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EC2_Quizziz

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are tasked with setting up a cloud storage solution for a company that experiences fluctuating data usage. Which storage option should you select to minimize costs while ensuring scalability during peak usage?

a)

Standard Storage

b)

Infrequent Access Storage

c)

Glacier Storage

d)

Elastic File System

2.
A development team needs an EC2 instance for testing purposes. They want to ensure the lowest cost but can handle instance termination if AWS needs the capacity back. Which instance type should they choose?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Reserved Instance
c)
Spot Instance
d)
Dedicated Host
3.

Your company's website is experiencing high traffic and requires a significant amount of processing power for short periods. Which EC2 instance type should you use?

a)

General Purpose

b)

Compute Optimized

c)

Memory Optimized

d)

Storage Optimized

4.

You are working on a project that involves processing and analyzing large datasets stored on local storage. Which EC2 instance type is best suited for this requirement?

a)

General Purpose

b)

Compute Optimized

c)

Memory Optimized

d)

Storage Optimized

5.
Which AWS feature allows you to automatically scale the number of EC2 instances based on the load on your application?
a)
Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
b)
Auto Scaling Group (ASG)
c)
Elastic File System (EFS)
d)
Security Groups
6.
Your team is setting up a large in-memory cache store for a real-time application. Which type of EC2 instance should you choose?
a)
General Purpose
b)
Compute Optimized
c)
Memory Optimized
d)
Storage Optimized
7.
A company requires an EC2 instance to run a mission-critical application with stringent compliance requirements. Which purchasing option should they select?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Spot Instance
c)
Dedicated Host
d)
Capacity Reservations
8.

You need to ensure that your company's website can be accessed securely from the internet. Which type of IP address and networking setup would you configure for your web server?

a)

Private IP and VPC

b)

Public IP and Internet Gateway

c)

Private IP and Direct Connect

d)

Public IP and VPN

9.
Which security feature in AWS EC2 acts as a virtual firewall to control inbound and outbound traffic to instances?
a)
Network ACL
b)
Security Group
c)
IAM Role
d)
VPC Peering
10.

You need to ensure that only specific IP addresses can access your company's confidential database. What should you configure?

a)

IAM Policy

b)

Security Group

c)

Network ACL

d)

Route Table

11.

Your company is planning to use a consistent and predictable amount of computing resources for the next three years. Which EC2 purchasing option provides the best cost savings?

a)

On-Demand Instance

b)

Spot Instance

c)

Reserved Instance

d)

Dedicated Instance

12.
Which type of instance allows you to run Linux or Windows with billing per second after the first minute?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Reserved Instance
c)
Spot Instance
d)
Dedicated Host
13.
You need to automate the initial configuration of an EC2 instance by installing necessary software upon first launch. What should you use?
a)
EC2 Metadata
b)
EC2 User Data
c)
Security Group Rules
d)
IAM Role
14.
Which instance type would be best for a high-performance web server that requires significant CPU processing power?
a)
General Purpose
b)
Compute Optimized
c)
Memory Optimized
d)
Storage Optimized
15.

A startup is looking to build a web application that requires high computational power. Which cloud service should they choose?

a)

General Purpose

b)

Compute Optimized

c)

Memory Optimized

d)

Storage Optimized

16.
Your team is migrating a business intelligence application to AWS that processes large datasets in memory. Which instance type is most appropriate?
a)
General Purpose
b)
Compute Optimized
c)
Memory Optimized
d)
Storage Optimized
17.
Which AWS service can distribute incoming application traffic across multiple EC2 instances to ensure high availability?
a)
Auto Scaling Group (ASG)
b)
Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
c)
Elastic File System (EFS)
d)
Security Groups
18.
To reduce costs for a batch processing workload that is not time-sensitive and can tolerate interruptions, which EC2 instance type should you choose?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Spot Instance
c)
Reserved Instance
d)
Dedicated Host
19.

You want to allow SSH access to your company's server from your remote office's IP address only. How should you configure this?

a)

Update the server's IAM role

b)

Modify the server's Security Group

c)

Adjust the company's VPN settings

d)

Create a Firewall rule

20.

Anika is looking to deploy a new website on AWS. Which EC2 instance type is included in the AWS Free Tier and suitable for low-cost, low-performance use cases?

a)

t2.micro

b)

m5.large

c)

c5.large

d)

r5.large

21.

A company needs to host its website on a server dedicated to its use to ensure data security. Which AWS service should they choose?

a)

On-Demand Instance

b)

Reserved Instance

c)

Dedicated Host

d)

Spot Instance

22.
What is the default behavior of Security Groups regarding inbound and outbound traffic?
a)
All inbound and outbound traffic is allowed
b)
All inbound traffic is blocked and all outbound traffic is allowed
c)
All inbound traffic is allowed and all outbound traffic is blocked
d)
All inbound and outbound traffic is blocked
23.
Which instance type should be used for a balanced application that requires a mix of compute, memory, and networking resources?
a)
General Purpose
b)
Compute Optimized
c)
Memory Optimized
d)
Storage Optimized
24.

Your company is deploying a new web application on AWS and wants to ensure high availability across multiple Availability Zones. Which feature should you use to distribute instances evenly across these AZs?

a)

Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)

b)

Auto Scaling Group (ASG)

c)

Security Group

d)

EC2 User Data

25.
Which EC2 instance type is recommended for applications that require dedicated access to the underlying physical server for compliance purposes?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Spot Instance
c)
Dedicated Instance
d)
Dedicated Host
26.
Which EC2 purchasing option should you select if you need to commit to a consistent amount of usage for 1 or 3 years with the flexibility to change instance types?
a)
On-Demand Instance
b)
Spot Instance
c)
Convertible Reserved Instance
d)
Dedicated Host
27.

For a company that needs a server with 64 vCPUs and 512 GiB of memory, which instance type would be suitable?

a)

t2.micro

b)

c5d.4xlarge

c)

r5.16xlarge

d)

m5.8xlarge

28.
You need to ensure consistent network performance and high EBS bandwidth for your EC2 instances. Which instance type provides up to 20 Gbps network performance and 13,600 Mbps EBS bandwidth?
a)
t2.micro
b)
c5d.4xlarge
c)
r5.16xlarge
d)
m5.8xlarge
29.

Your company is looking to deploy a new application that requires high-performance processors for compute-intensive tasks. Which EC2 instance type is most appropriate?

a)

General Purpose

b)

Compute Optimized

c)

Memory Optimized

d)

Storage Optimized

30.
You need to maintain a secure connection to your EC2 instance using a Linux terminal. Which port should you open in your Security Group?
a)
21.0
b)
22.0
c)
80.0
d)
443.0
31.
Your application is running on a t2.micro instance but starts experiencing higher traffic. To handle the increased load, you decide to switch to a t2.large instance. This approach is an example of:
a)
Horizontal Scalability
b)
Vertical Scalability
c)
High Availability
d)
Elasticity
32.

You need to ensure your e-commerce website can handle sudden spikes in traffic. Which cloud service allows you to automatically add more servers during peak times and reduce the number during off-peak times?

a)

Elastic Load Balancer

b)

Auto Scaling Group

c)

Amazon RDS

d)

Amazon S3

33.
Your e-commerce website needs to maintain high availability and handle a disaster at a data center. Which setup would best achieve this goal?
a)
Running instances in a single Availability Zone
b)
Increasing the size of your instances
c)
Running instances across multiple Availability Zones
d)
Using a single, large instance with a lot of RAM and CPU
34.
To improve the user experience for your global customer base, you decide to distribute your web application across multiple servers. Which type of scalability are you implementing?
a)
Vertical Scalability
b)
Horizontal Scalability
c)
High Availability
d)
Elasticity
35.
A new microservice-based application needs to handle varying loads and ensure optimal cost management. Which concept best describes a system that automatically adjusts its capacity to match the current demand?
a)
Scalability
b)
High Availability
c)
Elasticity
d)
Agility
36.

Your company's e-commerce website experiences a surge in traffic during Black Friday. Which scaling strategy would you use to increase capacity ahead of the expected demand?

a)

Manual Scaling

b)

Dynamic Scaling

c)

Scheduled Scaling

d)

Predictive Scaling

37.
You have a stateless web application running on multiple EC2 instances. Which AWS service would you use to distribute incoming traffic evenly across your instances?
a)
Amazon Route 53
b)
Elastic Load Balancer
c)
Amazon CloudFront
d)
AWS Direct Connect
38.
Which type of AWS Elastic Load Balancer would you choose for an application that requires high-performance TCP traffic handling?
a)
Application Load Balancer
b)
Network Load Balancer
c)
Classic Load Balancer
d)
Elastic IP
39.

To optimize costs and efficiently utilize resources based on demand, which Auto Scaling Group scaling strategy should you implement?

a)

Manual Scaling

b)

Simple Scaling

c)

Target Tracking Scaling

d)

Scheduled Scaling

40.

Your company's website needs to scale up to handle increased traffic. However, it has a hardware limit. Which type of scalability does this limitation affect?

a)

Horizontal Scalability

b)

Vertical Scalability

c)

High Availability

d)

Elasticity

41.

A company's website needs to handle increasing web traffic by adding more servers. This is an example of:

a)

Vertical Scalability

b)

Horizontal Scalability

c)

High Availability

d)

Elasticity

42.
Which AWS service should you use to ensure that new EC2 instances are automatically registered to a load balancer?
a)
Elastic Load Balancer
b)
Amazon Route 53
c)
Auto Scaling Group
d)
AWS Lambda
43.

Your e-commerce website needs to ensure seamless user experience even if one data center faces an outage. Which setup provides this resilience?

a)

Multiple servers in a single data center

b)

A server with a lot of resources

c)

Servers distributed across multiple data centers

d)

A single, powerful server with high CPU and RAM

44.
What is the primary function of an Elastic Load Balancer in AWS?
a)
Store data across multiple regions
b)
Distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets
c)
Manage user permissions
d)
Run containerized applications
45.

To ensure your company's website automatically scales out when the average number of visitors goes above 70%, which Auto Scaling Group scaling strategy would you use?

a)

Manual Scaling

b)

Simple Scaling

c)

Target Tracking Scaling

d)

Predictive Scaling

46.
Your company needs to reduce the time to make new IT resources available to developers from weeks to just minutes. This improvement is best described as:
a)
Scalability
b)
Elasticity
c)
High Availability
d)
Agility
47.

An Auto Scaling Group can scale based on a predefined schedule. Which scenario is an example of Scheduled Scaling?

a)

Increasing server capacity during peak hours on weekdays

b)

Adding more resources when memory usage exceeds 90%

c)

Removing servers during non-business hours to save costs

d)

Maintaining a constant number of servers during off-peak times

48.

Your company's e-commerce website is hosted on multiple servers across different data centers. Which feature helps distribute traffic and ensures availability?

a)

Amazon Route 53

b)

Auto Scaling Group

c)

Elastic Load Balancer

d)

Amazon S3

49.

For a company looking to deploy a stateful application requiring TCP traffic with ultra-high performance, which AWS load balancer should you use?

a)

Application Load Balancer

b)

Network Load Balancer

c)

Classic Load Balancer

d)

Elastic Load Balancer

50.
Which scaling strategy uses Machine Learning to predict future traffic and provision resources ahead of time?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Simple Scaling
c)
Target Tracking Scaling
d)
Predictive Scaling
51.
In an Auto Scaling Group, which feature ensures that instances are added or removed based on the demand on your system?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Dynamic Scaling
c)
Predictive Scaling
d)
Scheduled Scaling
52.
Your application must remain available during scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages. Which setup will best meet this requirement?
a)
A single large instance in one Availability Zone
b)
Multiple small instances in different Availability Zones
c)
A single small instance in multiple Availability Zones
d)
Multiple large instances in one Availability Zone
53.
Which AWS service performs regular health checks on your instances and can seamlessly handle instance failures?
a)
Amazon RDS
b)
Amazon S3
c)
Elastic Load Balancer
d)
AWS Lambda
54.
Your application needs to handle a large, unpredictable increase in load. Which concept ensures your system can accommodate this change efficiently?
a)
Scalability
b)
High Availability
c)
Elasticity
d)
Agility
55.
You are using an Application Load Balancer to handle HTTP/HTTPS traffic. At which OSI layer does this load balancer operate?
a)
Layer 4
b)
Layer 5
c)
Layer 6
d)
Layer 7
56.
Which scaling strategy involves manually updating the size of an Auto Scaling Group?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Dynamic Scaling
c)
Scheduled Scaling
d)
Predictive Scaling
57.
What is the primary goal of implementing high availability in a cloud environment?
a)
Increasing the instance size
b)
Distributing traffic across instances
c)
Ensuring the system survives data center loss
d)
Reducing the cost of resources
58.
Which type of AWS load balancer is gradually being phased out and supports both Layer 4 and Layer 7 traffic?
a)
Application Load Balancer
b)
Network Load Balancer
c)
Classic Load Balancer
d)
Elastic Load Balancer
59.
To handle a sudden increase in traffic, your Auto Scaling Group adds more instances. This process is known as:
a)
Scaling up
b)
Scaling out
c)
Vertical scaling
d)
Elastic scaling
60.
Your application experiences varying loads throughout the day. Which Auto Scaling Group strategy adjusts the number of instances based on metrics like CPU utilization?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Simple Scaling
c)
Target Tracking Scaling
d)
Scheduled Scaling
61.
You want to expose a single point of access to your web application and distribute the traffic across multiple instances. Which AWS service should you use?
a)
Amazon Route 53
b)
Auto Scaling Group
c)
Elastic Load Balancer
d)
Amazon CloudFront
62.
Which Auto Scaling Group strategy would you use to scale in instances when the average CPU utilization drops below 30%?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Simple Scaling
c)
Target Tracking Scaling
d)
Predictive Scaling
63.
To ensure high availability, you run instances for the same application across multiple Availability Zones. Which component helps distribute the traffic among these instances?
a)
Amazon S3
b)
Elastic Load Balancer
c)
Amazon RDS
d)
Amazon Route 53
64.
Your web application needs to handle a predicted increase in traffic during a major marketing campaign. Which Auto Scaling Group strategy would best suit this need?
a)
Manual Scaling
b)
Simple Scaling
c)
Scheduled Scaling
d)
Predictive Scaling
65.
What is the key benefit of using a managed Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) in AWS?
a)
Lower cost than self-managed load balancers
b)
Complete control over all configuration options
c)
AWS handles upgrades, maintenance, and high availability
d)
Ability to handle ultra-high performance TCP traffic