AWS Architecting and Ecosystem

Question 1

What are the six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework?

Answer 1

1. Operational Excellence
2. Security
3. Reliability
4. Performance Efficiency
5. Cost Optimization
6. Sustainability

Question 2

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework is: “The ability to run and monitor systems to deliver business value and to continually improve supporting processes and procedures”

Answer 2

1st Pillar - Operational Excellence

Question 3

This foundational pillar consists of the following services: Amazon VPC, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Service Quotas (formerly called AWS Service Limits)

Answer 3

3rd Pillar - Reliability

Question 4

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework is: “The ability of a system to recover from infrastructure or service disruptions, dynamically acquire computing resources to meet demand, and mitigate disruptions such as misconfigurations or transient network issues”

Answer 4

3rd Pillar - Reliability

Question 5

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework “…includes the ability to protect information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation strategies”

Answer 5

2nd Pillar - Security

Question 6

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework “…includes the ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements, and to maintain that efficiency as demand changes and technologies evolve”

Answer 6

4th Pillar - Performance Efficiency

Question 7

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework “…includes the ability to run systems to deliver business value at the lowest price point”

Answer 7

5th Pillar - Cost Optimization

Question 8

This pillar of the Well Architected Framework “focuses on minimizing the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads”

Answer 8

6th Pillar - Sustainability