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11. Management and Governance Flashcards

1
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What does AWS stand for?

A

Amazon Web Services

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True or False: AWS provides a fully managed database service.

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True

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What is the primary purpose of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)?

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To manage access to AWS services and resources securely.

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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ allows you to monitor your AWS resources and applications in real-time.

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CloudWatch

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Which AWS service is used for data warehousing?

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Amazon Redshift

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True or False: AWS Glue is used for ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks.

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True

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What is the function of AWS Lake Formation?

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To simplify the process of setting up a secure data lake.

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What is a data lake?

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A centralized repository that allows you to store all your structured and unstructured data at any scale.

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9
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Which service provides a fully managed Apache Kafka service?

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Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka)

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10
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What is the purpose of AWS Config?

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To assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources.

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11
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True or False: AWS Data Pipeline is used for orchestrating data workflows.

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True

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What is the primary function of Amazon S3?

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To provide scalable object storage for data backup, archiving, and analytics.

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13
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Which AWS service is designed specifically for serverless data processing?

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AWS Lambda

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14
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ provides a managed service for data integration.

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Glue

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15
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What does the AWS Well-Architected Framework help you with?

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To build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for your applications.

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Which service is used to automate the deployment of applications on AWS?

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AWS CodeDeploy

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17
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True or False: Amazon QuickSight is a business analytics service.

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True

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18
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What is Amazon Athena used for?

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To analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL.

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19
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Which AWS service helps in monitoring API calls made on your account?

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AWS CloudTrail

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20
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What is the purpose of AWS Secrets Manager?

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To manage and retrieve secrets such as API keys and database credentials.

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21
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ is a service for data migration to AWS.

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Database Migration Service (DMS)

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22
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What does the term ‘serverless’ mean in the context of AWS?

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A cloud execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation of machine resources.

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23
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True or False: Amazon RDS is a relational database service.

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True

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What is the difference between Amazon S3 and Amazon EBS?

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Amazon S3 is object storage, while Amazon EBS is block storage.

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25
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Which AWS tool is used for cost management and budgeting?

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AWS Budgets

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26
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What is the main benefit of using AWS Organizations?

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To manage multiple AWS accounts centrally.

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27
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ allows you to create and manage virtual private clouds.

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VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)

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What does the term ‘data governance’ refer to?

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The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of data.

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29
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True or False: AWS offers a service for data cataloging.

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True

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30
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What is Amazon Redshift Spectrum used for?

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To query data directly in S3 without having to load it into Redshift.

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31
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Which AWS service provides a managed data lake solution?

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AWS Lake Formation

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32
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What is the purpose of AWS Data Exchange?

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To facilitate the sharing and subscription of third-party data.

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33
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ is a service that helps to visualize and analyze data.

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QuickSight

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34
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What does AWS Step Functions do?

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It allows you to coordinate multiple AWS services into serverless workflows.

35
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True or False: Amazon EMR is used for big data processing.

36
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What is the role of AWS CloudFormation?

A

To automate the deployment of AWS resources using templates.

37
Q

Which AWS service is designed to simplify the process of building machine learning models?

A

Amazon SageMaker

38
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ helps in real-time data streaming.

39
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What is the primary function of AWS IAM roles?

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To grant permissions to entities such as users or applications to access AWS resources.

40
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Which service is used for extracting data from on-premises databases to AWS?

A

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)

41
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True or False: AWS Config can track changes to your AWS resources.

42
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What is the main advantage of using Amazon Aurora?

A

It is a MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible relational database that is highly available and scalable.

43
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ____ provides a scalable and secure file storage solution.

A

FSx (Amazon FSx for Windows File Server)

44
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What is the purpose of AWS Resource Groups?

A

To organize and manage AWS resources collectively.

45
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True or False: AWS provides a service for data archiving.

46
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What does the term ‘data lineage’ refer to?

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The process of tracking and visualizing the flow of data from its origin to its destination.

47
Q

Which AWS service allows you to create custom machine learning models?

A

Amazon SageMaker

48
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ____ enables data exploration and analysis through notebooks.

49
Q

What is Amazon CloudSearch used for?

A

To enable search capabilities for your applications.

50
Q

True or False: AWS Glue can automatically discover and categorize your data.

51
Q

What is the primary role of AWS Key Management Service (KMS)?

A

To create and control the encryption keys used to encrypt your data.

52
Q

Which AWS service can be used for real-time data processing?

A

AWS Kinesis

53
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ____ allows you to manage the lifecycle of your S3 objects.

A

S3 Lifecycle Configuration

54
Q

What is the purpose of AWS Artifact?

A

To provide access to AWS compliance reports and security documentation.

55
Q

True or False: Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service.

56
Q

What does the term ‘data quality’ refer to?

A

The condition of a dataset’s accuracy, completeness, reliability, and relevance.

57
Q

Which AWS service helps you to monitor and manage application performance?

58
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ is a fully managed data warehouse service.

59
Q

What is the primary purpose of AWS Service Catalog?

A

To allow organizations to create and manage approved catalogs of resources.

60
Q

True or False: AWS Shield is a managed DDoS protection service.

61
Q

What is the role of AWS Trusted Advisor?

A

To provide real-time guidance to help you provision your resources following AWS best practices.

62
Q

Which AWS service can be used for cloud-based data integration?

63
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ allows you to create custom dashboards for your data.

A

QuickSight

64
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What does the term ‘data silos’ refer to?

A

Isolated data repositories that are not easily accessible to other systems.

65
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True or False: Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) is used for processing large amounts of data.

66
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What is the purpose of AWS Data Pipeline?

A

To automate the movement and transformation of data.

67
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Which AWS service is used for data governance and compliance?

A

AWS Lake Formation

68
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ allows you to manage serverless applications.

A

SAM (Serverless Application Model)

69
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What is the role of AWS Glue Data Catalog?

A

To store metadata about data assets in your data lake.

70
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True or False: AWS can help with GDPR compliance.

71
Q

What is the purpose of Amazon Rekognition?

A

To add image and video analysis capabilities to your applications.

72
Q

Which AWS service provides a managed Kubernetes solution?

A

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

73
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ____ is used for monitoring and alerting on AWS resources.

A

CloudWatch

74
Q

What is the primary benefit of using AWS CloudTrail?

A

To provide event history of your AWS account activity.

75
Q

True or False: AWS Snowball is used for data transfer.

76
Q

What does the term ‘data democratization’ mean?

A

Making data accessible to non-technical users within an organization.

77
Q

Which AWS service is best for building data lakes?

A

AWS Lake Formation

78
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ____ enables you to create and manage RESTful APIs.

A

API Gateway

79
Q

What is the role of AWS Systems Manager?

A

To provide operational data from multiple AWS services to automate tasks across AWS resources.

80
Q

True or False: AWS provides tools for machine learning and AI.

81
Q

What is Amazon Comprehend used for?

A

To analyze text and extract insights using natural language processing.

82
Q

Which AWS service is used for managing secrets and encryption keys?

A

AWS Secrets Manager

83
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Fill in the blank: AWS ____ provides tools for serverless application development.

A

SAM (Serverless Application Model)

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