AWS Cloud Practioner Practice Exam 1
Can I move a Reserved Instance from one Region to another? a. No b. Only if they are moving into GovCloud c. Yes d. Only if they are moving to US East from another region
a.
If you have a set of frequently accessed files that are used on a daily basis and cannot be reproduced, what S3 storage class should you store them in? a. S3 Standard Storage class b. S3 Reduced Redundancey Storage c. S3 Infrequent Access Storage class d. S3 Fast Access class
a.
What does Amazon EC2 provide? a. Virtual servers in the Cloud b. A platform to run code(Java, PHP, Python), paying on an hourly basis c. Computer clusters in the Cloud d. Physical servers, remotely managed by the customer
a.
What does Amazon SQS provide? a. An asynchronous message queue service b. A Simple Query Server, managed directly by Amazon Web Services. c. A synchronous message queue service d. None of these
a.
Which AWS service provides low cost storage option for archival and long-term backup? a. Glacier b. S3 c. EBS d. CloudFront
a.
Which of the following are the benefits of AWS Organizations? Choose the 2 correct answers a. Centrally manage access policies across multiple AWS accounts b. Automate AWS account creation and management c. Analyze cost across all multiple AWS accounts d. Provide technical help (by AWS) for issues in your AWS account
a. b.
Why would a company decide to use AWS over an on-premises data center? Choose the 2 correct answers a. Highly available infrastructure b. Elastic resources based on demand c. Free, unlimited data storage d. Failproof infrastructure
a. b.
Which AWS features can be used to control network traffic to the AWS resources within a VPC? Choose 2 answers a. Security Groups b. AWS Shield c. NACLS d. AWS WAF e. AWS Inspector
a. c.
What circumstances would someone want to use ElastiCache? Choose 2 answers a. They need in-memory data store service b. They need to to use Edge Locations to cache content c. They need a NoSQL database option d. They need to improve the performance of their web application
a. d.
What use cases would someone want to use ElastiCache? Choose the 2 correct answers a. Improve the performance of their web application b. NoSQL database option c. Use Edge Locations to cache content d. In-memory data store service e. Relational database
a. d.
Which of the following notification endpoints or clients does Amazon Simple Notification Service support? Choose 2 answers a. Email b. CloudFront distribution c. File Transfer Protocol d. Short Message service e. Simple Network Management Protocol
a. d.
What should you do if you believe your AWS account has been compromised? Choose the 2 correct answers a. Delete or rotate all root and IAM access keys b. Wait 48 hours in case it's a false alarm c. Delete your AWS account d. Contact AWS legal team e. Delete any resources on your account you didn't create
a. e.
Which AWS services belong to the Storage services? Choose 2 answers a. EBS b. CloudFront c. IAM d. DynamoDB e. Storage Gateway
a. e.
A user has deployed an application on his private cloud. The user is using his own monitoring tool. He wants to configure that whenever there is an error, the monitoring tool should notify him via SMS. Which of the below mentioned AWS services will help in this scenario? a. None because the user infrastructure is in the private cloud b. AWS SNS c. AWS SES d. AWS SMS
b.
A user wants to achieve High Availability with PostgreSQL DB. Which of the below mentioned functionalities helps achieve HA? a. Read replica b. Multi AZ c. Multi Region d. PostgreSQL does not support HA
b.
An organization is using AWS since a few months. The finance team wants to visualize the pattern of AWS spending. Which of the below AWS tool will help for this requirement? a. AWS Cost Manager b. AWS Cost Explorer c. AWS CloudWatch d. AWS Consolidated Billing
b.
The concept of elasticity is most closely associated with which of the following? a. Elastic load balancing b. Auto scaling c. Network Security d. Serverless computing
b.
What AWS service must you use if you want to configure an AWS billing alarm? a. AWS CloudTrail b. AWS CloudWatch c. AWS Consolidated billing d. AWS CloudMonitor
b.
What kind of service is provided by AWS DynamoDB? a. Relational Database b. NoSQL Database c. Dynamic Database d. Document Database
b.
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-latency delivery? a. AWS Regions b. AWS edge locations c. AWS Availability Zones d. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
b.
With EC2, location of Instances are ____________ a. Regional b. Based on Avalability Zones c. Global
b.
You are running a web-application on AWS consisting of the following components an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) an Auto- Scaling Group of EC2 instances running Linux/PHP/Apache, and Relational Database Service (RDS) MySQL. Which security measures fall into AWS's responsibility? a. Protect the EC2 instances against unsolicited access by enforcing the principle of least-privilege access b. Protect against IP spoofing or pack sniffing c. Assure all communication between EC2 instances and ELB is encrypted.......... d. Install latest security patches on EC2 Instances
b.
What benefits does Edge location provide? Choose 2 answers a. Scalable DNS service b. Caching of resources c. Low latency access d. Isolated virtual Network e. Direct connection to AWS
b. c.
Which AWS service can help in compliance auditing and resource change tracking for changes in AWS resources? Choose 2 answers a. AWS X-Ray b. AWS Cloudtrail c. AWS Config d. AWS Inspector e. AWS Service Catalog
b. c.
A company has launched a News application within single region but intended for global usage. What service can help provide low latency access with best possible performance globally? a. AWS Route 53 b. AWS CloudWatch c. AWS CloudFront d. AWS Elastic Load Balancer
c.
Every user you create in the IAM system starts with _________. a. Partial permissions b. Full permissions c. No permissions
c.
From Business support plan and above, how many contacts can open cases? a. One primary contact b. Root account holder c. Unlimited contacts d. 10 contacts
c.
From which AWS support plan do the customers get access to the AWS support API as a part of Programmatic Case Management? a. AWS Basic support plan b. AWS Developer Support plan c. AWS Business support plan d. AWS Enterprise support plan
c.
What AWS service allows you to have your own private network in the AWS cloud? a. Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) b. Virtual Private Network (VPN) c. Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) d. None of the above
c.
What AWS service help you estimate the cost of using AWS vs. an on-premises data center? a. AWS Cost Explorer b. Consolidated Billing c. TCO Calculator d. AWS Simple calculator
c.
What does Amazon CloudFormation provide? a. The ability to setup autoscaling for Amazon EC2 instances b. None of these c. A templated resource creation for Amazon Web Services d. A template to map network resources for Amazon Web Services
c.
What does Amazon ElastiCache provide? a. A service by this name doesn't exist. Perhaps you mean Amazon CloudCache. b. A virtual server with a huge amount of memory c. A managed In-memory cache service d. An Amazon EC2 instance with the Memcached software already pre-installed
c.
What does Amazon Route 53 provide? a. A global content delivery Network b. None of these c. A scalable domain Name system d. An SSH endpoint for amazon EC2
c.
Which AWS RDS feature helps a standby database to takeover when the primary database fails to respond? a. RDS Single AZ b. RDS Read Replica c. RDS Multi-AZ d. RDS Standby Replica
c.
Which AWS feature allows system administrators to access AWS programmatically? a. AWS Inspector b. AWS Config c. AWS CLI d. AWS CodeDeploy
c.
Which AWS service can help cache database results to help improve web application performance? a. RDS Multi-AZ b. RDS Read Replica c. ElastiCache d. DynamoDB
c.
Which AWS support plan has an Assigned Support Concierge? a. AWS Basic support plan b. AWS Developer Support plan c. AWS Enterprise support plan d. AWS Business support plan
c.
Which S3 storage class has lowest object availability rating? Choose the correct answer a. All of them have the same availability rating b. Standard c. Infrequent Access d. Reduced Redundancy
c.
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads? a. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) costs are billed on a monthly basis b. Customers retail full administrative access to their Amazon EC2 instances c. Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed. d. Customers can permanently run enough instances to handle peak workloads
c.
You are a consultant tasked with migrating an on-premise application architecture to AWS. During your design process, you have to give consideration to current on-premise security and determine which security attributes you are responsible for on AWS. Which of the following does AWS provide for you as part of the shared responsibility model? a. EC2 instance security b. EBS volume encryptions c. Physical network infrastructure security d. User access control to the AWS environment
c.
You have just set up a brand new AWS account. You want to keep monthly billing under $100, but you are worried about going over that limit. What can you set up in order to be notified when the monthly bill approaches $100? a. A CloudWatch billing alarm that triggers a CloudTrail notification to your email address. b. A CloudTrail billing alarm that triggers an SNS notification to your email address c. A Cloudwatch billing alarm that triggers an SNS notification to your email address. d. A SNS billiang alarm that triggers a CloudWatch notification to your email address
c.
A company has several departments with separate AWS accounts. Which feature helps centrally manage multiple accounts to help scale? a. AWS IAM b. AWS Billing System c. AWS Lightsail d. AWS Organizations
d.
A company wants to implement best practices on AWS. Which implementation would help eliminate "Single Point of failure"? a. ElastiCache Memcached deployment b. RDS Single-AZ deployment c. EC2 instances on a single AZ d. ElastiCache Redis deployment
d.
A company wants to launch an application to support one day campaign which would run for 24 hours without interruptions. The instances would not be required after 24 hours. Which AWS EC2 purchase types would help fulfill the requirement? a. Reserved Instances b. Spot Instances c. Dedicated Instances d. On-demand instances
d.
In AWS VPC, what is a Security Group? a. None of these b. A list of users that can access Amazon EC2 instances c. An Access control List (ACL) for AWS resources d. A firewall for inbound/outbound traffic, built-in around every Amazon EC2 instance
d.
What AWS service can be used for tracking API event calls for security analysis, resource change tracking? a. AWS CloudWatch b. AWS CloudFormation c. AWS OpsWorks d. AWS CloudTrail
d.
What does RRS stand for when talking about S3? a. Redundancy Removal System b. Relational Rights Storage c. Regional Rights Standard d. Reduced Redundancy Storage
d.
What is the difference between an availability zone and an edge location? Choose the correct answer a. Edge locations are used as control stations for AWS resources b. An edge location is used as a link when building load balancing between regions c. An availability zone is a grouping of AWS resources in a specific region; an edge location is a specific resource within the AWS region d. An availability zone is an Amazon resource within an AWS region; an edge location will deliver cached content to the closest location to reduce latency
d.
Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure? a. AWS Trusted Advisor b. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) c. AWS Billing console d. AWS Acceptable Use Policy
d.
Which of the below mentioned options can be a good use case for storing content in AWS RRS? a. Storing mission critical data files b. Storing infrequently used log files c. Storing a video file which is not reproducible d. Storing image thumbnails
d.
