Exploring AWS Fundamentals

What is the primary purpose of AWS IAM?

• To manage access to AWS services and resources securely.

• To monitor the performance of AWS applications.

• To provide billing information for AWS resources.

• To increase the speed of AWS services.

Which AWS service is used for scalable computing resources?

• AWS Lambda

• AWS RDS

• AWS S3

• AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

What does VPC stand for in AWS?

• Virtual Public Cloud

• Virtual Private Connection

• Virtual Private Cloud

• Virtual Protected Cloud

How does AWS define its shared responsibility model?

• Customers have no security responsibilities when using AWS services.

• AWS is solely responsible for all security measures in the cloud.

• AWS does not provide any security features for its cloud services.

• AWS defines its shared responsibility model as a division of security responsibilities between AWS and its customers, where AWS manages the security of the cloud and customers manage security in the cloud.

In which AWS region would you find the 'us-east-1' designation?

• London, UK

• Tokyo, Japan

• Northern Virginia, USA

• California, USA

What is the function of Amazon RDS in AWS?

• Amazon RDS provides serverless computing resources.

• Amazon RDS is a file storage service.

• Amazon RDS provides managed relational database services.

• Amazon RDS is used for hosting static websites.

How can you control access to AWS resources?

• Rely solely on AWS support for access control

• Implement VPC peering for resource access

• Use security groups to manage access

• Use IAM policies, roles, and resource-based policies.

What is the significance of security groups in a VPC?

• Security groups are essential for controlling access to resources in a VPC, providing a layer of security through traffic filtering.

• Security groups automatically encrypt all traffic in a VPC.

• Security groups are used for data storage in a VPC.

• Security groups are only applicable to public subnets in a VPC.

Which AWS service allows you to run virtual servers?

• AWS Lambda

• Amazon EC2

• Amazon RDS

• Amazon S3

What is the difference between public and private subnets in a VPC?

• Public subnets have internet access; private subnets do not.

• Private subnets can access the internet directly.

• Public subnets are only for database instances.

• Public subnets are more secure than private subnets.