Practice exam 8 Flashcards
What is the main benefit of attaching security groups to an Amazon RDS instance?
A. Manages user access and encryption keys.
B. Controls what IP address ranges can connect to your database instance.
C. Deploys SSL/TLS certificates for use with your database instance.
D. Distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets.
B. Controls what IP address ranges can connect to your database instance.
A company wants to use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) to run its containerized applications. For compliance reasons, the company wants to retain complete visibility and control over the underlying server cluster. Which Amazon ECS launch type will satisfy these requirements?
A. EC2 launch type.
B. Fargate launch type.
C. Lightsail launch type.
D. Lambda launch type.
A. EC2 launch type.
You have multiple standalone AWS accounts and you want to decrease your AWS monthly charges. What should you do?
A. Try to remove unnecessary AWS accounts.
B. Add the accounts to an AWS Organization and use Consolidated Billing.
C. Track the AWS charges that are incurred by the member accounts.
D. Enable AWS tiered-pricing before provisioning resources.
B. Add the accounts to an AWS Organization and use Consolidated Billing.
You have been tasked with auditing the security of your VPC. As part of this process, you need to start by analyzing what inbound and outbound traffic is allowed on your EC2 instances. What two parts of the VPC do you need to check to accomplish this task?
A. Network ACLs and Traffic Manager.
B. Network ACLs and Subnets.
C. Security Groups and Internet Gateways.
D. Security Groups and Network ACLs.
D. Security Groups and Network ACLs.
What does the AWS “Business” support plan provide? (Choose TWO)
A. Access to the full set of Trusted Advisor checks.
B. Support Concierge Service.
C. Less than 15 minutes response-time support if your business critical system goes down.
D. AWS Support API.
E. Proactive Technical Account Management.
A. Access to the full set of Trusted Advisor checks.
D. AWS Support API.
You have just finished writing your application code. Which service can be used to automate the deployment and scaling of your application?
A. Amazon Simple Storage Service.
B. AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
C. AWS CodeCommit.
D. Amazon Elastic File System.
B. AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
Which statement is true in relation to security in AWS?
A. AWS manages everything related to EC2 operating systems.
B. AWS customers are responsible for patching any database software running on Amazon EC2.
C. Server side encryption is the responsibility of AWS.
D. AWS is responsible for the security of your application.
B. AWS customers are responsible for patching any database software running on Amazon EC2.
Amazon EC2 instances are conceptually very similar to traditional servers. However, using Amazon EC2 server instances in the same manner as traditional hardware server instances is only a starting point. What are the main benefits of using the AWS EC2 instances instead of traditional servers? (Choose TWO)
A. Improves Fault-Tolerance.
B. Provides your business with a seamless remote accessibility.
C. Prevents unauthorized users from getting into your network.
D. Provides automatic data backups.
E. Can be scaled manually in a shorter period of time.
A. Improves Fault-Tolerance.
E. Can be scaled manually in a shorter period of time.
Which statement is true regarding AWS pricing? (Choose TWO)
A. With the AWS pay-as-you-go pricing model, you don’t have to pay any upfront fee.
B. You have no responsibility for third-party software license costs.
C. You only pay for the individual services that you need with no long-term contracts.
D. For some services, you have to pay a startup fee in order to get the service running.
E. There are no reservations on AWS, you only pay for what you use.
A. With the AWS pay-as-you-go pricing model, you don’t have to pay any upfront fee.
C. You only pay for the individual services that you need with no long-term contracts.
Which AWS service provides the EASIEST way to set up and manage a secure, well-architected, multi-account AWS environment?
A. AWS Control Tower.
B. Amazon Macie.
C. AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager.
D. AWS Security Hub
A. AWS Control Tower.
A company is running a large web application that needs to always be available. The application tends to slow down when CPU usage is greater than 60%. How can they track when CPU usage goes above 60% for any of the EC2 Instances in their account?
A. Use CloudFront to monitor the CPU usage.
B. Set the AWS Config CPU threshold to 60% to receive a notification when EC2 usage exceeds that value.
C. Use CloudWatch Alarms to monitor the CPU and alert when the CPU usage is >= 60%.
D. Use SNS to monitor the utilization of the server.
C. Use CloudWatch Alarms to monitor the CPU and alert when the CPU usage is >= 60%.
What is the recommended storage option when hosting an often-changing database on an Amazon EC2 instance?
A. Amazon EBS.
B. Amazon RDS.
C. You can’t run a database inside an Amazon EC2 instance.
D. Amazon DynamoDB.
A. Amazon EBS.
You are working as a site reliability engineer (SRE) in an AWS environment, which of the following services helps monitor your applications?
A. Amazon CloudWatch.
B. Amazon CloudSearch.
C. Amazon Elastic MapReduce.
D. Amazon CloudHSM.
A. Amazon CloudWatch.
What factors determine how you are charged when using AWS Lambda? (Choose TWO)
A. Storage consumed.
B. Number of requests to your functions.
C. Number of volumes.
D. Placement groups.
E. Compute time consumed.
B. Number of requests to your functions.
E. Compute time consumed.
What are the main differences between an IAM user and an IAM role in AWS? (Choose TWO)
A. An IAM user is uniquely associated with only one person, however a role is intended to be assumable by anyone who needs it.
B. An IAM user has permanent credentials associated with it, however a role has temporary credentials associated with it.
C. IAM users are more cost effective than IAM roles.
D. A role is uniquely associated with only one person, however an IAM user is intended to be assumable by anyone who needs it.
E. An IAM user has temporary credentials associated with it, however a role has permanent credentials associated with it.
A. An IAM user is uniquely associated with only one person, however a role is intended to be assumable by anyone who needs it.
B. An IAM user has permanent credentials associated with it, however a role has temporary credentials associated with it.
Which of the following actions may reduce Amazon EBS costs? (Choose TWO)
A. Deleting unused buckets.
B. Using reservations.
C. Deleting unnecessary snapshots.
D. Changing the type of the volume.
E. Distributing requests to multiple volumes.
C. Deleting unnecessary snapshots.
D. Changing the type of the volume.
What does Amazon GuardDuty do to protect AWS accounts and workloads?
A. Notifies AWS customers about abuse events once they are reported.
B. Continuously monitors AWS infrastructure and helps detect threats such as attacker reconnaissance or account compromise.
C. Helps AWS customers identify the root cause of potential security issues.
D. Checks security groups for rules that allow unrestricted access to AWS. resources.
B. Continuously monitors AWS infrastructure and helps detect threats such as attacker reconnaissance or account compromise.
Which database service should you use if your application and data schema require “joins” or complex transactions?
A. Amazon RDS.
B. AWS Outposts.
C. Amazon DocumentDB.
D. Amazon DynamoDB.
A. Amazon RDS.
Which of the following makes it easier for you to categorize, manage and filter your resources?
A. Amazon CloudWatch.
B. AWS Service Catalog.
C. AWS Directory Service.
D. AWS Tagging.
D. AWS Tagging.
What should you consider when storing data in Amazon Glacier?
A. Amazon Glacier only accepts data in a compressed format.
B. Glacier can only be used to store frequently accessed data and data archives.
C. Amazon Glacier does not provide immediate retrieval of data.
D. Attach Glacier to an EC2 Instance to be able to store data.
C. Amazon Glacier does not provide immediate retrieval of data.