Koo Practice Questions (GPT-Generated)

What principle of cloud computing enables automatic augmentation or diminution of resources to match workload exigencies?

Elasticity

What term denotes the capacity to access computing resources on demand without upfront capital investment?

Pay-as-you-go

Which cloud deployment model provides services exclusively over the private network infrastructure of an organization?

Private cloud

In the context of cloud economics, which model charges customers solely for resources actually consumed?

Consumption-based billing

Which attribute ensures seamless interoperability among disparate cloud services?

Standardization

What paradigm mitigates latency by provisioning resources proximal to end users?

Edge computing

Which characteristic of cloud services denotes the ability to recover from infrastructure failures without service interruption?

Resilience

Which model amalgamates pairing of private and public cloud infrastructures for operational flexibility?

Hybrid cloud

What concept permits instantaneous transference of workloads across disparate data centers?

Global reach

Which AWS service administers user identities and enforces permissions for AWS resources?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Which mechanism in AWS encrypts data at rest for S3 buckets?

Server-side encryption (SSE-S3)

Which AWS service provides managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection for applications?

AWS Shield

In the AWS shared responsibility model, which domain is exclusively managed by the customer?

Data protection

Which AWS service continuously assesses applications for vulnerabilities and deviations from best practices?

AWS Inspector

What is the Amazon service for discovering sensitive data using pattern matching and machine learning?

Amazon Macie

Which AWS service provides network intrusion detection capabilities for VPC traffic?

AWS GuardDuty

Which AWS service issues and manages SSL/TLS certificates for securing your domains?

AWS Certificate Manager

Which policy type in IAM grants extensive privileges across multiple AWS services?

AdministratorAccess

Which AWS service orchestrates containerized applications at scale?

Amazon EKS

Which AWS managed database service is optimized for analytical data warehousing?

Amazon Redshift

Which AWS service facilitates object lifecycle management and archival?

Amazon S3

Which AWS service is the principal network content delivery mechanism?

Amazon CloudFront

Which AWS service abstracts server management for running containerized tasks?

AWS Fargate

Which AWS service simplifies deployment and orchestration of microservices?

AWS Step Functions

Which AWS service provisions virtual private clouds with logically isolated network segments?

Amazon VPC

Which AWS service offers a fully managed NoSQL key-value and document database?

Amazon DynamoDB

Which AWS service enables event-driven compute without server provisioning?

AWS Lambda

What comprises the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

Operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization

Which approach ensures that resources are defined and provisioned through version-controlled templates?

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

In AWS architecture, what concept refers to decoupling components using messaging or event mechanisms?

Loose coupling

Which AWS service automates infrastructure deployment through templated scripts?

AWS CloudFormation

Which design principle advocates for distributing workloads across multiple availability zones?

Fault tolerance

What architectural pattern leverages multiple services to process tasks asynchronously?

Event-driven architecture

Which architectural pillar emphasizes the continuous improvement of processes and procedures?

Operational Excellence

Which AWS service allows governance of multiple accounts with consolidated policy enforcement?

AWS Control Tower

Which AWS support plan provides 24/7 access to Cloud Support Engineers for critical issues?

Enterprise

Which AWS pricing model offers a substantial discount in exchange for a one- or three-year commitment?

Reserved Instances

Which AWS feature allows you to monitor service usage and forecast costs?

AWS Cost Explorer

Which AWS instance purchasing option leverages unused capacity at steep discounts?

Spot Instances

What AWS service informs you when usage or spending exceeds predefined thresholds?

AWS Budgets

Which AWS support plan includes a technical account manager (TAM)?

Enterprise

Which tool aggregates AWS service events and provides scheduled reports?

AWS CloudTrail

Which billing option enables pooling of usage across multiple accounts to reduce cost?

Consolidated billing

Which AWS service is most suitable for deploying a simple web application with minimal configuration?

AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Which instance type is optimized for compute-intensive workloads such as high-performance computing?

C-series

What AWS feature allows you to provision EC2 instances with predictable pricing for a specified term?

Reserved Instances

Which AWS service vends on-demand ephemeral compute executed in response to events?

AWS Lambda

Which AWS offering provides bare-metal servers without virtualization for specialized workloads?

Bare Metal Instances

Which mechanism enables you to automatically adjust compute capacity based on demand?

Auto Scaling

Which AWS service facilitates container orchestration compatible with Kubernetes?

Amazon EKS

Which service enables scheduling of periodic tasks on Lambda without an HTTP trigger?

Amazon EventBridge

Which AWS compute service charges based on the number of requests and duration of code execution?

AWS Lambda

Which reserved capacity offering allows modifications to attributes like instance size?

Convertible Reserved Instances

Which AWS service acts as a DNS service for domain management and health checking?

Amazon Route 53

Which component in a VPC defines a private network range and subnets?

CIDR block

What is the function of an Internet gateway in a VPC?

Enables communication between instances and the internet

Which AWS service provides low-latency, dedicated connections between on-premises and AWS?

AWS Direct Connect

Which VPC construct in AWS acts as a virtual firewall for controlling inbound and outbound traffic at the instance level?

Security group

What resource enables stateless filtering of inbound and outbound traffic at the subnet level?

Network ACL

Which AWS service distributes inbound traffic across multiple targets to enhance availability?

Elastic Load Balancing

Which AWS service caches frequently accessed content at edge locations to reduce latency?

Amazon CloudFront

In a hybrid network scenario, which AWS service establishes an IPsec connection over the internet?

AWS VPN

Which AWS service enables simplified connection of multiple VPCs and on-premises networks?

AWS Transit Gateway

Which AWS database service is a fully managed relational database compatible with MySQL?

Amazon Aurora

Which AWS database service is a managed, in-memory data store for caching?

Amazon ElastiCache

Which AWS service offers graph database capabilities for relationship-based queries?

Amazon Neptune

Which AWS database service provides a petabyte-scale data warehouse solution?

Amazon Redshift

Which AWS database offering automates replication across multiple Availability Zones for high availability?

Amazon RDS Multi-AZ

Which mechanism allows DynamoDB to maintain eventual consistency for distributed data?

Multi-region replication

Which AWS service enables offline analysis of large datasets stored in S3 using serverless SQL queries?

Amazon Athena

Which term describes the model wherein responsibilities are divided between the cloud provider and the customer?

Shared responsibility model

Which Azure service offers object storage for unstructured data?

Azure Blob Storage

What tool in Azure provides a unified portal for resource deployment and management?

Azure Resource Manager

Which Azure service enables global content distribution through edge caching?

Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Which Azure pricing calculator estimates monthly costs for deployed resources?

Azure Pricing Calculator

Which governance tool in Azure enforces organizational policies at scale?

Azure Policy

Which feature provides recommendations for optimizing Azure resources?

Azure Advisor

Which service in Azure aggregates logs and metrics for comprehensive monitoring?

Azure Monitor

Which SLA metric ensures at least 99.9% uptime for a single-instance virtual machine?

99.9%

Which Azure service orchestrates containerized applications with Kubernetes?

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Which Azure replication option ensures data residency compliance by storing copies in two or more regions?

Geo-redundant Storage (GRS)

Which Azure service provides Infrastructure as Code capabilities?

Azure Resource Manager templates

What is the primary benefit of using Azure Reserved Instances for VMs?

Cost savings for long-term commitments

Which Azure service allows private connectivity from on-premises networks without traversing the internet?

Azure ExpressRoute

Which Azure service centralizes identity and access management as a cloud-based directory?

Azure Active Directory

Which Azure tool helps manage cost allocation across subscriptions and resource groups?

Azure Cost Management and Billing

Which Azure service provides threat detection and vulnerability assessment for your resources?

Azure Security Center

Which Azure database service is a fully managed, intelligent, scalable relational database?

Azure SQL Database

Which Azure service offers a globally distributed, multi-model database?

Azure Cosmos DB

Which Azure service ensures compliance by enforcing access controls and automating policy remediation?

Azure Policy

Which service allows you to manage cryptographic keys and secrets in Azure?

Azure Key Vault

Which Azure feature protects applications from Distributed Denial of Service attacks?

Azure DDoS Protection

Which Azure service identifies and correlates suspicious activities across your cloud environment?

Azure Sentinel

Which concept refers to grouping Azure resources for coherent management and billing?

Resource group

Which capability allows delegating granular permissions to users for specific resources in Azure?

Role-based access control (RBAC)

What Azure service provides a private registry for storing container images?

Azure Container Registry

Which Azure service transforms telemetry data into actionable insights with AI analytics?

Azure Monitor

Which Azure service automates the deployment and orchestration of resources through version-controlled templates?

Azure Resource Manager templates

Which offering provides an SLA credit if uptime falls below the guaranteed threshold?

Service Level Agreement

Which service allows developers to test and deploy code in a managed environment with minimal infrastructure management?

Azure App Service