Cloud Computing Quiz

What is a key characteristic of cloud computing?

• Requires long-term contracts

• On-demand self-service

• Limited scalability

• Manual resource provisioning

Which deployment model allows a mix of on-premises and cloud resources?

• Public Cloud

• Private Cloud

• Hybrid Cloud

• Community Cloud

What does the "measured service" characteristic of cloud computing mean?

• Users pay upfront for resources

• Usage is monitored, and users pay only for what they consume

• Resources are shared without tracking

• Services are free for small-scale usage

What is the purpose of an IAM policy?

• Define network firewall rules

• Assign permissions to users, groups, or roles

• Launch EC2 instances

• Monitor AWS costs

What is the root account in AWS?

• A user with full administrative privileges

• A read-only account

• A temporary account

• An account for billing only

How can users access AWS programmatically?

• AWS Management Console

• AWS CLI or SDK

• Email requests

• Phone calls

What is an IAM role primarily used for?

• Granting permissions to AWS services (e.g., EC2)

• Storing passwords

• Creating security groups

• Managing regions

Which EC2 feature allows running commands at instance startup?

• Security Groups

• User Data

• Instance Types

• Elastic IP

Which EC2 instance is part of the AWS Free Tier?

• t3.xlarge

• c5d.4xlarge

• t2.micro

• m5.8xlarge

What does the "m" in "m5.large" represent?

• Memory class

• Instance class

• Region code

• Storage type