Module 1
Which of these are ways to access AWS core services?
AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface, and Software Development Kits
Management Tools
Service Catalog Systems Manager Trusted Advisor
Storage Services
Simple Storage Services(S3) Elastic Block Store(EBS) Glacier Elastic File System(EFS)
Name three major "as a Service" models of cloud.
Software as a Service Platform as a Service Infrastructure as a Service
The "as a Service" Technologies
Software as a Service Platform as a Service Infrastructure as a Service
Which of these is NOT a cloud computing model?
System administration as a Service
Lambda
The main serverless compute services of AWS
Economies of scale result from
having hundreds of thousands of customers aggregated in the cloud
Which of the following are NOT benefits of AWS Cloud computing?
-Multiple procurement cycles -High Latency
Community Cloud
A cloud provisioned for use by a select group of companies or organizations
Redshift
A fast, fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse that makes it simple and cost-effective to analyze all your existing business intelligence tools.
API Gateway
A fully managed service that allows you to create and publish secure APIs to scale in AWS
CloudFront
A global Content Delivery Network(CDN) service that accelerates delivery of your websites, APIs, video content, or other web assets
Glacier
A secure, durable, and extremely low-cost storage service for data archiving and long-term backup
Elastic Beanstalk
A service that permits you to upload your code and have it hosted automatically by AWS
ElastiCache
A web service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory cache in the cloud.
Which of these is NOT a benefit of cloud computing over on-premises computing?
A.Increase speed and agility B. Pay for racking, stacking, and powering servers C. Eliminate guessing on your infrastructure capacity needs D. Trade capital expense for variable expense E. Benefit from massive economies of scale Answer: B
Which of the following is a compute service?
Amazon EC2
What are the advantages of cloud computing over computing on-premises?
Avoid large capital purchases Use on-demand capacity Go Answer:
Private Cloud
Cloud technology kept "in-house" and fuly managed by the private organization.
What monitoring tool permits you to carefully observe specific API calls to AWS resources?
CloudTrail
Monitoring
CloudWatch CloudTrail
Automation and Application Support
CodeDeploy CloudFormation OpsWork
Hybrid Cloud
Companies that host some cloud technologies privately and rely on public cloud resource for other technologies
AWS Service Categories
Compute Service Storage Services Network Services Database Services Security Services Automation and Application Support Management Tools Monitoring
On-demand Self Service
EC2 instances that are launched at a current price of compute time
What AWS feature permits you to create persistent storage volumes for use by EC2 instances (including boot)?
Elastic Block Store(EBS)
Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2)
Elastic Compute Cloud makes virtual machines available in AWS and provides a managed environment for your Docker containers
Compute Services
Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2) Lambda Elastic Beanstalk Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Cloud computing provides a simple way to access servers,storage, databases, and a broad set of application services over the internet. You own the network-connected hardware required for these services and AWS provisions what you need.
False
Security Services
Identity and Access Management(IAM) Security Groups Network ACLs
What was the first serverless compute service of AWS?
Lambda
Public Cloud
Massive cloud providers that make various "as a Service" models available to the public
Cloud Characteristics as defined by the NIST
On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource pooling Rapid Elasticity Measured Service
Name at least five cloud characteristics as defined by NIST
On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource pooling Rapid Elasticity Measured Service
What is the pricing model that enables AWS consumers to pay for resources on an as-needed basis?
Pay as you go
How are cloud technologies commonly deployed?
Private Cloud Community Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud
Name the four cloud deployment models.
Private Cloud Community Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud
Database Services
Relational Database Service (RDS) DynamoDB ElastiCache Redshift
Simple Storage Services(S3)
S3 is flexible, object-based storage for a wide variety of purposes
AWS owns and maintains the network connected hardware required for applications services, while you provisions and use what you need.
True
Network Services
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Route 53 CloudFront API Gateway Direct Connect
DynamoDB
a fast and flexible NoSQL database service for all applications that need consistent, single-digit millisecond latency at any scale.
Route 53
a highly available and scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web service
Direct Connect
alternative to a shared Internet connection to AWS; Direct Connect is a completely private connection from your on-premises network to the AWS facilities
Relational Database Service (RDS)
easy to set-up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud
Elastic Block Store(EBS)
offers persistent block storage volumes for use with EC2 instances
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
provides the virtual network components in AWS
Elastic File System(EFS)
simple, scalable file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud.
