You Are Creating a New API for Video Game Scores

question 497

Multiple Choice

You are creating a new API for video game scores. Reads are 100 times more common than writes, and the top 1% of scores are read 100 times more frequently than the rest of the scores. What's the best design for this system, using DynamoDB?

• A) DynamoDB table with 100x higher read than write throughput, with CloudFront caching.
• B) DynamoDB table with roughly equal read and write throughput, with CloudFront caching.
• C) DynamoDB table with 100x higher read than write throughput, with ElastiCache caching.
• D) DynamoDB table with roughly equal read and write throughput, with ElastiCache caching.

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