Official Practice Exam questions Flashcards
CodeCommit
AWS CodeCommit is a managed source control system that hosts Git repositories and works with all Git-based tools. AWS CodeCommit will store code, binaries, and metadata in a redundant fashion with high availability.
Shared Controls
Controls which apply to both the infrastructure layer and customer layers, but in completely separate contexts or perspectives. In a shared control, AWS provides the requirements for the infrastructure and the customer must provide their own control implementation within their use of AWS services.
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
Bootstrapping
AWS CloudFormation provides a set of application bootstrapping scripts that enable you to install packages, files, and services on your EC2 instances by simply describing them in your CloudFormation template.
AWS Transcoder
Which AWS service can be used to convert video and audio files from their source format into versions that will playback on devices like smartphones, tablets and PC?
Tagging
What strategy can assist with allocating metadata to AWS resources for cost tracking and visibility?
For which services does Amazon not charge customers? (choose 2)
- Amazon CloudFormation
* Amazon VPC
When instantiating compute resources, what are two techniques for using automated, repeatable processes that are fast and avoid human error? (choose 2)
- Bootstrapping
* Infrastructure as code
Which of the following is a method of backup available in the AWS cloud?
EBS Snapshots
Which AWS service allows you to use block-based volumes on-premise that are then asynchronously backed up to Amazon S3?
AWS Storage Gateway Volume Gateway
Which statement below is incorrect in relation to Network ACLs?
Operate at the availability Zone level
What are two ways that moving to an AWS cloud can benefit an organization? (choose 2)
- Stop guess about Capacity
* Increase speed and agility
Which AWS service can you use to install a third-party database?
Amazon EC2
Which services are integrated with KMS encryption? (choose 2)
- Amazon RDS
* Amazon EBS
Under the shared responsibility model, what are examples of shared controls? (choose 2)
- Configuration Management
* Patch Management
Which AWS services are used for analytics? (choose 2)
- EMR
* Athena
What is the term for describing the action of automatically running scripts on Amazon EC2 instances when launched to install software?
Bootstrapping
Which of the following statements is correct in relation to consolidated billing? (choose 2)
- One Bill is provided per AWS Organization
* Paying accounts are independent and cannot access resources of other accounts
How does AWS assist organisations’ with their capacity requirements?
You don’t need to guess your capacity needs
Which storage service allows you to connect multiple EC2 instances concurrently using file-level protocols?
Amazon EFS
Which service can be used for building and integrating loosely-coupled, distributed applications?
Amazon SNS
Which AWS support plan should you use if you need a response time of < 15 minutes for a business-critical system failure?
Enterprise
Which statement below is incorrect in relation to Security Groups?
Stateless
What benefits does Amazon EC2 provide over using non-cloud servers? (choose 2)
- Inexpensive
* Elastic Web-scale computing
Which aspects of security on AWS are customer responsibilities? (choose 2)
- Setting up account password policies
* Server-side encryption
Which service can you use to provision a preconfigured server with little to no AWS experience?
Amazon Lightsail
What considerations are there when choosing which region to use? (choose 2)
- Data sovereignty
* Latency
Which feature can you use to grant read/write access to an Amazon S3 bucket?
IAM Policy
Which of the statements below is accurate regarding Amazon S3 buckets? (choose 2)
- Bucket names must be unique globally
* Buckets are region specific
What is an availability zone composed of?
One or more data centers in a location
What advantages does deploying Amazon CloudFront provide? (choose 2)
- Reduced Latency
* Improved performance for users
Which AWS service allows you to connect to storage from on-premise servers using standard file protocols?
Amazon EFS
Which feature of Amazon Rekognition can assist with saving time?
Identification of objects in images and videos
