AWS Study Guide

You ONLY want to manage Applications and Data. Which type of Cloud Computing model should you use?

Platform as Service (PaaS)

What is the pricing model of Cloud Computing?

Pay as you go Pricing

Which Global Infrastructure identity is composed of one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, and are used to deploy infrastructure?

Availability Zone

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Characteristics of Cloud Computing?

Dedicated Support Agent to help deploy applications

Which are the 3 pricing fundamentals of the AWS Cloud?

Compute,Storage and Data Transfers out of the AWS Cloud

Which of the following options is NOT a point of consideration when choosing an AWS Region?

Capacity Availability

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Cloud Computing?

Train your employees less

AWS Regions are composed of?

Three or more Availability Zones

Which of the following services has a global scope?

IAM (emcompasses all regions)

What is the definition of Cloud Computing?

On- demand availability of computer system resource especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user

What defines the distribution of responsibilities for security in the AWS Cloud?

The Shared Responsibility Model

A company would like to benefit from the advantages of the Public Cloud but would like to keep sensitive assets in its own infrastructure. Which deployment model should the company use?

Hybrid Cloud

What is NOT authorized to do on AWS according to the AWS Acceptable Use Policy?

Run analytics on stolen content

What is a proper definition of IAM Roles?

An IAM entity that defines a set of permissions for making AWS service requests that will be used by AWS services

Which of the following is an IAM Security Tool?

IAM Credentials Report

Which answer is INCORRECT regarding IAM Users?

IAM Users access AWS with the root account credentials

Which of the following is an IAM best practice?

Dont use the root user account

What are IAM Policies?

JSON docs to define Users, Groups, or Roles’ permissions

Under the shared responsibility model, what is the customer responsible for in IAM?

Assigning users proper IAM Policies

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The AWS CLI can interact with AWS using commands in your command line shell while the AWS SDK can interact with AWS programmatically

Which principle should you apply regarding IAM Permissions?

Grant Least Privilege

Which principle should you apply regarding IAM Permissions?

Enable Multi Factor Authentication

22

SSH (Servure Shell) - log into a Linux instance

21

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - upload files into a file share

22

SFTP (secure file transfer protocol) - upload files using SSH

80

HTTP - access unsecured websites

443

HTTPS - access secured websites

3389

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) - log into a Windows instance

Which EC2 Purchasing Option can provide the biggest discount, but is not suitable for critical jobs or databases?

Spot Instances

Which network security tool can you use to control traffic in and out of EC2 Instances?

Security Groups

Under the Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for operating-system patches and updates on EC2 Instances?

The Customer

How long can you reserve an EC2 Reserved Instance?

1 or 3 years

A company would like to deploy a high-performance computing (HPC) application on EC2. Which EC2 instance type should it choose?

Compute Optimized

Which of the following is NOT an EC2 Instance Purchasing Option?

Connect Instances

Which EC2 Purchasing Option should you use for an application you plan on running on a server continuously for 1 year?

Reserved Instances