AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - IAM, Compute, and Storage

You ONLY want to manage Applications and Data. Which type of Cloud Computing model should you use?

• On-premises

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Answer explanation

In the Platform as a Service model, you only manage the data and the applications.

What is the pricing model of Cloud Computing?

• Discounts over time

• Pay-as-you-go pricing

• Pay once a year

• Flat-rate pricing

Answer explanation

In Cloud Computing, you are only charged for what you use.

Which Global Infrastructure identity is composed of one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, and are used to deploy infrastructure?

• Edge Locations

• Availability Zones

• Regions

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Characteristics of Cloud Computing?

• Rapid elasticity and scalability

• Multi-tenancy and resource pooling

• Dedicated Support Agent to help you deploy applications

• On-demand self service

Answer explanation

This is not one of the Five Characteristics of Cloud Computing. In the cloud, everything is self-service.

Which are the 3 pricing fundamentals of the AWS Cloud?

• Compute, Storage, and Data transfer in the AWS Cloud

• Compute, Networking, and Data transfer out of the AWS Cloud

• Compute, Storage, and Data transfer out of the AWS Cloud

• Storage, Functions, and Data transfer in the AWS Cloud

Answer explanation

Which of the following options is NOT a point of consideration when choosing an AWS Region?

• Compliance with data governance

• Latency

• Capacity availability

• Pricing

Answer explanation

Capacity is unlimited in the cloud, you do not need to worry about it. The 4 points of considerations when choosing an AWS Region are: compliance with data governance and legal requirements, proximity to customers, available services and features within a Region, and pricing.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Cloud Computing?

• Trade capital expense (CAPEX) for operational expense (OPEX)

• Train your employees less

• Go global in minutes

• Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers

Answer explanation

You must train your employees more so they can use the cloud effectively.

What are AWS Regions are composed of?

• Two or more Edge Locations

• One or more discrete data centers

• Three or more Availability Zones

Answer explanation

AWS Regions consist of multiple, isolated, and physically separate Availability Zones within a geographic area.

Which of the following services has a global scope?

• EC2

• IAM

• Lambda

• Rekognition

Answer explanation

IAM is a global service (encompasses all regions).

Which of the following is the definition of Cloud Computing?

• Rapidly develop, test and launch software applications.

• Automatic and quick ability to acquire resources as you need them and release resources when you no longer need them.

• On-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user.

• Change resource types when needed