your block storage or database. On the other hand, Versioning, Lifecycle Rules, and Access Control Lists (ACLs) are all integral data management tools within S3. Versioning allows you to keep multiple versions of an object in the same bucket, helping prevent accidental deletions and overwrites. Lifecycle Rules enable you to manage your objects over their lifecycle, automatically archiving or deleting them based on predefined criteria. Access Control Lists provide a way to manage permissions for your objects, specifying who can access or modify them. These features collectively facilitate robust data management capabilities in Amazon S3, focusing on data retention, protection, and access control, all of which are critical for maintaining data integrity and security in cloud storage.