AWS Module 10 - The Cloud Journey

Question 1

What is a fundamental principle for operational excellence within the cloud architecture?

a) Implementing manual operations for flexibility
b) Making significant, irreversible changes
c) Annotating documentation
d) Anticipating success without failure

Answer 1

c

Question 2

Which approach aligns with operational excellence design principles for system operations?

a) Making large, irreversible changes to the system
b) Infrequently updating processes and procedures
c) Performing operations as code
d) Avoiding failure anticipation

Answer 2

c

Question 3

Which practice should be adopted for ensuring security within cloud architecture?

a) Automate security best practices where possible
b) Limit security to the application layer only
c) Store data in plain text to enable easy access
d) Avoid security automation for flexibility

Answer 3

a

Question 4

What is a crucial consideration when addressing the Security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework?

a) Ignoring the security aspects at the database level
b) Applying security to only the user interface
c) Protecting data in transit and at rest
d) Relying solely on perimeter security measures

Answer 4

c

Question 5

Which best describes the concept of reliability within the Well-Architected Framework?

a) Creating systems that fail intermittently
b) Inability to recover from infrastructure or service disruptions
c) Not having the ability to dynamically acquire computing resources
d) Ability to recover from infrastructure or service disruptions

Answer 5

d

Question 6

What approach is suggested to enhance performance efficiency according to the Well-Architected Framework?

a) Avoiding experimentation to prevent disruptions
b) Using serverless architectures
c) Rigidly designing systems to a single location
d) Designing systems with fixed scalability and resource usage

Answer 6

b

Question 7

What is the aim of the sustainability aspect in the Well-Architected Framework?

a) Maximizing total resource requirements
b) Reducing energy consumption and increasing efficiency
c) Ignoring the environmental impact of workloads
d) Minimizing resource usage without consideration for efficiency

Answer 7

b