Question Categorization Issue – CSAA Questions Throughout SAA-C03 Course

[hazemusa]

Hi everyone,

I’m working through the SAA-C03 2026 practice exams and noticed something that’s affecting my study. Multiple questions across different review sets are labeled ‘CSAA’ but seem like SAA-level content.

Examples:

• Review Set 5, Question 49 (Aurora failover)
• Review Set 4 (NAT Gateway HA design)

Has anyone else noticed this? I’m unsure if I should focus on these questions or not since they’re marked for a different cert.

Also, Review Set 5 Question 49 has an answer that contradicts AWS documentation (Aurora creates instances vs. promotes replicas via A record update).

If this is a known issue, has Tutorial Dojo addressed the categorization or corrected the Aurora answer?

I’d appreciate clarification so I can adjust my study plan accordingly.

Thanks

[hazemusa]

Following up on this.

I’m mainly trying to clarify whether questions labeled CSAA inside the SAA-C03 2026 practice exams should still be treated as part of the SAA study scope, or whether the label means they belong to a different certification set.

I’d also appreciate technical clarification on Review Set 5, Question 49, since the Aurora failover explanation appears to conflict with AWS documentation.

Thanks,
Hazem

[Irene-TutorialsDojo]

Hi Hazem,

CSAA and SAA are the same certification — the “C” just stands for “Certified” (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate). It’s only an alternate shorthand, not a different exam, so every question in the SAA-C03 sets is in scope. No need to adjust your study plan.

On Review Set 5, Q49: both Aurora behaviors are correct depending on the cluster. With replicas, Aurora promotes one and flips the writer endpoint’s CNAME (usually under 30 seconds). With no replicas, it creates a new instance, which takes longer. The explanation is describing the no-replica case, so it isn’t contradicting the AWS docs.

Hope that clears things up; good luck with your prep!

Best,

Irene @ Tutorials Dojo