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AWS Flashcards

1
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What does AWS stand for?

A

Amazon Web Services

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True or False: AWS is a cloud computing platform.

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True

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What service does AWS provide for scalable storage?

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Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

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Fill in the blank: AWS offers a service called _______ for database management.

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Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)

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Which AWS service is used for content delivery?

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Amazon CloudFront

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What is the purpose of AWS Lambda?

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To run code without provisioning or managing servers

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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a compute service in AWS? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon EC2 C) Amazon RDS

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B) Amazon EC2

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What is the main benefit of using AWS Elastic Beanstalk?

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It simplifies the process of deploying and managing applications.

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True or False: AWS offers services for machine learning.

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True

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What does IAM stand for in AWS?

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Identity and Access Management

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Fill in the blank: AWS uses _______ to ensure security and compliance.

A

AWS Security Hub

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Which service would you use for serverless applications?

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AWS Lambda

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Multiple Choice: Which AWS service is primarily used for data warehousing? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon Redshift C) Amazon Glacier

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B) Amazon Redshift

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What is the purpose of Amazon VPC?

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To create isolated networks in the AWS cloud.

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True or False: Amazon EC2 instances can only run Linux operating systems.

A

False

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16
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What feature of AWS allows for automatic scaling of resources?

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Auto Scaling

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17
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Fill in the blank: _______ is a fully managed NoSQL database service provided by AWS.

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Amazon DynamoDB

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18
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Which AWS service is best for hosting static websites?

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Amazon S3

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Multiple Choice: What is the primary function of AWS CloudFormation? A) Monitoring resources B) Infrastructure as code C) Database management

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B) Infrastructure as code

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What does the AWS Well-Architected Framework help users with?

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Building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure.

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True or False: AWS offers a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

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True

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22
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What is the primary purpose of AWS CloudTrail?

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To log and monitor account activity.

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23
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Fill in the blank: _______ is an AWS service that provides DNS and domain name registration.

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Amazon Route 53

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24
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Which AWS service provides a virtual desktop infrastructure?

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Amazon WorkSpaces

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Multiple Choice: Which service is used for building and training machine learning models? A) Amazon SageMaker B) Amazon EC2 C) Amazon RDS

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A) Amazon SageMaker

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26
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What is the main function of Amazon CloudWatch?

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Monitoring AWS resources and applications.

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27
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True or False: Amazon RDS supports only MySQL databases.

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False

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What is the purpose of AWS Direct Connect?

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To establish a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS.

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29
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Fill in the blank: AWS provides a service called _______ for managing containerized applications.

A

Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)

30
Q

Which AWS service is designed for data archiving?

A

Amazon Glacier

31
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Multiple Choice: Which service would you use for real-time data streaming? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon Kinesis C) Amazon RDS

A

B) Amazon Kinesis

32
Q

What does the AWS Marketplace offer?

A

A digital catalog of software and services that run on AWS.

33
Q

True or False: AWS services can only be accessed through the AWS Management Console.

A

False

34
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What is the role of AWS Support plans?

A

To provide technical support and guidance.

35
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ is used to deploy applications in a serverless architecture.

A

Lambda

36
Q

Which AWS service is used for creating and managing APIs?

A

Amazon API Gateway

37
Q

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a serverless database option in AWS? A) Amazon Aurora B) Amazon DynamoDB C) Amazon RDS

A

B) Amazon DynamoDB

38
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What is the primary use of AWS CodeDeploy?

A

To automate code deployments to any instance.

39
Q

True or False: AWS can only be used by large enterprises.

A

False

40
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What does Amazon Elastic Load Balancing do?

A

Distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets.

41
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ provides a fully managed graph database service.

A

Neptune

42
Q

Which service allows you to create and manage virtual private clouds?

A

Amazon VPC

43
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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a type of storage in AWS? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon EBS C) Amazon VPC

A

C) Amazon VPC

44
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What is AWS Snowball used for?

A

Data transfer and migration to AWS.

45
Q

True or False: AWS offers services for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

A

True

46
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What is the purpose of AWS Trusted Advisor?

A

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

47
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ is a service for managing and analyzing big data.

A

EMR (Elastic MapReduce)

48
Q

Which AWS service is designed for serverless event-driven applications?

A

AWS Lambda

49
Q

Multiple Choice: Which AWS service can be used for creating machine learning models? A) Amazon Lex B) Amazon Polly C) Amazon SageMaker

A

C) Amazon SageMaker

50
Q

What does the AWS Free Tier offer?

A

Limited access to AWS services at no cost for a specific period.

51
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True or False: Amazon EC2 instances can be launched in multiple geographic regions.

A

True

52
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What is the primary function of AWS Config?

A

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

53
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ is a fully managed service for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications.

A

ECS (Elastic Container Service)

54
Q

Which service would you use for automated backups of Amazon RDS databases?

A

AWS Backup

55
Q

Multiple Choice: What is the primary purpose of Amazon CloudFront? A) Security B) Content Delivery C) Monitoring

A

B) Content Delivery

56
Q

What does AWS CodePipeline do?

A

Automates the build, test, and deploy phases of your release process.

57
Q

True or False: AWS allows you to monitor your applications using CloudWatch.

A

True

58
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What is the purpose of AWS WAF?

A

To protect web applications from common web exploits.

59
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ is used for creating and managing virtual servers.

A

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

60
Q

Which AWS service provides a fully managed Kubernetes service?

A

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

61
Q

Multiple Choice: Which service is used for real-time data analytics? A) Amazon RDS B) Amazon Athena C) Amazon S3

A

B) Amazon Athena

62
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What is the function of Amazon S3 Glacier?

A

Long-term data archiving with low retrieval costs.

63
Q

True or False: AWS allows for hybrid cloud deployments.

A

True

64
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What is the purpose of AWS Data Pipeline?

A

To automate the movement and transformation of data.

65
Q

Fill in the blank: AWS _______ enables you to build voice, chat, and messaging interfaces.

A

Lex

66
Q

Which service is used to manage and deploy serverless applications?

A

AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model)

67
Q

Multiple Choice: Which AWS service is used for serverless relational databases? A) Amazon RDS B) Amazon Aurora Serverless C) Amazon DynamoDB

A

B) Amazon Aurora Serverless

68
Q

What is the primary role of AWS Organizations?

A

To manage multiple AWS accounts centrally.

69
Q

True or False: AWS offers a range of services for application integration.

A

True

70
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What is the purpose of AWS Secrets Manager?

A

To manage and retrieve secrets securely.

71
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Fill in the blank: AWS _______ is used for monitoring and logging AWS resources.

A

CloudTrail

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