DynamoDB Design Quiz

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1. 1

   Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of a Partition Key in DynamoDB?

2. 2

   You have a table storing IoT sensor data. You need to query for all readings from a specific sensor within a specific time range. Which schema design is most efficient?

3. 3

   What is the primary benefit of using a Global Secondary Index (GSI) in DynamoDB?

4. 4

   You notice that your DynamoDB table is experiencing 'Hot Partitions' resulting in ProvisionedThroughputExceededException. What is the most likely cause?

5. 5

   You are designing a schema for a many-to-many relationship (e.g., Users and Groups). To minimize costs and request latency, you choose to use an 'Adjacency List' pattern. How do you query all groups a specific user belongs to?