Certified Cloud Practitioner - 10/2020 Flashcards
Which of the following are signs of a highly avail-able application? (Select TWO.)
a) Virtualized hypervisor-driven systems are deployed as mandated by company policy.
b) Applications are protected behind multiple layers of security.
c) A failure in one geographic region will trig-ger an automatic failover to resources in a different region.
d) Spikes in user demand are met through automatically increasing resources.
c) A failure in one geographic region will trig-ger an automatic failover to resources in a different region.
d) Spikes in user demand are met through automatically increasing resources.
How does the metered payment model make many benefits of cloud computing possible? (Select TWO.)
a) Full-stack applications are possible without the need to invest in capital expenses.
b) Experiments with multiple configuration options are now cost-effective.
c) Greater application security is now possible.
d) Applications are now highly scalable.
a) Full-stack applications are possible without the need to invest in capital expenses.
b) Experiments with multiple configuration options are now cost-effective.
Which of the following characteristics most help AWS provide such scalable services? (Select TWO.)
a) Its geographic reach
b) The value of its capitalized assets
c) The enormous number of servers it operates
d) Its highly automated infrastructure administration systems
c) The enormous number of servers it operates
d) Its highly automated infrastructure administration systems
Which of the following best describes Platform as a Service products?
a) Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources
b) Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface
c) Services that provide a service to end users through a public network
d) Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers
b) Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface
Which of the following best describes elasticity?
a) The ability to more densely pack virtualized resources onto a single physical server
b) The ability to bill resource usage using a pay-per-user model
c) The ability of an application to automatically add preconfigured compute resources to meet increasing demand
d) The ability of an application to increase or decrease compute resources to match changing demand
d) The ability of an application to increase or decrease compute resources to match changing demand
Which of the following best describes Software as a Service products? a) Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources b) Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers c) Services that provide a service to end users through a public network d) Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface
c) Services that provide a service to end users through a public network
Which of the following best describes scalability? a) The ability of an application to increase or decrease compute resources to match changing demand b) The ability of an application to automatically add preconfigured compute resources to meet increasing demand c) The ability to more densely pack virtualized resources onto a single physical server d) The ability to bill resource usage using a pay-per-user model
b) The ability of an application to automatically add preconfigured compute resources to meet increasing demand Increasing or decreasing compute resources better describes elasticity. Efficient use of virtualized resources and billing models aren’t related directly to scalability.
What is a hypervisor? a) Software used to log and monitor virtualized operations b) Hardware device used to provide an inter-face between storage and compute modules c) Hardware device used to provide an inter-face between networking and compute modules d) Software used to administrate virtualized re-sources run on physical infrastructure
d) Software used to administrate virtualized re-sources run on physical infrastructure A hypervisor is software (not hardware) that administrates virtualized operations.
Which of the following best describes Infrastructure as a Service products? a) Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources b) Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface c) Services that provide a service to end users through a public network d) Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers
a) Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources PaaS products mask complexity, SaaS products provide end-user services, and serverless architectures (like AWS Lambda) let developers run code on cloud servers.
Which of the following best describes server virtualization? a) Aggregating physical resources spread over multiple physical devices into a single virtual device b) “Sharding” data from multiple sources into a single virtual data store c) Logically partitioning physical compute and storage devices into multiple smaller virtual devices d) Abstracting the complexity of physical infrastructure behind a simple web interface
c) Logically partitioning physical compute and storage devices into multiple smaller virtual devices
Which of the following does not contribute significantly to the operational value of a large cloud provider like AWS? a) Highly experienced teams of security engineers b) Metered, pay-per-use pricing c) Multiregional presence d) Deep experience in the retail sphere
d) Deep experience in the retail sphere Having globally distributed infrastructure and experienced security engineers makes a provider’s infrastructure more reliable. Metered pricing makes a wider range of workloads possible.
Which of the following are direct benefits of server virtualization? (Select TWO.) a) Fast resource provisioning and launching b) Greater application security c) Efficient (high-density) use of resources d) Elastic application designs
a) Fast resource provisioning and launching c) Efficient (high-density) use of resources
Which of the following scenarios would be a good use case for AWS Organizations? (Select TWO.) a) A single company with multiple AWS accounts that wants a single place to administrate everything b) A company that’s integrated some operations with an upstream vendor c) A company with two distinct operational units, each with its own accounting system and AWS account d) An organization that provides AWS access to large teams of its developers and admins
a) A single company with multiple AWS accounts that wants a single place to administrate everything b) A company that’s integrated some operations with an upstream vendor Companies with multiple users of resources in a single AWS account would not benefit from AWS Organizations, nor would a company with completely separated units. The value of AWS Organizations is in integrating the administration of related accounts.
Which of the following tools are available to ensure you won’t accidentally run past your Free Tier limit and incur unwanted costs? (Select TWO.) a) Billing & Cost Management section on the Top Free Tier Services Dashboard b) The Top Free Tier Services by Usage section on the Billing & Cost Management Dashboard c) Automated email alerts when activity approaches the Free Tier limits d) The Billing Preferences Dashboard
b) The Top Free Tier Services by Usage section on the Billing & Cost Management Dashboard c) Automated email alerts when activity approaches the Free Tier limits
Which is the best place to get a quick summary of this month’s spend for your account? a) Billing & Cost Management Dashboard b) Cost Explorer c) Budgets d) Cost and usage reports
a) Billing & Cost Management Dashboard
Which of the following is likely to be an accurate source of AWS pricing information? a) Wikipedia pages relating to a particular service b) The AWS Total Cost of Ownership Calculator c) The AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) d) AWS online documentation relating to a particular service
d) AWS online documentation relating to a particular service
Is it always possible to request service limit increases from AWS? a) Yes. All service limits can be increased. b) Service limits are defaults. They can be increased or decreased on demand. c) No. A limit can never be increased. d) No. Some service limits are hard.
d) No. Some service limits are hard.
What is the main difference between the goals of Cost Explorer and of cost and usage reports? a) Cost and usage reports are meant to alert you to malicious intrusions, while Cost Explorer displays visualizations of high-level historical and current account costs. b) Cost and usage reports display visualizations of high-level historical and current account costs, while Cost Explorer generates granular usage reports in CSV format. c) Cost Explorer displays visualizations of high-level historical and current account costs, while cost and usage reports generate granular usage reports in CSV format. d) Cost Explorer lets you set alerts that are triggered by billing events, while cost and usage reports help you visualize system events.
c) Cost Explorer displays visualizations of high-level historical and current account costs, while cost and usage reports generate granular usage reports in CSV format.
Which of the following AWS Total Cost of Ownership Calculator parameters is likely to have the greatest impact on cost? a) Number of servers b) Currency c) AWS Region d) Guest OS
a) Number of servers
Which of the following EC2 services can be used without charge under the Free Tier? a) t2.micro EC2 instance type instances for a total of 750 hours per month b) Any single EC2 instance type as long as it runs for less than 75 hours per month c) A single t2.micro EC2 instance type instance for 750 hours per month d) Any single EC2 instance type as long as it runs for less than one hour per day
a) t2.micro EC2 instance type instances for a total of 750 hours per month
Which of the following is a limitation of the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator? a) Not all AWS services are included. b) The pricing is seldom updated and doesn’t accurately reflect current pricing. c) You can calculate resource use for only one service at a time. d) You’re not able to specify specific configuration parameters.
a) Not all AWS services are included.
Which of these tools lets you design graphs within the browser interface to track your account spending? a) Consolidating Billing b) Budgets c) Reports d) Cost Explorer
d) Cost Explorer
Which of the following Simple Monthly Calculator selections will likely have an impact on most other configuration choices on the page? (Select TWO.) a) Calculate By Month Or Year b) Free Usage Tier c) Include Multiple Organizations d) Choose Region
b) Free Usage Tier d) Choose Region
You want to experiment with deploying a web server on an EC2 instance. Which two of the following resources can you include to make that work while remaining within the Free Tier? (Select TWO.) a) A 30 GB solid-state Elastic Block Store (EBS) drive b) Two 20 GB solid-state Elastic Block Store (EBS) drives c) A t2.micro instance type EC2 instance d) A 5 GB bucket on S3
a) A 30 GB solid-state Elastic Block Store (EBS) drive c) A t2.micro instance type EC2 instance
Which of the following is not a setting you can configure in a Cost budget? a) Instance type b) Period (monthly, quarterly, etc.) c) Owner (username of resource owner) d) Start and stop dates
c) Owner (username of resource owner)
Which of the following AWS documentation URLs points to the page containing an up-to-date list of service limits? a) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.htmlLinks to an external site. b) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/limits.html c) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html d) https://aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html
c) https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html
Which of the following best describes one possible reason for AWS service limits? a) To more equally distribute available resources between customers from different regions b) Because there are logical limits to the ability of AWS resources to scale upward c) To prevent individual customers from accidentally launching a crippling level of resource consumption d) To allow customers to more gradually increase their deployments
c) To prevent individual customers from accidentally launching a crippling level of resource consumption
What is the purpose of cost allocation tags? a) To associate spend limits to automatically trigger resource shutdowns when necessary b) To visually associate account events with billing periods c) To help you identify the purpose and owner of a particular running resource to better understand and control deployments d) To help you identify resources for the purpose of tracking your account spending
d) To help you identify resources for the purpose of tracking your account spending
What is the main goal for creating a Usage budget type (in AWS Budgets)? a) To track the status of any active reserved instances on your account b) To monitor costs being incurred against your account c) To track particular categories of resource consumption d) To correlate usage per unit cost to understand your account cost efficiency
c) To track particular categories of resource consumption
Which of the following will probably not affect the pricing for an AWS service? a) Requests for raising the available service limit b) AWS Region c) The volume of data egress from an Amazon Glacier vault d) The volume of data saved to an S3 bucket
a) Requests for raising the available service limit