Messaging Services SQS SNS Quiz

Quiz covering Application Development

Questions in this quiz

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1. 1

   Which AWS service is best suited for implementing a 'push' notification system where a single message needs to be delivered to multiple subscribers simultaneously?

2. 2

   An application requires that messages be processed in the exact order they were sent, and duplicates must be strictly prohibited. Which SQS queue type should you choose?

3. 3

   You are using an SQS queue to decouple two microservices. The consumer service is failing to process certain messages, causing them to return to the queue repeatedly. What is the best practice to handle these 'poison pill' messages?

4. 4

   You have a high-throughput application where multiple consumers read from an SQS queue. You notice that messages are being processed by multiple consumers simultaneously, causing duplicate work. What setting should you adjust?

5. 5

   You are designing a system where an SNS topic triggers multiple downstream SQS queues. You need to ensure that only specific messages reach specific queues based on the message content. What feature should you implement?