All AWS Foundational Cert Questions

Question 1

Name Cloud Deployment Models

Answer 1

Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud

Question 2

Describe a Private Cloud

Answer 2

Cloud services used by a single org, not exposed to the public, Complete control, Security for sensitive applications, Meet specific business needs.

Question 3

Describe a Public Cloud

Answer 3

• Cloud resources owned
and operated by a third-
party cloud service
provider delivered over
the Internet.
• Six Advantages of Cloud
Computing

Question 4

Describe a Hybrid Cloud

Answer 4

Mix of public and private cloud, some servers on premises, control sensitive assets in private infrastructure, cost effectiveness of public cloud.

Question 5

5 Characteristics of Cloud Computing

Answer 5

• On-demand self service
• Broad network access
• Multi-tenancy and resource pooling
• Rapid elasticity and scalability
• Measured service

Question 6

6 Advantages of Cloud Computing

Answer 6

• Trade capital expense (CAPEX) for operational expense (OPEX)
• Benefit from massive economies of scale
• Stop guessing capacity
• Increase speed and agility
• Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
• Go global in minutes

Question 7

Problems solved by the cloud

Answer 7

• Flexibility: change resource types when needed
• Cost-Effectiveness: pay as you go, for what you use
• Scalability: accommodate larger loads by making hardware stronger or
adding additional nodes
• Elasticity: ability to scale out and scale-in when needed
• High-availability and fault-tolerance: build across data centers
• Agility: rapidly develop, test and launch software applications

Question 8

Types of Cloud Computing

Answer 8

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)

Question 9

Describe IaaS

Answer 9

• Provide building blocks for cloud IT
• Provides networking, computers, data storage space
• Highest level of flexibility
• Easy parallel with traditional on-premises IT

Question 10

Describe PaaS

Answer 10

• Removes the need for your organization to manage the underlying infrastructure
• Focus on the deployment and management of your applications

Question 11

Describe SaaS

Answer 11

Completed product that is run and managed by the service provider

Question 12

Name Amazon IaaS Service

Answer 12

Amazon EC2

Question 13

Name Amazon PaaS

Answer 13

Elastic Beanstalk

Question 14

Name Amazon SaaS

Answer 14

Many options, Rekognition for machine learning

Question 15

What are the 3 pricing fundamentals

Answer 15

Compute: Pay for compute time
Storage: Pay for data stored in the cloud
Data transfer OUT of the Cloud:
• Data transfer IN is free
• Solves the expensive issue of traditional IT

Question 16

What is an AWS Region?

Answer 16

• A region is a cluster of data centers
• Most AWS services are region-scoped (use a service in one region, it will be a new time using that service in a new region)

Question 17

Describe an Availability Zone

Answer 17

• Each region has many availability zones
(usually 3, min is 2, max is 6). Example:
• Each availability zone (AZ) is one or more
discrete data centers with redundant power,
networking, and connectivity
• They’re separate from each other, so that
they’re isolated from disasters
• They’re connected with high bandwidth,
ultra-low latency networking

Question 18

What is the shared responsibility model?

Answer 18

CUSTOMER = RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE SECURITY IN THE CLOUD

AWS = RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE SECURITY OF THE CLOUD