Cloud Practitioner Essentials Quiz

1) Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads?

• A) Amazon EC2 costs are billed on a monthly basis

• B) Users retain full administrative access to their Amazon EC2 instances

• C) Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on demand when needed

• D) Users can permanently run enough instances to handle peak workloads

2) Which AWS service would simplify the migration of a database to AWS?

• A) AWS Storage Gateway

• B) AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

• C) Amazon EC2

• D) Amazon AppStream 2.0

3) Which AWS offering enables users to find, buy, and immediately start using software solutions in their AWS environment?

• A) AWS Config

• B) AWS OpsWorks

• C) AWS SDK

• D) AWS Marketplace

4) Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS?

• A) AWS Config

• B) Amazon Route 53

• C) AWS Direct Connect

• D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)

5) Which of the following is an AWS responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model?

• A) Configuring third-party applications

• B) Maintaining physical hardware

• C) Securing application access and data

• D) Managing guest operating systems

6) Which component of the AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-latency delivery?

• A) AWS Regions

• B) Edge locations

• C) Availability Zones

• D) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

7) How would a system administrator add an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS Management Console?

• A) Use Amazon Cloud Directory

• B) Audit AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles

• C) Enable multi-factor authentication

• D) Enable AWS CloudTrail

8) Which service can identify the user that made the API call when an Amazon EC2 instance is terminated?

• A) AWS Trusted Advisor

• B) AWS CloudTrail

• C) AWS X-Ray

• D) AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)

9) Which service would be used to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms?

• A) Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

• B) AWS CloudTrail

• C) AWS Trusted Advisor

• D) Amazon Route 53

10) Where can a user find information about prohibited actions on the AWS infrastructure?

• A) AWS Trusted Advisor

• B) AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• C) AWS Billing Console

• D) AWS Acceptable Use Policy