AWS Cloud Formation Basics - CloudFormation Sample Template Walkthrough

The video tutorial explains how to create a simple EC2 instance. It covers setting up parameters and key pairs for SSH or RDP access, configuring the resources section with image ID, instance type, and optional tags, and setting up the output section to attribute the instance ID. The tutorial concludes with a note on the template version, which is currently the only supported version.

What is the purpose of obtaining the key pair value from the user when creating an EC2 instance?

• To set the image ID

• To allow user access via SSH or RDP

• To determine the instance type

• To add tags to the instance

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of the resources section when creating an EC2 instance?

• Image ID

• Instance type

• Security group

• Key name

What can be optionally added to the resources section of an EC2 instance?

• Security groups

• Network interfaces

• Elastic IPs

• Tags

What is attributed in the output section to allow user connection to the EC2 instance?

• Instance type

• Image ID

• Key name

• Instance ID

What is the significance of the template version mentioned in the final section?

• It specifies the network interface

• It sets the security group

• It is the only supported version currently

• It determines the instance type