AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

What is cloud computing?

• Backing up files that are stored on desktop and mobile devices to prevent data loss

• Deploying applications connected to on-premises infrastructure

• Running code without needing to manage or provision servers

• On-demand delivery of IT resources and applications through the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing

What is another name for on-premises deployment?

• Private cloud deployment

• Cloud-based application

• Hybrid deployment

• AWS Cloud

How does the scale of cloud computing help you to save costs?

• You do not have to invest in technology resources before using them.

• The aggregated cloud usage from a large number of customers results in lower pay-as-you-go prices.

• Accessing services on-demand helps to prevent excess or limited capacity.

• You can quickly deploy applications to customers and provide them with low latency.

Amazon EC2 Meaning ?

• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

• Elastic Computing

• Amazon Elastic Computing

• Amazon Electric Computer Cloud

You want to use an Amazon EC2 instance for a batch processing workload. What would be the best Amazon EC2 instance type to use?

• General purpose

• Memory optimized

• Compute optimized

• Storage optimized

What are the contract length options for Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances? (Select TWO.)

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

• 5 years

Answer explanation

Amazon EC2 Saving Plans are ideal for workloads that involve a consistent amount of compute usage over a 1 year of 3 year term.

Which AWS service is the best choice for publishing messages to subscribers?

• Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)

• Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

• Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

• Elastic Load Balancing

You have a workload that will run for a total of 6 months and can withstand interruptions. What would be the most cost-efficient Amazon EC2 purchasing option?

• Reserved Instance

• Spot Instance

• Dedicated Instance

• On-Demand Instance

Which process is an example of Elastic Load Balancing?

• Ensuring that no single Amazon EC2 instance has to carry the full workload on its own

• Removing unneeded Amazon EC2 instances when demand is low

• Adding a second Amazon EC2 instance during an online store’s popular sale

• Automatically adjusting the number of Amazon EC2 instances to meet demand

You want to deploy and manage containerized applications. Which service should you use?

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

• Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)

• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)