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CLF-C02 practice question: Compliance and AWS Artifact (1 of 2)
Security and Compliance A free question from our original CLF-C02 practice exam. Try it, then open the answer to see why each option is right or wrong.
A company must keep its customers' personal data within the European Union to meet a regulation. Who decides which AWS Region the data is stored in?
Choose one answer.
- AA. AWS, which places data in the Region with the most spare capacity
- BB. The regulator, which assigns each company an AWS Region
- CC. AWS Support, after the company opens a compliance case
- DD. The company, by choosing the Region where it creates its resources
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D
- A. Wrong: AWS does not choose where customer content lives. Resources are created in the Region the customer selects.
- B. Wrong: Regulators set the rules, but the choice of Region is made by the customer when it creates resources.
- C. Wrong: No support case is needed. The customer selects the Region for each resource it creates.
- D. Right: Correct. The customer chooses the Region, and AWS does not automatically replicate resources to other Regions.
Explanation
Customers choose the AWS Region for each resource, which lets them meet data residency and sovereignty rules. Regions are isolated from each other, and AWS does not automatically replicate resources across Regions, so data stays where the customer puts it unless the customer copies it elsewhere. Compliance requirements are often the first factor when choosing a Region.
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