18. Other AWS Services Flashcards

1
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What is Amazon WorkSpaces primarily used for?

A

Managed Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to provision Windows or Linux desktops.

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2
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True or False: Amazon WorkSpaces can scale quickly to thousands of users.

A

True

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3
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Which AWS service allows for streaming desktop applications to web browsers without needing VDI?

A

Amazon AppStream 2.0

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4
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Amazon AppStream 2.0 vs WorkSpaces: Which one requires connecting to a VDI?

A

WorkSpaces

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5
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Fill in the blank: AWS IoT Core is a serverless, secure, and scalable service to connect _____ to the AWS Cloud.

A

IoT devices

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6
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What type of tasks does AWS DataSync automate?

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Transferring and synchronizing large amounts of data from on-premises to AWS.

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7
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True or False: AWS DataSync only supports Amazon S3 as a destination.

A

False

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8
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What AWS service helps convert media files into formats suitable for consumer playback devices?

A

Amazon Elastic Transcoder

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9
Q

Which AWS service uses GraphQL to store and sync data across mobile and web apps in real-time?

A

AWS AppSync

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10
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Fill in the blank: AWS Amplify provides tools for developing and deploying scalable _____ and _____ applications.

A

web, mobile

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11
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True or False: AWS Application Composer is mainly used to manage code repositories.

A

False

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12
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What does AWS Device Farm test?

A

Web and mobile applications across multiple device types, including desktop browsers and real mobile devices.

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13
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What is the primary purpose of AWS Backup?

A

Centrally managing and automating backups across AWS services.

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14
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True or False: AWS Backup supports cross-account backups.

A

True

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15
Q

Which disaster recovery strategy involves maintaining a ‘hot’ full-scale system in the cloud?

A

Multi-Site / Hot-Site

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16
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery was formerly known as _____

A

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

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17
Q

What does AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery primarily protect against?

A

Data loss from disruptions, including ransomware and system failures.

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18
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True or False: AWS DataSync supports incremental synchronization after the first full load.

A

True

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19
Q

Name one of the 7Rs of cloud migration strategies.

A

Retire, Retain, Relocate, Rehost, Replatform, Repurchase, Refactor

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20
Q

Fill in the blank: The ‘lift and shift’ migration strategy is also known as _____

A

Rehost

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21
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True or False: Replatforming involves fundamental changes to an application’s architecture.

A

False

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22
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In the 7Rs, what does ‘Repurchase’ involve?

A

Switching to a different product or SaaS platform during migration.

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23
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What AWS service gathers on-premises server data for migration planning?

A

AWS Application Discovery Service

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24
Q

What are the two types of discovery provided by AWS Application Discovery Service?

A

Agentless and Agent-based discovery

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25
Q

Which AWS service is considered the ‘evolution’ of CloudEndure Migration?

A

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)

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26
Q

What is the primary function of the AWS Migration Evaluator?

A

Building a data-driven business case for migration to AWS.

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27
Q

True or False: AWS Migration Hub provides pre-built templates for enterprise migrations.

A

True

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28
Q

What AWS service is designed to run fault injection experiments on AWS workloads?

A

AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS)

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29
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Fault Injection Simulator is based on _____ Engineering.

A

Chaos

30
Q

What is a primary use case for AWS Step Functions?

A

Orchestrating serverless workflows and Lambda functions.

31
Q

True or False: AWS Step Functions can integrate with on-premises servers.

A

True

32
Q

Which AWS service provides satellite communications support?

A

AWS Ground Station

33
Q

What types of messages does Amazon Pinpoint support?

A

Email, SMS, push, voice, and in-app messaging.

34
Q

True or False: Amazon Pinpoint allows for message segmentation and personalization.

A

True

35
Q

Which service allows designing serverless applications visually?

A

AWS Application Composer

36
Q

What AWS service allows scheduling backup frequency and retention?

A

AWS Backup

37
Q

Which service allows streaming applications via a web browser?

A

Amazon AppStream 2.0

38
Q

What AWS service converts videos for various devices?

A

Amazon Elastic Transcoder

39
Q

True or False: AWS Ground Station operates a global network of satellite stations.

A

True

40
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Amplify integrates with services like _____ for data storage and syncing.

A

Amazon Cognito, AWS AppSync

41
Q

Which service can segment and personalize marketing messages?

A

Amazon Pinpoint

42
Q

True or False: AWS Step Functions is used for deploying machine learning models.

A

False

43
Q

Which AWS service is ideal for developing full-stack applications?

A

AWS Amplify

44
Q

True or False: Amazon WorkSpaces offers a pay-as-you-go model with both monthly and hourly rates.

A

True

45
Q

Name an AWS service that supports continuous block-level replication.

A

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

46
Q

What AWS service can analyze device status updates even when offline?

A

AWS IoT Core

47
Q

Which AWS service is part of cloud migration planning with dependency mapping?

A

AWS Application Discovery Service

48
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Device Farm enables testing on real mobile devices, not _____.

A

emulators

49
Q

True or False: AWS Backup supports Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).

A

True

50
Q

What does AWS Migration Evaluator help businesses create?

A

A data-driven business case for migrating to AWS.

51
Q

What service is used to run fault injection experiments in the cloud?

A

AWS Fault Injection Simulator

52
Q

What AWS service simplifies cross-account backups?

A

AWS Backup

53
Q

Fill in the blank: Rehosting involves moving applications to AWS with no _____ optimizations.

A

cloud

54
Q

True or False: Refactoring involves rearchitecting an application to leverage cloud-native features.

A

True

55
Q

What AWS service helps control satellite communications?

A

AWS Ground Station

56
Q

Which service uses GraphQL for data synchronization?

A

AWS AppSync

57
Q

Name the AWS service that helps test mobile and web applications.

A

AWS Device Farm

58
Q

Fill in the blank: With Amazon AppStream 2.0, applications are streamed directly to a user’s _____

A

web browser

59
Q

What AWS service assists with testing web and mobile apps on real devices?

A

AWS Device Farm

60
Q

Which disaster recovery setup is the most cost-effective?

A

Backup and Restore

61
Q

True or False: AWS Step Functions supports parallel task execution.

A

True

62
Q

What is the primary purpose of Amazon Pinpoint?

A

Managing marketing communications with segmentation and personalization.

63
Q

Which AWS service provides a visual interface for designing workflows?

A

AWS Step Functions

64
Q

True or False: AWS IoT Core is suitable for large-scale IoT deployments.

A

True

65
Q

Fill in the blank: The AWS service for orchestrating fault injection experiments is called _____

A

AWS Fault Injection Simulator

66
Q

Name one feature of AWS Application Migration Service (MGN).

A

Continuous replication, minimal downtime

67
Q

Which migration strategy is also called ‘drop and shop’?

A

Repurchase

68
Q

True or False: AWS AppSync offers real-time data synchronization and offline capabilities.

A

True

69
Q

Which service should you use for disaster recovery to reduce data loss?

A

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

70
Q

True or False: AWS DataSync can replicate data to S3 Glacier.

A

True

71
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS Migration Hub Orchestrator supports migration templates for apps like _____

A

SAP, Microsoft SQL Server