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Cloud Concepts (15)
1Which AWS service provides resizable virtual servers in the cloud?2A startup wants to avoid large upfront hardware purchases and pay only for the resources they actually use. Which AWS pricing approach does this describe?3Which benefit of cloud computing is described by the ability to add or remove capacity automatically to match demand?4Which statement about AWS Regions is correct?5What is an Availability Zone (AZ)?6Which AWS component does Amazon CloudFront use to cache content close to users?7Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on protecting data, systems and assets through risk assessment and mitigation?8A company wants to shift from large upfront capital expenses (CAPEX) to variable operating expenses (OPEX). How does cloud computing support this?9Which cloud computing benefit is described by deploying applications in new geographic regions in minutes?10Which Well-Architected pillar focuses on recovering from failures and meeting demand without interruption?11Under the shared responsibility model, which of the following is AWS responsible for?12How many Availability Zones does a typical AWS Region contain?13Which term describes the cloud computing model of replacing large capital expense with pay-as-you-go variable expense?14Which Well-Architected pillar includes using computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements while maintaining efficiency as demand changes?15A developer needs to quickly spin up test environments and release them when testing ends. Which cloud computing benefit does this demonstrate?
Security & Compliance (18)
16Under the shared responsibility model, who is responsible for patching the guest operating system of an EC2 instance?17Which AWS service is used to create and manage the encryption keys that protect your data at rest?18Which service records API activity in your AWS account for auditing and governance?19Which service continuously monitors your AWS environment for malicious or unauthorized behavior?20Which AWS service provides a web application firewall to protect applications from common web exploits such as SQL injection?21Which AWS service protects your applications from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks?22What is the AWS best practice for securing the account root user?23An application running on EC2 needs to access an S3 bucket without long-term access keys stored in code. Which IAM feature should be used?24What does the principle of least privilege mean in IAM?25Which AWS service continuously assesses and audits the configuration of your AWS resources against desired settings?26Which service provides on-demand access to AWS security and compliance reports such as SOC and PCI reports?27Which of the following is the customer's responsibility under the shared responsibility model?28What is a security group in an Amazon VPC?29Which service provides a centralized view of your security posture and aggregates findings from services like GuardDuty?30How does AWS protect data in transit?31Which AWS service do you use to create and manage users, groups and their permissions?32Which AWS security feature provides an extra layer of protection for an account beyond a password?33Which AWS service allows you to define granular permissions that allow or deny specific actions on AWS resources?
Technology & Services (20)
34Which AWS service provides object storage with 99.999999999% (11 nines) durability?35Which S3 storage class is the lowest-cost option for long-term archival data that is rarely accessed?36Which AWS service delivers content to users worldwide through edge locations for low latency?37Which AWS service translates domain names (like example.com) into IP addresses?38Which AWS service is a NoSQL, key-value database designed for single-digit millisecond latency at any scale?39Which service is a fully managed relational database that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle and SQL Server?40Which compute service runs your code in response to events without you provisioning or managing servers?41Which EC2 purchasing option provides significant discounts on unused capacity but instances can be interrupted with a two-minute warning?42Which EC2 purchasing option requires a one- or three-year commitment and provides a significant discount over On-Demand?43Which AWS storage service provides block-level storage volumes that can be attached to EC2 instances?44Which service provides scalable, shared file storage that can be mounted by multiple EC2 instances using NFS?45Which AWS service automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances to maintain performance and minimize cost?46Which service automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets such as EC2 instances?47Which service helps decouple applications by passing messages between software components?48Which service sends notifications to subscribers using a publish/subscribe model?49Which AWS service runs containerized applications on a managed cluster?50Which fully managed in-memory cache service does AWS offer for faster data access?51Which service provides a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud where you can launch resources in a virtual network?52Which service is used to create, publish, maintain and secure APIs for your applications?53Which database is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the AWS cloud?
Billing & Pricing (7)
54Which AWS tool lets you visualize, understand and forecast your spending and usage over time?55Which tool should you use to estimate the cost of a proposed AWS architecture before building it?56Which AWS service sends alerts when your spending exceeds a threshold you define?57What is a key benefit of consolidated billing in AWS Organizations?58Which AWS support plan includes a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM)?59Which AWS service provides recommendations to help reduce cost, improve security, and increase fault tolerance and performance?60A new AWS account gets free usage of certain services for 12 months. What is this called?
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