A company's application is hosted by an internet provider at app.example.com. The company manages with Amazon Route 53. Which Route 53 record should be created to address this?

The correct answer is C. CNAME record. A CNAME record can redirect DNS queries to any DNS record. For example, you can create a CNAME record that redirects queries from acme.example.com to zenith.example.com or to acme.example.org…

Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 30, 2026Networking and Content Delivery

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AA record
BAlias record
CCNAME record
DPointer (PTR) record

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A
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C
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Explanation

A CNAME record can redirect DNS queries to any DNS record. For example, you can create a CNAME record that redirects queries from acme.example.com to zenith.example.com or to acme.example.org. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/resource-record-sets-choosing- alias-non-alias.html

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#Route 53#CNAME record#DNS#external hostname

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