S3 Storage Classes and Glacier

Question 1

What is Amazon S3 Standard storage class best suited for?

A) Infrequently accessed data
B) Long-term archiving
C) Frequently accessed data with low-latency and high-throughput performance
D) Data that needs to be accessed only once per year

Answer 1

C) Frequently accessed data with low-latency and high-throughput performance

Question 2

Which S3 storage class is designed for infrequently accessed data with rapid retrieval when needed?

A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
C) S3 Glacier
D) S3 One Zone-IA

Answer 2

B) S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)

Question 3

What is the minimum storage duration for S3 Standard-IA?

A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 30 days
D) 90 days

Answer 3

C) 30 days

Question 4

Which S3 storage class automatically moves data between two access tiers?

A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Glacier
C) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
D) S3 One Zone-IA

Answer 4

C) S3 Intelligent-Tiering

Question 5

What is the main benefit of S3 One Zone-IA compared to S3 Standard-IA?

A) Higher durability
B) Faster retrieval times
C) Lower cost, but data is stored in only one Availability Zone
D) Automatic data movement between tiers

Answer 5

C) Lower cost, but data is stored in only one Availability Zone

Question 6

Which S3 storage class is designed for long-term data archiving with retrieval times of minutes to hours?

A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
C) S3 Glacier
D) S3 One Zone-IA

Answer 6

C) S3 Glacier

Question 7

What are the three retrieval options for S3 Glacier?

A) Fast, Medium, Slow
B) Quick, Normal, Delayed
C) Expedited, Standard, Bulk
D) Instant, Regular, Extended

Answer 7

C) Expedited, Standard, Bulk

Question 8

What is the minimum storage duration for objects in S3 Glacier?

A) 30 days
B) 60 days
C) 90 days
D) 180 days

Answer 8

C) 90 days

Question 9

Which S3 storage class offers the lowest cost for long-term data archiving?

A) S3 Standard-IA
B) S3 Glacier
C) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
D) S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Answer 9

D) S3 Glacier Deep Archive

Question 10

What is the typical retrieval time for S3 Glacier Deep Archive?

A) 1-5 minutes
B) 3-5 hours
C) 12 to 48 hours
D) 1 week

Answer 10

C) 12 to 48 hours

Question 11

What is the minimum storage duration for objects in S3 Glacier Deep Archive?

A) 30 days
B) 90 days
C) 180 days
D) 365 days

Answer 11

C) 180 days

Question 12

Which S3 storage class is best for data that is accessed less than once per quarter?

A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Standard-IA
C) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
D) S3 Glacier or S3 Glacier Deep Archive, depending on retrieval time needs

Answer 12

D) S3 Glacier or S3 Glacier Deep Archive, depending on retrieval time needs

Question 13

What is the key difference between S3 Glacier and S3 Glacier Deep Archive?

A) Durability
B) Retrieval times and cost (S3 Glacier Deep Archive has longer retrieval times but lower cost)
C) Minimum storage duration
D) Data redundancy

Answer 13

B) Retrieval times and cost (S3 Glacier Deep Archive has longer retrieval times but lower cost)

Question 14

Which S3 storage class offers the highest durability?

A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Glacier
C) S3 One Zone-IA
D) All S3 storage classes offer 99.999999999% (11 9’s) durability, except S3 One Zone-IA

Answer 14

D) All S3 storage classes offer 99.999999999% (11 9’s) durability, except S3 One Zone-IA

Question 15

What is the durability of S3 One Zone-IA?

A) 99.99% (4 9’s)
B) 99.999% (5 9’s)
C) 99.999999999% (11 9’s), but data is stored in only one Availability Zone
D) 99.999999999% (11 9’s) across multiple Availability Zones

Answer 15

C) 99.999999999% (11 9’s), but data is stored in only one Availability Zone