AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 271

Which of the following Amazon RDS storage types is ideal for applications with light or burst I/O requirements?

Answer options

• A. Both magnetic and Provisioned IOPS storage
• B. Magnetic storage
• C. Provisioned IOPS storage
• D. None of these

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Amazon RDS Magnetic storage (formerly known as standard storage) is ideal for small, infrequently accessed databases with light or bursty I/O requirements. In contrast, Provisioned IOPS SSD storage is optimized for high-performance, I/O-intensive workloads requiring consistent, low-latency throughput. Therefore, magnetic storage is the most appropriate choice for light or bursty database needs.