AWS FINAL CSCC

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Definition

Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying compute workloads?

Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on demand when needed.

Which AWS service helps migrate databases to AWS?

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

Which AWS service allows users to buy and start using software in their AWS environment?

AWS Marketplace

Which service enables users to create a virtual network in AWS?

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)

What is AWS responsible for under the shared responsibility model?

Maintaining physical hardware

What component does Amazon CloudFront use for low-latency delivery?

Edge locations

How can a system admin add extra login security to AWS Console?

Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Which service identifies the user who made an API call to terminate an EC2 instance?

AWS CloudTrail

Which service sends alerts based on CloudWatch alarms?

Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

Where can users find info about prohibited AWS actions?

AWS Acceptable Use Policy

Which AWS service runs code without provisioning servers?

AWS Lambda

Which pricing model charges for compute by the second with no long-term commitment?

On-Demand Instances

Why deploy applications in multiple AWS Regions?

To increase availability and improve latency

Which support plan includes a Technical Account Manager (TAM)?

Enterprise

What is the main feature of AWS Auto Scaling?

Automatically adjusts resource count based on demand

What describes the AWS Free Tier?

Limited access to services for 12 months at no cost

Which AWS service stores and retrieves data from the web?

Amazon S3

Which service manages permissions for multiple users?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Which tool estimates AWS application cost?

AWS Pricing Calculator

Which is a serverless NoSQL database?

Amazon DynamoDB

Which service improves content delivery speed via CDN?

Amazon CloudFront

What is an Availability Zone?

A physically separate data center within a region

Which service distributes application traffic across resources?

AWS Load Balancer

Which service runs containers without managing servers?

Amazon ECS with Fargate

What physical security does AWS provide?

Security of the data centers

What is the purpose of Amazon Route 53?

Domain Name System (DNS) web service

What is the main benefit of AWS CloudFormation?

Automates resource deployment using templates

Which service lets you query S3 data using SQL?

Amazon Athena

Which tool provides best-practice recommendations?

AWS Trusted Advisor

Which storage service offers infrequent access storage?

Amazon S3 Glacier

Which tool helps set spending thresholds?

AWS Budgets

What is the default support plan for all AWS accounts?

Basic

Which service provides a virtual desktop for users?

Amazon WorkSpaces

Which AWS service is best for caching frequently accessed data?

Amazon ElastiCache

Which AWS service lets you run relational databases?

Amazon RDS

Which service helps you run big data frameworks like Hadoop?

Amazon EMR

Which service provides secure and resizable compute capacity?

Amazon EC2

Which feature allows you to separate billing for teams?

AWS Organizations

What service manages encryption keys?

AWS Key Management Service (KMS)

Which database service is designed for petabyte-scale data warehousing?

Amazon Redshift

Which tool helps trace requests through distributed applications?

AWS X-Ray

Which AWS service enables private connectivity between VPCs and on-prem?

AWS Direct Connect

Which AWS service hosts Docker containers?

Amazon ECS

Which AWS service allows event-driven serverless computing?

AWS Lambda

Which database is fully managed and graph-based?

Amazon Neptune

What is the purpose of AWS Shield?

Protects against DDoS attacks

Which service helps transfer large datasets to AWS?

AWS Snowball

Which AWS service allows managed file transfer protocol?

AWS Transfer Family

What AWS service provides scalable email sending?

Amazon SES

Which feature allows tracking of API usage across accounts?

AWS CloudTrail

What is Amazon Lightsail used for?

Simple cloud hosting for small applications

Which service monitors AWS environment for compliance?

AWS Config

Which service helps developers build CI/CD pipelines?

AWS CodePipeline

Which tool integrates with IDEs to manage AWS resources?

AWS Toolkit

Which AWS feature allows infrastructure monitoring and logging?

Amazon CloudWatch

Which AWS service helps you run containers on Kubernetes?

Amazon EKS

What AWS service helps manage secrets like API keys?

AWS Secrets Manager

Which AWS service provides real-time video processing?

Amazon Kinesis Video Streams

Which service creates backups for AWS resources?

AWS Backup

Which pricing model is cheapest but has interruptions?

Spot Instances

Which service allows the hosting of static websites?

Amazon S3