Review Mode Set 2 – AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Flashcards
What layer (OSI model) does the gRPC sit at?
the gRPC protocol is at Layer 7 of the OSI Model
where are EBS backups stored?
S3
What is the best way to get a report for total billing by each department in AWS?
Tag resources with the department name and enable cost allocation tags.
What is the maximum retention period for SQS?
14 days
What is the main purpose of AWS Batch?
AWS Batch is mainly intended for managing batch processing tasks in Docker containers
What is the main cause of a DB running out of connections?
Memory allocated to the DB.
What are two ways to increase Max # of connections that a DB can handle?
-upgrade the DB memory (use an instance with higher mem)
-Use a DB connection pool like RDS Proxy
Can AWS Config be used to provision accounts?
NO, AWS Config can NOT launch new AWS accounts.
What is the best way to centrally provision AWS accounts and to provide ongoing governance using “guardrails”?
AWS Control Tower
What are other services that Control Tower uses to implement the “guardrails”?
-AWS CloudFormation
-AWS Organizations, including SCPs
-AWS Config
Which AWS service provides you with a static anycast IP address?
AWS Global Accelerator
Is ECS open-source or proprietary for AWS?
proprietary.
Amazon ECS is an AWS proprietary managed container orchestration service.
What is the default cooldown period for EC2s in an ASG?
300 seconds or 5 minutes
How many minutes is 300 seconds?
5 MINUTES
What is Amazon SWF?
And what is a key word you should associate with it for test purposes?
Amazon SWF is a web service that makes it easy to coordinate work across distributed application components.
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