A gaming company is designing a mobile gaming app that will be accessed by many users across the globe. The company wants to have replication and full support for multi-master writes. The company…

Question

Options

• AUse Amazon DynamoDB global tables for storage and enable DynamoDB automatic scaling
• BUse Amazon Aurora for storage and enable cross-Region Aurora Replicas
• CUse Amazon Aurora for storage and cache the user content with Amazon ElastiCache
• DUse Amazon Neptune for storage

• A
  77% (20)
• B
  12% (3)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  8% (2)

Explanation

Explanation

Amazon DynamoDB Global Tables is specifically designed for globally distributed applications requiring multi-master (multi-active) write capability, meaning users in any region can write data simultaneously without conflicts - perfectly matching the requirements. Global Tables also provide single-digit millisecond latency worldwide, and DynamoDB Auto Scaling ensures consistent performance under varying loads.

Option B is wrong because while Aurora supports cross-Region replicas, those replicas are read-only - Aurora does not natively support true multi-master writes across multiple regions in the same way DynamoDB Global Tables does.

Option C is wrong because ElastiCache only addresses read caching and does not solve the multi-master write replication requirement across global regions.

Option D is wrong because Amazon Neptune is a graph database purpose-built for relationship/network data (like social graphs), not a general-purpose globally distributed database with multi-master write support.

Memory Tip: Think of DynamoDB Global Tables as a "write anywhere, replicate everywhere" solution - whenever an exam question mentions multi-master writes + global distribution + low latency, DynamoDB Global Tables is almost always the answer. Aurora is great globally, but remember: its replicas are readers, not writers.

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