AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - Autoscaling

The video tutorial covers the concept of cloud elasticity, focusing on AWS Auto Scaling. It explains the setup process, including the use of launch templates and creating auto scaling groups. The tutorial also discusses load balancing, monitoring, and adjusting EC2 instances, and concludes with cleaning up configurations. The video emphasizes the ease and efficiency of using AWS Auto Scaling.

What is one of the fundamental characteristics of cloud technologies according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology?

• Scalability

• Elasticity

• Security

• Cost-effectiveness

What is the recommended starting point for setting up auto scaling configurations in AWS?

• AWS Management Console

• EC2 Dashboard

• AWS CloudFormation

• AWS CLI

What feature is encouraged to be used instead of launch configurations in AWS auto scaling?

• Elastic Load Balancers

• Security Groups

• Launch Templates

• Instance Profiles

Which AMI is selected in the video for the auto scaling group?

• Windows Server

• Ubuntu

• Amazon Linux 2

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

What is the purpose of selecting a key pair when creating a launch template?

• To encrypt data

• To access EC2 instances

• To manage user permissions

• To monitor network traffic

What is the maximum number of EC2 instances set in the auto scaling group in the video?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

Which metric is used to trigger additional instances in the auto scaling group?

• CPU Utilization

• Disk Usage

• Network Traffic

• Memory Utilization

What happens when an EC2 instance is terminated in an auto scaling group?

• The instance is restarted

• The auto scaling group is deleted

• A new instance is launched to maintain desired capacity

• The instance is permanently removed

What is the effect of deleting the auto scaling group on the EC2 instances it created?

• The instances are migrated

• The instances are paused

• The instances are terminated

• The instances remain running

What is highlighted as a key benefit of AWS auto scaling in the video?

• Improved performance

• Enhanced security

• Ease of configuration

• Cost reduction