AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 533

What is the role of the PollForTask action when it is called by a task runner in AWS Data Pipeline?

Answer options

• A. It is used to retrieve the pipeline definition.
• B. It is used to report the progress of the task runner to AWS Data Pipeline.
• C. It is used to receive a task to perform from AWS Data Pipeline.
• D. It is used to inform AWS Data Pipeline of the outcome when the task runner completes a task.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The PollForTask action is called by a task runner to request and receive a work assignment from AWS Data Pipeline. Other actions like ReportTaskProgress and SetTaskStatus are used to update progress and report completion status, respectively, rather than fetching new tasks.