Test 4 Flashcards by Michael Cessaro

Which service stores objects, provides real-time access to those objects, and offers versioning and lifecycle capabilities?

a.
AWS Storage Gateway
b.
Amazon Glacier
c.
Amazon S3
d.
Amazon EBSc.
Amazon S3

c.
Amazon S3

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A company is considering using AWS for a self-hosted database that requires a nightly shutdown for maintenance and cost-saving purposes. Which service should the company use?

a.
Amazon EC2 with Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
b.
Amazon Redshift
c.
Amazon DynamoDB
d.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) with Amazon EC2 instance store

a.
Amazon EC2 with Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

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Which of the following Amazon EC2 pricing models allow customers to use existing server-bound software licenses?

a.
Spot Instances
b.
Reserved Instances
c.
Dedicated Hosts
d.
On-Demand Instances

c.
Dedicated Hosts

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Which of the following inspects AWS environments to find opportunities that can save money for users and also improve system performance?

a.
AWS Cost Explorer
b.
Consolidated Billing
c.
Detailed Billing
d.
AWS Trusted Advisor

d.
AWS Trusted Advisor

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Which AWS services can host a Microsoft SQL Server database? (Select TWO.)

a. Amazon Redshift
b. Amazon EC2
c. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
d. Amazon Aurora
e. Amazon S3

b. Amazon EC2

c. Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

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Which of the following security-related services does AWS offer? (Select TWO.)

a. Multi-factor authentication physical tokens
b. Automated penetration testing
c. Data encryption
d. AWS Trusted Advisor security checks
e. Amazon S3 copyrighted content detection

c. Data encryption

d. AWS Trusted Advisor security checks

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Which of the following Identity and Access Management (IAM) entities is associated with an access key ID and secret access key when using AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)?

a.
IAM Role
b.
IAM User
c.
IAM Group
d.
IAM Policy

b.
IAM User

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Which service provides a virtually unlimited amount of online highly durable object storage?

a.
Redshift
b.
S3
c.
Elastic File System (EFS)
d.
Elastic Container Service (ECS)

b.
S3

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What is the benefit of using AWS managed services, such as Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)?

a.
They simplify patching and updating underlying OSs.
b.
They have better performance than customer-managed services.
c.
They do not require the customer to optimize instance type or size selections.
d.
They require the customer to monitor and replace failing instances.

c.
They do not require the customer to optimize instance type or size selections.

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Web servers running on Amazon EC2 access a legacy application running in a corporate data center. What term would describe this model?

a.
Infrastructure as a service
b.
Partner network
c.
Cloud-native
d.
Hybrid architecture

d.
Hybrid architecture

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Which of the following AWS services can be used to serve large amounts of online video content with the lowest possible latency? (Select TWO.)

a. Amazon Glacier
b. AWS Storage Gateway
c. Amazon S3
d. Amazon CloudFront
e. Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

c. Amazon S3

d. Amazon CloudFront

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Distributing workloads across multiple Availability Zones supports which cloud architecture design principle?

a.
Implement automation
b.
Implement elasticity
c.
Design for failure
d.
Design for agility

c.
Design for failure

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The AWS Cloud multiple Regions are an example of

a.
Elasticity
b.
Agility
c.
Global Infrastructure
d.
Pay-as-you-go pricing

c.
Global Infrastructure

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Which of the following are valid ways for a customer to interact with AWS services? (Select TWO.)

a. Software Development Kits
b. On-premises
c. Software-as-a-service
d. Command line interface
e. Hybrid

a. Software Development Kits

d. Command line interface

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Which statement best describes Elastic Load Balancing?

a.
It collects metrics on connected Amazon EC2 instances.
b.
It translates a domain name into an IP address using DNS.
c.
It distributes incoming application traffic across one or more Amazon EC2 instances.
d.
It automatically adjusts the number of Amazon EC2 instances to support incoming traffic.

c.
It distributes incoming application traffic across one or more Amazon EC2 instances.

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A company is looking for a scalable data warehouse solution. Which of the following AWS solutions would meet the company needs?

a.
Amazon Redshift
b.
Amazon Kinesis
c.
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
d.
Amazon DynamoDB

a.
Amazon Redshift

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Which of the following AWS Cloud services can be used to run a customer-managed relational database?

a.
DynamoDB
b.
Route 53
c.
EC2
d.
ElastiCache

c.
EC2

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What is the AWS customer responsible for according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

a.
Secure disposal of storage devices
b.
Environmental risk management
c.
Data encryption
d.
Physical access controls

c.
Data encryption

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Which Amazon EC2 instance pricing model can provide discounts of up to 90%?

a.
Reserved Instances
b.
Dedicated Hosts
c.
Spot Instances
d.
On-Demand

c.
Spot Instances

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Which storage service can be used as a low-cost option for hosting static websites?

a.
Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)
b.
Amazon DynamoDB
c.
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
d.
Amazon Glacier

c.
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

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A customer is deploying a new application and needs to choose an AWS Region. Which of the following factors could influence the customers decision? (Select TWO.)

a. Reduced latency to users
b. Proximity to the customer€™s office for on-site visits
c. Data sovereignty compliance
d. Cooling costs in hotter climates
e. The application presentation in the local language

a. Reduced latency to users

c. Data sovereignty compliance

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Which of the following is an AWS managed Domain Name System (DNS) web service?

a.
Amazon SageMaker
b.
Amazon Route 53
c.
Amazon Neptune
d.
Amazon Lightsail

b.
Amazon Route 53

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A customer would like to design and build a new workload on AWS Cloud but does not have the AWS-related software technical expertise in-house. Which of the following AWS programs can a customer take advantage of to achieve that outcome?

a.
AWS Marketplace
b.
AWS Partner Network Technology Partners
c.
AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners
d.
AWS Service Catalog

c.
AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners

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Which of the following are features of Amazon CloudWatch Logs? (Select TWO.)

a. Real-time monitoring
b. Provided at no charge
c. Free Amazon Elasticsearch Service analytics
d. Adjustable retention
e. Summaries by Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

a. Real-time monitoring

d. Adjustable retention

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A customer is using multiple AWS accounts with separate billing. How can the customer take advantage of volume discounts with minimal impact to the AWS resources? a. Sign up for the AWS Enterprise support plan to get volume discounts. b. Create one global AWS acount and move all AWS resources to tha account. c. Sign up for three years of Reserved Instance pricing up front. d. Use the consolidated billing feature from AWS Organizations.

d. Use the consolidated billing feature from AWS Organizations.

Which of the following is the customers responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model? a. Patching Amazon EC2 instances b. Patching underlying infrastructure c. Patching network infrastructure d. Physical security

a. Patching Amazon EC2 instances

Which feature of the AWS Cloud will support an international companys requirement for low latency to all of its customers? a. High availability b. Pay-as-you-go pricing c. Global reach d. Fault tolerance

c. Global reach

For which auditing process does AWS have sole responsibility? a. Physical security b. AWS CloudTrail Logs c. Amazon S3 bucket policies d. AWS IAM Policies

a. Physical security

What approach to transcoding a large number of individual video files adheres to AWS architecture principles? a. Using a single large instance during off-peak hours b. Using dedicated hardware c. Using a large GPU instance type d. Using many instances in parallel

d. Using many instances in parallel

Which service should a customer use to consolidate and centrally manage multiple AWS accounts? a. AWS Config b. AWS Schema Conversion Tool c. AWS IAM d. AWS Organizations

d. AWS Organizations

What is an example of agility in the AWS Cloud? a. Using Consolidated Billing to produce one bill b. Access to multiple instance types c. Decreased acquisition time for new compute resources d. Access to managed services

c. Decreased acquisition time for new compute resources

Which of the following is a fast and reliable NoSQL database service? a. Amazon S3 b. Amazon RDS c. Amazon DynamoDB d. Amazon Redshift

c. Amazon DynamoDB

Which AWS IAM feature allows developers to access AWS services through the AWS CLI? a. Access Keys b. Username / Passwords c. API keys d. SSH keys

a. Access Keys

What AWS team assists customers with accelerating cloud adoption through paid engagements in any of several specialty practice areas? a. AWS Professional Services b. AWS Account Managers c. AWS Enterprise Support d. AWS Solutions Architects

a. AWS Professional Services

What is the lowest-cost, durable storage option for retaining database backups for immediate retrieval? a. Amazon EBS b. Amazon EC2 Instance Store c. Amazon Glacier d. Amazon S3

d. Amazon S3

One of the advantages to moving infrastructure from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud is a. it allows the business to focus on business activities. b. it allows the business to eliminate IT bills. c. it allows the business to put a server in each customers data center. d. it allows the business to leave servers unpatched.

a. it allows the business to focus on business activities.

How many Availability Zones should compute resources be provisioned across to achieve high availability? a. A minimum of four or more b. A minimum of one c. A minimum of two d. A minimum of three

c. A minimum of two

Which of the following is a shared control between the customer and AWS? a. Configuration of an Amazon EC2 instance b. Providing a key for Amazon S3 client-side encryption c. Awareness and training d. Environmental controls of physical AWS data centers

c. Awareness and training

Which of the following components of the AWS Global Infrastructure consists of one or more discrete data centers interconnected through low latency links? a. Region b. Edge Location c. Private Networking d. Availability Zone

d. Availability Zone

A customer needs to run a MySQL database that easily scales. Which AWS service should they use? a. Amazon Aurora b. Amazon Redshift c. Amazon ElastiCache d. Amazon DynamoDB

a. Amazon Aurora

What is one of the advantages of the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)? a. It simplifies relational database administration tasks. b. It enabled users to dynamically adjust CPU and RAM resources. c. It provides 99.99999999999% reliability and durability. d. It automatically scales databases for loads.

d. It automatically scales databases for loads.

Which AWS services should be used for read/write of constantly changing data? (Select TWO.) a. Amazon Redshift b. Amazon Glacier c. Amazon EFS d. AWS Snowball e. Amazon RDS

c. Amazon EFS e. Amazon RDS

AWS supports which of the following methods to add security to Identity and Access Management (IAM) users? (Select TWO.) a. Enforcing password strength and expiration b. Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) c. Implementing Amazon Rekognition d. Using AWS Shield-protected resources e. Blocking access with Security Groups

a. Enforcing password strength and expiration b. Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

According to best practices, how should an application be designed to run in the AWS Cloud? a. Use frequently coupled components. b. Use infrequently coupled components. c. Use loosely coupled components. d. Use tightly coupled components.

c. Use loosely coupled components.

Which is a recommended pattern for designing a highly available architecture on AWS? a. Run enough Amazon EC2 instances to operate at peak load. b. Ensure that the application is designed to accommodate failure of any single component. c. Ensure that components have low-latency network connectivity. d. Use a monolithic application that handles all operations.

b. Ensure that the application is designed to accommodate failure of any single component.b. Encrypting data on the client-side

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of the following activities are the customers responsibility? (Select TWO.) a. Training the data center staff b. Encrypting data on the client-side c. Maintaining environmental controls within a data center d. Patching operating system components for Amazon Relational Database Server (Amazon RDS) e. Configuring Network Access Control Lists (ACL)

b. Encrypting data on the client-side e. Configuring Network Access Control Lists (ACL)

Where are AWS compliance documents, such as an SOC 1 report, located? a. AWS CloudTrail b. AWS Certificate Manager c. Amazon Inspector d. AWS Artifact

d. AWS Artifact

Which of the following services will automatically scale with an expected increase in web traffic? a. Amazon EBS b. Elastic Load Balancing c. AWS Direct Connect d. AWS CodePipeline

b. Elastic Load Balancing

Which AWS feature will reduce the customers total cost of ownership (TCO)? a. Encryption b. Elastic computing c. Shared responsibility security model d. Single tenancy

b. Elastic computing

Which of the Reserved Instance (RI) pricing models can change the attributes of the RI as long as the exchange results in the creation of RIs of equal or greater value? a. Convertible RIs b. Dedicated RIs c. Scheduled RIs d. Standard RIs

a. Convertible RIs

Which of the following security-related actions are available at no cost? a. Accessing forums, blogs, and whitepapers b. Contacting AWS Professional Services to request a workshop c. Calling AWS Support d. Attending AWS classes at a local university

a. Accessing forums, blogs, and white papers

Which of the following can limit Amazon Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket access to specific users? a. Security Groups b. A public and private key-pair c. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies d. Amazon Inspector

c. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies

A characteristic of edge locations is that they a. host Amazon EC2 instances closer to users. b. refresh data changes daily. c. cache frequently changing data without reaching the origin server. d. help lower latency and improve performance for users.

c. cache frequently changing data without reaching the origin server.

Compared with costs in traditional and virtualized data centers, AWS has a. lower variable costs and greater upfront costs. b. fixed usage costs and lower upfront costs. c. lower variable costs and lower upfront costs. d. greater variable costs and greater upfront costs.

c. lower variable costs and lower upfront costs.

The use of what AWS feature or service allows companies to track and categorize spending on a detailed level? a. Consolidated billing b. Cost allocation tags c. AWS Budgets d. AWS Marketplace

b. Cost allocation tags

Which of the following Reserved Instance (RI) pricing models provides the highest average savings compared to On-Demand pricing? a. One-year, All Upfront, Convertible RI pricing b. Three-year, All Upfront, Standard RI pricing c. Three-year, No Upfront, Convertible RI pricing d. One-year, No Upfront, Standard RI pricing

b. Potential volume discounts, as usage in all accounts is combined

Which of the following are advantages of AWS consolidated billing? (Select TWO.) a. The automatic extension of the master accounts AWS support plan to all accounts b. Potential volume discounts, as usage in all accounts is combined c. Service limits increasing by default in all accounts d. The ability to receive one bill for multiple accounts e. A fixed discount on the monthly bill

b. Potential volume discounts, as usage in all accounts is combined d. The ability to receive one bill for multiple accounts

Which AWS tools assist with estimating costs? (Select TWO.) a. Cost Eliminator b. AWS Simple Monthly Calculator c. Detailed billing report d. AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator e. Cost allocation tags

b. AWS Simple Monthly Calculator d. AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

Which of the following is a correct relationship between regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations? a. Edge locations contain regions. b. Availability Zones contain edge locations. c. Regions contain Availability Zones. d. Data centers contain regions.

c. Regions contain Availability Zones.

What costs are included when comparing AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with on-premises TCO? a. Antivirus software licensing b. Software development c. Project management d. Data center security

d. Data center security

Which services can be used across hybrid AWS Cloud architectures? (Select TWO.) a. Auto Scaling b. Amazon Route 53 c. Virtual Private Gateway d. Classic Load Balancer e. Amazon CloudWatch default metrics

b. Amazon Route 53 c. Virtual Private Gateway

Which of the following are characteristics of Amazon S3? (Select TWO.) a. An object store b. A network file system c. A durable storage system d. A local file store e. A global file system

a. An object store c. A durable storage system

Which service enables risk auditing by continuously monitoring and logging account activity, including user actions in the AWS Management Console and AWS SDKs? a. Amazon CloudWatch b. AWS Config c. AWS Health d. AWS CloudTrail

d. AWS CloudTrail

Under the shared responsibility model, which of the following is the customer responsible for? a. Ensuring that network cables are category six or higher. b. Ensuring that firmware is updated on hardware devices. c. Ensuring that disk drives are wiped after use. d. Ensuring that data is encrypted at rest.

d. Ensuring that data is encrypted at rest.

Which AWS characteristics make AWS cost effective for a workload with dynamic user demand? (Select TWO.) a. Reliability b. Elasticity c. Shared Security Model d. Pay-as-you-go pricing e. High Availability

b. Elasticity d. Pay-as-you-go pricing