Cloud Architecture and Design

Question 1

When you break systems down into smaller components that are loosely coupled together. It reduces interdependencies between system components. This is achieved in the cloud using message buses, notification and message services.

Answer 1

loose coupling

Question 2

which design principles are enabled by the AWS Cloud to improve the operation of workloads?

Answer 2

loose coupling
remove single points of failure

Question 3

Removing single points of failure ensures ________and _______

Answer 3

Removing single points of failure ensure fault tolerance and high availability.

Question 4

Which deployments involve the reliability pillar of the AWS Well-Architectered Framework?

Answer 4

Amazon RDS Multi-AZ Deployment

An Amazon RDS deployment across multiple availability zones is a good example of using the reliability pillar of the AWS well-architectured Framework. The specific design principle being followed here is the “Automatically recover from failure”

Question 5

What are the 5 pillars of the AWS Well -Architected Framework?

Answer 5

1. Operational Excellencce 2. Security 3. Reliability 4. Performance Efficiency 5. Cost optimization

Question 6

Which resource should a new user on AWS use to get help with deploying popular technologies based on AWS best practices, including architecture and deployment instructions?

Answer 6

AWS Quickstarts

Quickstarts are built by AWS solutions architects and partners to help you deploy popular technologies on AWS. These reduces hundreds of manual procedures into just a few steps, so you can build your production environment quickly and start using it immediately.

Each quick start includes AWS CloudFOrmation templates that automate the deployment and guide that discusses the architecture and provides step-by-step deployment instructions.

Question 7

What are the 5 best practices under the Operational Excellence Pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

Answer 7

1. Perform operations as code
2. Make frequency, small reversible changes
3. refine operations procedures frequently
4. Anticipate failure
5. learn from all operational failures

Question 8

True or false

Elastic Load Balancers can only serve targets into a single region and cannot deploy across multiple regions.

Answer 8

TRUE