Aws Certified Cloud Practitioner Flashcards
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads?
Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed.
Which AWS service would simplify migration of a database to AWS?
AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Which AWS offering enables customer to find, buy, and immediately start using software solutions in their AWS environment?
AWS Marketplace
Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS?
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Which of the following is AWS's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model?
Maintain physical hardware
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-latency delivery?
AWS edge locations
How would a system administrator add an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS Management Console?
Enable multi-factor Authentication
Which service can identify the user than made the API call when an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance is terminated?
AWS CloudTrail
Which service would you use to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms?
Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure?
AWS Acceptable use policy
What is a service that can jump start projects and manage simple web and application servers?
Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail is an example of a IAAS, PAAS, or SAAS?
PAAS, platform as a service
Amazon elastic container services eliminates the need for?
managing cluster management infrastructure
If your project requires you to run large monthly reports which Amazon EC2 purchasing option would you consider?
Scheduled Reserved Instances
Which EC2 feature ensures your instances will not share a physical host with instances from any other AWS customer?
Dedicated Instances
Your web application needs four instances to support steady traffic all of the time. On the last day of the month, traffic triples. What is the most cost effective way to handle the pattern?
Run four reserved instances constantly. Then add 8 on-demand instances on the last day of each month
Which EC2 option is best for long-term workloads with predictable usage patterns?
Reserved Instances
Which of the following must be specified when launching a new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Windows instance?
Amazon EC2 Instance type, Amazon Machine Image
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads?
EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed.
What component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low latency delivery?
AWS Edge locations
Economies of scale result from.......
Having hundreds of customers aggregated in the cloud
three ways to access AWS core services?
1. Software development kits 2. AWS command line interface 3. AWS Management console
For certain services like Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS, you can invest in reserved capacity. Reserved instances are available in what 3 options?
PURI, NURI, AURI
What type of AWS data transfer is free for Amazon S3?
Outbound data transfer from S3 to cloudfront, inbound data from internet to S3
There is no charge for what?
Data transfer between services within the same region and inbound data transfer
With the "pay as you go" pricing model, how often do you pay for compute resources from the time you launch a browser until you terminate it?
secondly and hourly
What AWS tool compares the cost of running your application in an on-premises data center to AWS?
Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
When are free data transfers applicable across AWS? (2)
free outbound transfer within the same region and free inbound for EC2 instances
What are the four support plans offered by AWS
Business, Enterprise, Basic, Developer
What does the Developer support plan offer
Business hours access to cloud support associates via email and one primary contact may open a case
What is not available in the business support plan?
access to well architected review delivered by aws architects
Which AWS support level offers 24x7 support via phone or chat?
Enterprise support and business support
What will AWS trusted advisor tell you?
If you are using fault tolerance, Deployed resources running but not being used, and how well the infrastructure is performing
What is defined as the ability for a system to remain operational even if some of the components fail?
Fault tolerance
What describes a system that is always available without the need for human intervention?
Highly-available
Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure?
AWS Acceptable use policy
What is an AWS IAM instance profile?
A container for IAM role that you can use to pass role information to an EC2 instance when the instance starts
After login what does AWS recommend as best practice for the AWS account root user?
Delete root user access keys
How would a system admin add an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS mgmnt console?
Enable multi-factor authentication
What is AWS trusted advisor?
online tool that helps configure resources to follow best practices
What's included in the AWS assurance program
Certification, laws, regulations, and privacy
When creating an IAM policy, what are 2 types of access that can be granted by a user?
AWS management console access and programmatic access
AWS risk and compliance programs is made up of which of the following components?
Information security, risk management, control environment
Which of the following AWS tools help your application scale up or down based upon demand?
Elastic load balancing and auto scaling
Which service would send alerts based on Amazon Cloudwatch Alarms?
Amazon simple notification service (Amazon SNS)
What must be configured on an elastic load balancing load balancer to except incoming traffic?
A listener
What are the minimum elements required to create an auto scaling launch config? (3)
launch configuration name, instance type, amazon machine image
CloudWatch supports what type of monitoring plans?
Basic free monitoring and detailed monitoring at additional cost
Elastic load balancing health checks may be?
status check, connection attempt, or ping
What are three load balancers that ELB offers?
Classic load balancer, network load balancer, application load balancer
What AWS service is best suited for online analytics processing?
Amazon redshift
Amazon Dynamo DB
Amazon DynamoDB is a fast and flexible NoSQL database service for all applications that needconsistent, single-digit millisecond latency at any scale.41 It is a fully managed database andsupports both document and key-value data models. Its flexible data model and reliableperformance make it a great fit for mobile, web, gaming, ad-tech, Internet of Things (IoT), andmany other applications.
With which pricing model do you pay for compute capacity by the hour with no required minimum commitments?
On-Demand Instances
Which services on AWS you can choose for searches?
Amazon CloudSearch