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Versioning in Amazon S3 allows preservation of multiple variants of an object. When enabled, each modification or deletion creates a new version of the object while preserving the previous ones. This makes it possible to recover from accidental overwrites or deletions. However, note that keeping mu…

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Question 1

A company stores project files in an S3 bucket with versioning enabled. However, it only wants to keep versions up to one year old to minimize storage costs. What should be done?

Correct Answer: Configure a lifecycle rule to move older versions to Glacier or delete them after one year.

By configuring a lifecycle rule, you can define actions like moving older versions to Glacier or deleting them after a set period. The other answers suggested use unrelated features or won't be effective in minimizing storage costs.

Question 2

A company stores private files in an S3 bucket with versioning enabled. They want to make sure that only authorized employees can access specific versions of these files. What should be implemented?

Correct Answer: Use bucket policies to control access permissions to specific object versions.

Using bucket policies, you can define access permissions for specific object versions. The other answers involve incorrect features or would not control access to specific versions.

Question 3

A company stores important files in an S3 bucket with versioning enabled. They need to ensure that objects cannot be overwritten or deleted for a minimum of 30 days. What should be implemented?

Correct Answer: Enable S3 Object Lock with a default retention period of 30 days.

Enabling S3 Object Lock with a default retention period of 30 days ensures that objects cannot be overwritten or deleted during that period. The other options do not specifically address preventing object modification for a minimum duration.

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