AWS DevOps Engineer Professional Practice Test

When restoring a DynamoDB table, which parts are restored alongside the table itself?

1. Global Secondary Indexes and roles

2. Global and Local Secondary Indexes

3. Provisioned read/download limits

4. All settings including alarms and policies

The correct answer is: Global and Local Secondary Indexes

When restoring a DynamoDB table, the Global and Local Secondary Indexes are restored alongside the table itself to maintain the data's structure and allow access through various querying methods. This is crucial because secondary indexes improve the performance and flexibility of data retrieval, enabling applications to query on non-primary key attributes. Restoring both types of indexes ensures that the functionality and performance characteristics of the original table are preserved. It allows users to interact with the restored table just as they would have with the original, ensuring consistency in application behavior. Other aspects such as provisioned throughput settings, roles, alarms, and policies are not part of the table restoration process. They must be configured separately to match the operational needs of the restored table.