16. Account Management Flashcards

1
Q

What is AWS Organizations used for?

A

It is used to manage multiple AWS accounts centrally.

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2
Q

True or False: AWS Organizations allows consolidated billing across all accounts.

A

True

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3
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Which account in AWS Organizations serves as the main account?

A

The master account.

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4
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Organizations offers ________ benefits by consolidating usage across accounts.

A

cost-saving

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5
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What AWS feature can automate the creation of new accounts?

A

AWS Organizations API

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6
Q

What is the purpose of Service Control Policies (SCP) in AWS Organizations?

A

To restrict account privileges at the account or organizational level.

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7
Q

True or False: SCPs apply to the master account in AWS Organizations.

A

False

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8
Q

Which AWS service can help set up a secure, compliant multi-account environment with governance best practices?

A

AWS Control Tower

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9
Q

Name one benefit of AWS Control Tower.

A

Automates ongoing policy management using guardrails.

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10
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Control Tower integrates with ________ to organize accounts and apply policies.

A

AWS Organizations

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11
Q

What AWS service allows resource sharing between accounts?

A

AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)

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12
Q

Name two resources that AWS RAM supports sharing for.

A

Aurora, VPC Subnets

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13
Q

True or False: The AWS Service Catalog allows users to launch pre-approved products.

A

True

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14
Q

What is the AWS pricing model that charges based on resource usage?

A

Pay as you go

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15
Q

Name one example of a reserved AWS service with a long-term pricing option.

A

EC2 Reserved Instances

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16
Q

What AWS pricing model offers discounts based on volume usage?

A

Pay less by using more

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17
Q

True or False: In AWS, inbound data transfer is generally free.

A

True

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18
Q

What are the two types of EC2 pricing commitments available?

A

On-demand and reserved instances

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19
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Lambda pricing is based on ________ and duration.

A

per call

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20
Q

What AWS service offers cost optimization recommendations using machine learning?

A

AWS Compute Optimizer

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21
Q

True or False: AWS Compute Optimizer uses CloudWatch metrics for analysis.

A

True

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22
Q

What does the AWS Cost Explorer tool allow you to do?

A

Visualize and manage AWS costs and usage over time.

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23
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Budgets can be created for tracking ________, cost, reservations, and savings plans.

A

usage

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24
Q

Name one AWS billing tool that provides a detailed dataset for costs and usage.

A

AWS Cost & Usage Report

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25
Q

Which AWS tool allows real-time billing alarms in the us-east-1 region?

A

CloudWatch

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26
Q

True or False: AWS Cost Explorer offers forecasting capabilities.

A

True

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27
Q

What AWS feature uses machine learning to detect unusual spending?

A

AWS Cost Anomaly Detection

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28
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Trusted Advisor provides recommendations in categories like ________, performance, and security.

A

cost optimization

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29
Q

True or False: The AWS Free Tier includes a t2.micro EC2 instance for the first year.

A

True

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30
Q

Which AWS service helps manage service limits and can trigger CloudWatch alarms?

A

AWS Service Quotas

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31
Q

Which AWS support plan is recommended for mission-critical workloads?

A

Enterprise Support Plan

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32
Q

Fill in the blank: The Enterprise Support Plan includes access to a designated ________.

A

Technical Account Manager (TAM)

33
Q

What is the response time for a production system down incident in the Business Support Plan?

A

< 1 hour

34
Q

True or False: AWS Organizations can disable Reserved Instances discount sharing.

A

True

35
Q

Which AWS tool is best for high-level cost tracking and budgeting?

A

AWS Budgets

36
Q

What is the AWS pricing model that provides up to 66% discount on compute resources?

A

Savings Plan

37
Q

Fill in the blank: Cost Explorer can create ________ reports for analyzing costs and usage.

A

custom

38
Q

What is a primary use of Cost Allocation Tags in AWS?

A

To track detailed AWS costs.

39
Q

True or False: AWS Cost Allocation Tags can be defined by the user or automatically generated.

A

True

40
Q

Which AWS service provides a personalized health dashboard for monitoring service health?

A

AWS Personal Health Dashboard

41
Q

Name one key IAM security best practice for AWS accounts.

A

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).

42
Q

Which AWS pricing tool can help estimate the cost of solutions before deployment?

A

AWS Pricing Calculator

43
Q

What AWS service allows creating and deploying stacks across multiple accounts?

A

AWS CloudFormation

44
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Trusted Advisor offers insights on cost, security, and ________.

A

operational excellence

45
Q

True or False: Billing Alarms in CloudWatch are for projected costs.

A

False

46
Q

What AWS feature provides an interactive dashboard for compliance monitoring in multi-account setups?

A

AWS Control Tower

47
Q

Which tool helps analyze AWS resource utilization and cost savings using ML?

A

AWS Compute Optimizer

48
Q

True or False: AWS Organizations’ SCPs can restrict service-linked roles.

A

False

49
Q

What is a major use case for Service Control Policies?

A

To enforce compliance by restricting access to certain services.

50
Q

Fill in the blank: In AWS, EC2 Reserved Instances can be committed for ________ or ________ years.

A

1, 3

51
Q

Which AWS tool should you use to detect and manage unexpected spending?

A

AWS Cost Anomaly Detection

52
Q

Name a free AWS service available under the Free Tier.

A

IAM

53
Q

What is AWS RAM used for in account management?

A

To share AWS resources across accounts.

54
Q

True or False: AWS Organizations require a dedicated payment method per account.

A

False

55
Q

What AWS service automates ongoing compliance management in an organization?

A

AWS Control Tower

56
Q

Fill in the blank: The ________ dashboard offers a high-level overview of AWS costs and usage.

A

Billing

57
Q

What does AWS Trusted Advisor require to provide a full set of checks?

A

A Business or Enterprise Support plan

58
Q

Which AWS tool provides recommendations for optimal instance configurations?

A

AWS Compute Optimizer

59
Q

Name one AWS service that is included in the free tier but incurs charges for usage beyond certain limits.

A

S3

60
Q

What AWS billing feature forecasts usage up to 12 months?

A

Cost Explorer

61
Q

True or False: Reserved Instances are available for EC2, DynamoDB, and RDS.

A

True

62
Q

What AWS service allows resource grouping for better management?

A

AWS Resource Groups

63
Q

Name one key advantage of using Private IPs within the same Availability Zone in AWS.

A

Reduces costs and improves performance.

64
Q

Which AWS tool allows setting budget alarms for different usage types?

A

AWS Budgets

65
Q

True or False: Cost Explorer allows hourly and resource-level data analysis.

A

True

66
Q

Which AWS service provides programmatic access to support checks?

A

AWS Trusted Advisor

67
Q

What is one key benefit of AWS Savings Plans?

A

Discounted rates on sustained usage of compute resources.

68
Q

Fill in the blank: The AWS Cost & Usage Report can be integrated with ________, Redshift, or QuickSight for analysis.

A

Athena

69
Q

True or False: Data transfer between regions is free in AWS.

A

False

70
Q

Which AWS pricing option is best for sporadic, unpredictable workloads?

A

On-demand instances

71
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ________ provides a personalized view of AWS services’ health for your account.

A

Personal Health Dashboard

72
Q

Which AWS account management feature supports billing and payment best practices?

A

Concierge Support Team in Enterprise Support

73
Q

Name one AWS support plan feature aimed at high-severity issues.

A

Technical Account Manager (TAM)

74
Q

What type of pricing discount can EC2 Spot Instances offer?

A

Up to 90% discount compared to on-demand.

75
Q

True or False: AWS Enterprise Support includes Infrastructure Event Management.

A

True

76
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS ________ helps detect compliance violations in real-time.

A

Control Tower

77
Q

What AWS feature helps with bidirectional communication for billing alerts?

A

SNS (Simple Notification Service)

78
Q

Which AWS feature helps enforce security and compliance policies on all accounts in an organization?

A

Service Control Policies (SCP)