IAM & Access Management AWS Quiz

What does IAM stand for in the context of cloud computing?

• Instantaneous Automatic Mechanism

• Identity and Access Management

• Integrated Application Module

• Internet Asset Management

What should the root account be used for?

• Regular administrative tasks

• It should be used sparingly and not shared

• Daily operations and management

• It should be used by all users for convenience

What do groups in IAM contain?

• Other groups

• Users only

• Permissions and policies

• Servers and databases

Can a user belong to more than one group in IAM?

• No, users are restricted to one group

• Yes, but only if they are administrators

• Yes, users can belong to multiple groups

• No, users cannot belong to any groups

Which of the following statements is true regarding IAM users and groups?

• Users have to belong to a group

• Users can be part of your organization or external contractors

• Groups can contain users and other groups

• Users don't have to belong to a group

What can be assigned to Users or Groups in IAM to define their permissions?

• XML documents

• YAML files

• JSON documents

• Binary files

What is the principle called that suggests applying the least privilege in AWS IAM?

• Most privilege principle

• Least privilege principle

• Full access principle

• Restricted access principle

What do IAM policies define?

What is always included in the version of an IAM policy language?

• The current date

• The policy creation date

• "2012-10-17"

• The user's ID

What does the 'Statement' part of an IAM policy consist of?

• Only the actions that are allowed

• The resources and the conditions only

• One or more individual statements

• The version and the ID of the policy