Udemy AWSDumps 6
Udemy AWSDumps 6
Udemy AWSDumps 6
Attempt 1
All knowledge areas
All questions
Question 1:
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Which AWS service is designed to be used for operational analytics?
Amazon QuickSight
Amazon EMR
(Correct)
Amazon Athena
Explanation
Amazon Elasticsearch Service is involved with operational analytics such as application
monitoring, log analytics and clickstream analytics. Amazon Elasticsearch Service
allows you to search, explore, filter, aggregate, and visualize your data in near real-time.
CORRECT: "Amazon Elasticsearch Service" is the correct answer.
INCORRECT: "Amazon EMR" is incorrect. For big data processing using the Spark and
Hadoop frameworks, Amazon EMR provides a managed service for processing vast
amounts data.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/elasticsearch-service/
https://aws.amazon.com/big-data/datalakes-and-analytics/
https://digitalcloud.training/additional-aws-services/
Question 2:
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Which type of AWS database is ideally suited to analytics using SQL queries?
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon RedShift
(Correct)
Amazon RDS
Amazon S3
Explanation
Amazon Redshift is a fast, fully managed data warehouse that makes it simple and
cost-effective to analyze all your data using standard SQL and existing Business
Intelligence (BI) tools. RedShift is a SQL based data warehouse used
for analytics applications.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-database-services/
Question 3:
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Which AWS Cloud design principles can help increase reliability? (Select TWO.)
(Correct)
(Correct)
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/the-5-pillars-of-the-aws-well-architected-
framework/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 4:
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Which service allows you to monitor and troubleshoot systems using system and
application log files generated by those systems?
CloudWatch Logs
(Correct)
CloudWatch Metrics
CloudTrail Metrics
CloudTrail Logs
Explanation
Amazon CloudWatch Logs lets you monitor and troubleshoot your systems and
applications using your existing system, application and custom log files. CloudWatch
Logs can be used for real time application and system monitoring as well as long term
log retention.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-monitoring-and-logging-services/
Question 5:
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What are the advantages of running a database service such as Amazon RDS in the
cloud versus deploying on-premise? (Select TWO.)
(Correct)
You can use any database software you like, allowing greater flexibility
There are no costs for replicating data between DBs in different data centers or
regions
(Correct)
You have full control of the operating system and can install your own
operational tools
Explanation
The advantages of using Amazon RDS include being able to easily scale by increasing
your instance type without having to go through a long procurement cycle for getting
new hardware or worrying about whether capacity exists on your existing private cloud
infrastructure. You can also implement fault tolerance and scalability features through
multi-AZ and read replicas easily
With Amazon RDS you do not have control of the operating system and you cannot use
any database software you like as you are restricted to a list of several engines. There
are costs for replicating data between AZs and regions so this must be taken into
account in any cost analysis.
INCORRECT: "You have full control of the operating system and can install your own
operational tools" is incorrect as explained above.
INCORRECT: "You can use any database software you like, allowing greater flexibility" is
incorrect as explained above.
INCORRECT: "There are no costs for replicating data between DBs in different data
centers or regions" is incorrect as explained above.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 6:
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A web application running on AWS has been received malicious requests from the same
set of IP addresses.
Which AWS service can help secure the application and block the malicious traffic?
Amazon GuardDuty
AWS IAM
AWS WAF
(Correct)
Amazon SNS
Explanation
The AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) is used to protect web applications or APIs
against common web exploits. Rules can be created that block traffic based on source
IP address.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/waf/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-security-services/
Question 7:
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Which of the authentication options below can be used to authenticate using AWS
APIs? (Select TWO.)
Server certificates
(Correct)
Server passwords
Access keys
(Correct)
Security groups
Key pairs
Explanation
Access keys are long-term credentials for an IAM user or the AWS account root user.
You can use access keys to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI or AWS API
(directly or using the AWS SDK).
Server certificates are SSL/TLS certificates that you can use to authenticate with some
AWS services.
INCORRECT: "Key pairs" is incorrect. Key pairs are used for encrypting logon
information when accessing EC2 instances.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_server-certs.html
Save time with our AWS cheat sheets:
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 8:
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Which type of scaling does Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling provide?
Vertical
Incremental
Linear
Horizontal
(Correct)
Explanation
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling scales horizontally by adding launching and terminating EC2
instances based on actual demand for your application.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/autoscaling/
Save time with our AWS cheat sheets:
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 9:
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What methods are available for scaling an Amazon RDS database? (Select TWO.)
(Correct)
(Correct)
In addition to scaling your master database vertically, you can also improve the
performance of a read-heavy database by using read replicas to horizontally scale your
database. RDS MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB can have up to 5 read replicas, and
Amazon Aurora can have up to 15 read replicas.
INCORRECT: "You can scale out automatically with EC2 Auto Scaling" is incorrect. You
cannot use EC2 Auto Scaling with Amazon RDS.
INCORRECT: "You can scale up automatically using AWS Auto Scaling" is incorrect. You
cannot use EC2 Auto Scaling or AWS (Application) Auto Scaling to automatically scale
your RDS database. EC2 Auto Scaling is involved with launching additional instances
(scale out) and this is not a method of scaling an RDS database. Application auto
scaling is involved with automatically adjusting the assignment of resources to the
database which is not supported with RDS (you can do it with DynamoDB).
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/scaling-your-amazon-rds-instance-vertically-
and-horizontally/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-database-services/
Question 10:
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Your company has recently migrated to AWS. How can your CTO monitor the
organization’s costs?
AWS Consolidated Billing
AWS CloudTrail
(Correct)
Explanation
AWS Cost Explorer – enables you to visualize your usage patterns over time and to
identify your underlying cost drivers.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/aws-cost-explorer/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 11:
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Which of the following acts as a virtual firewall at the Amazon EC2 instance level to
control traffic for one or more instances?
Route table
Security groups
(Correct)
Explanation
A security group is an instance-level firewall that can be used to control traffic the that
reaches (ingress/inbound) and is sent out from (egress/outbound) your EC2 instances.
Rules are created for inbound or outbound traffic. A security group can be attached to
multiple EC2 instances.
INCORRECT: "Route table" is incorrect as this is not a firewall but a table of routes for
directing traffic between subnets within a VPC.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_SecurityGroups.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-networking-services/
Question 12:
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Which AWS service can serve a static website?
Amazon Route 53
AWS X-Ray
Amazon S3
(Correct)
Amazon QuickSight
Explanation
You can use Amazon S3 to host a static website. On a static website, individual
webpages include static content. They might also contain client-side scripts.
To host a static website on Amazon S3, you configure an Amazon S3 bucket for website
hosting and then upload your website content to the bucket. When you configure a
bucket as a static website, you must enable website hosting, set permissions, and
create and add an index document. Depending on your website requirements, you can
also configure redirects, web traffic logging, and a custom error document.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/WebsiteHosting.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/
Question 13:
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A startup eCommerce company needs to quickly deliver new website features in an
iterative manner, minimizing the time to market.
Agility
(Correct)
High availability
Reliability
Elasticity
Explanation
In a cloud computing environment, new IT resources are only a click away, which means
that you reduce the time to make those resources available to your developers from
weeks to just minutes.
This results in a dramatic increase in agility for the organization, since the cost and time
it takes to experiment and develop is significantly lower.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/six-advantages-of-
cloud-computing.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cloud-computing-concepts/
Question 14:
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You are evaluating AWS services that can assist with creating scalable application
environments. Which of the statements below best describes the Elastic Load Balancer
service?
(Correct)
Helps you ensure that you have the correct number of Amazon EC2 instances
available to handle the load for your application
Explanation
Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic across
multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses.
INCORRECT: "Helps you ensure that you have the correct number of Amazon EC2
instances available to handle the load for your application" is incorrect as this describes
EC2 Auto Scaling.
INCORRECT: "A highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) service" is
incorrect as this describes Amazon Route 53.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/
https://digitalcloud.training/auto-scaling-and-elastic-load-balancing/
Question 15:
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Under the shared responsibility model, which of the following tasks are the
responsibility of the AWS customer? (Select TWO.)
Ensuring that users have received security training in the use of AWS services
(Correct)
(Correct)
Ensuring that AWS NTP servers are set to the correct time
Explanation
As a customer on AWS you take responsibility for encrypting data. This includes
encrypting data at rest and data in transit. It’s also a customer’s responsibility to
properly train their staff in security best practices and procedures for the AWS services
they use.
CORRECT: "Ensuring that users have received security training in the use of AWS
services" is also a correct answer.
INCORRECT: "Ensuring that AWS NTP servers are set to the correct time" is incorrect.
Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers are an AWS responsibility.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-shared-responsibility-model/
Question 16:
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Which AWS security tool uses an agent installed in EC2 instances and assesses
applications for vulnerabilities and deviations from best practices?
AWS Inspector
(Correct)
INCORRECT: "AWS TCO Calculator" is incorrect. The AWS TCO calculator can be used
to compare the cost of running your applications in an on-premises or colocation
environment to AWS.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-security-services/
Question 17:
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Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of the following are customer
responsibilities? (Select TWO.)
(Correct)
(Correct)
Explanation
As a customer on AWS you take responsibility for encrypting data. This includes
encrypting data at rest and data in transit. Another security responsibility the customer
owns is setting network and firewall configurations. For instance, you must configure
Network ACLs and Security Groups, and any operating system-level firewalls on your
EC2 instances.
INCORRECT: "Amazon RDS instance patching" is incorrect. With RDS you can define the
maintenance window but AWS actually perform the patching for you.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-shared-responsibility-model/
Question 18:
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Which AWS service or feature helps restrict the AWS service, resources, and individual
API actions the users and roles in each member account can access?
AWS Organizations
(Correct)
Amazon Cognito
AWS Shield
Explanation
AWS Organizations offers the following policy types:
Service control policies (SCPs) offer central control over the maximum available
permissions for all of the accounts in your organization.
Tag policies help you standardize tags across resources in your organization's
accounts.
SCPs are used to restrict access within member accounts. For instance you can create
an SCP that restricts a specific API action such as deploying a particular Amazon EC2
instance type. The policy would then prevent anyone, including administrators, from
being able to launch EC2 instances using that instance type.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/
orgs_manage_policies_scp.html
Question 19:
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How can a database administrator reduce operational overhead for a MySQL database?
(Correct)
CORRECT: "Migrate the database onto an Amazon RDS instance" is the correct answer.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
Save time with our AWS cheat sheets:
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-database-services/
Question 20:
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Which of the following are NOT features of AWS IAM? (Select TWO.)
Identity federation
(Correct)
(Correct)
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 21:
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Which AWS technology can be referred to as a “virtual hard disk in the cloud”?
(Correct)
Amazon ENI
Amazon S3 Bucket
Explanation
An Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volume is often described as a “virtual hard disk in
the cloud”. EBS volumes are block-level storage volumes that are attached to EC2
instances much as you would attach a virtual hard disk to a virtual machine in a virtual
infrastructure.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-volumes.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-compute-services/
Question 22:
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Which AWS service is suitable for an event-driven workload?
AWS Lambda
(Correct)
Amazon EC2
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/with-s3.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-compute-services/
Question 23:
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Your manager has asked you to explain some of the security features available in the
AWS cloud. How can you describe the function of Amazon CloudHSM?
It is a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
It can be used to generate, use and manage encryption keys in the cloud
(Correct)
Explanation
AWS CloudHSM is a cloud-based hardware security module (HSM) that allows you to
easily add secure key storage and high-performance crypto operations to your AWS
applications.
CloudHSM has no upfront costs and provides the ability to start and stop HSMs on-
demand, allowing you to provision capacity when and where it is needed quickly and
cost-effectively.
CORRECT: "It can be used to generate, use and manage encryption keys in the cloud" is
the correct answer.
INCORRECT: "It is a firewall for use with web applications" is incorrect as it does not
provide any firewall functionality.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/details/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-security-services/
Question 24:
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What type of cloud computing service type do AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Amazon RDS
correspond to?
PaaS
(Correct)
Hybrid
SaaS
IaaS
Explanation
Both Elastic Beanstalk and RDS are services that are managed at the platform level
meaning you don’t need to manage the infrastructure level yourself. Therefore, tasks
like OS management and patching are performed for you.
INCORRECT: "SaaS" is incorrect. SaaS is a model where the whole stack is managed for
you right up to the application and you are delivered working software that you can
customize and populate with data.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/types-of-cloud-computing/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cloud-computing-concepts/
Question 25:
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Your organization has offices around the world and some employees travel between
offices. How should their accounts be setup?
Create a separate account in IAM within each region in which they will travel
(Correct)
Explanation
IAM is a global service and all users that are created are able to login to the AWS
Management Console from any location.
CORRECT: "IAM is a global service, just create the users in one place" is the correct
answer.
INCORRECT: "Create a separate account in IAM within each region in which they will
travel" is incorrect. You do not create separate IAM accounts in different regions as IAM
is a global service.
INCORRECT: "Set the user account as a “global” account when created" is incorrect.
There is no such thing as setting the account as “global”.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction_identity-
management.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 26:
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What advantages does the AWS cloud provide in relation to cost? (Select TWO.)
Fine-grained billing
(Correct)
(Correct)
CORRECT: "Ability to turn off resources and not pay for them" is also a correct answer.
INCORRECT: "Itemized power costs" is incorrect. You do not get any power costs on
your bill
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 27:
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Where are Amazon EBS snapshots stored?
Within the EBS block store
On Amazon S3
(Correct)
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSSnapshots.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/
Question 28:
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Which of the following statements about AWS’s pay-as-you-go pricing model is correct?
It is relevant only for Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and Amazon DynamoDB
(Correct)
Explanation
The pay-as-you-go pricing model means you only pay for the services and consumption
you actually use. You are charged for compute, storage and outbound data transfer.
This model reduces capital expenditure as you pay a monthly bill (operational
expenditure).
INCORRECT: "It requires payment up front for AWS services" is incorrect. You can pay
upfront for some services such as EC2 reserved instances to get better pricing but most
services are offered on a consumption basis.
INCORRECT: "It is relevant only for Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, and Amazon DynamoDB"
is incorrect. This is not true most AWS services are offered on a pay-as-you-go pricing
model.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 29:
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Which of the statements below does NOT characterize cloud computing?
With cloud computing you get to benefit from massive economies of scale
Cloud computing allows you to swap variable expense for capital expense
(Correct)
With cloud computing you can increase your speed and agility
Explanation
Cloud computing is not a one-off capital expense, it is an ongoing operating expense.
The caveat to this is that if you purchase reserved capacity you have an option to
partially or fully pay upfront. However, it is still an operating cost as you do not own and
depreciate the assets.
CORRECT: "Cloud computing allows you to swap variable expense for capital expense"
is the correct answer.
INCORRECT: "With cloud computing you can increase your speed and agility" is
incorrect as this is a valid statement.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/aws-overview/six-advantages-of-
cloud-computing.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cloud-computing-concepts/
Question 30:
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Which resource should you use to access AWS security and compliance reports?
AWS IAM
AWS Artifact
(Correct)
AWS Organizations
Explanation
AWS Artifact, available in the console, is a self-service audit artifact retrieval portal that
provides our customers with on-demand access to AWS’ compliance documentation
and AWS agreements.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/artifact/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-security-services/
Question 31:
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To reduce cost, which of the following services support reservations? (Select TWO.)
Amazon CloudFormation
Amazon S3
Amazon RedShift
(Correct)
Amazon ElastiCache
(Correct)
Explanation
Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon Redshift both support reserved nodes. Reservations
can be used to gain a large discount from the on-demand rate in exchange for the
commitment to a contract for 1 or 3 years.
INCORRECT: "Amazon S3" is incorrect as you pay for usage and cannot reserve
capacity.
References:
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/aws_pricing_overview.pdf
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 32:
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What is an example of scaling vertically?
(Correct)
Explanation
A good example of vertical scaling is changing the instance size of an EC2 instance or
RDS database to one with more CPU and RAM.
CORRECT: "Increasing the instance size with Amazon RDS" is the correct answer.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/scaling-your-amazon-rds-instance-vertically-
and-horizontally/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 33:
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Which feature of Amazon S3 enables you to create rules to control the transfer of
objects between different storage classes?
Lifecycle management
(Correct)
Object sharing
Versioning
Bucket policies
Explanation
To manage your objects so that they are stored cost effectively throughout their
lifecycle, configure their Amazon S3 Lifecycle. An S3 Lifecycle configuration is a set of
rules that define actions that Amazon S3 applies to a group of objects. There are two
types of actions:
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/object-lifecycle-mgmt.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/
Question 34:
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Your manager has asked you to explain the benefits of using IAM groups. Which of the
below statements are valid benefits? (Select TWO.)
Groups let you specify permissions for multiple users, which can make it easier
to manage the permissions for those users
(Correct)
Enables you to attach IAM permission policies to more than one user at a time
(Correct)
Explanation
Groups are collections of users and have policies attached to them. This enables you to
organize groups of users by job function or role and apply relevant policies to the group.
You can use groups to assign permissions to users and should follow the principal of
least privilege when assigning permissions.
CORRECT: "Groups let you specify permissions for multiple users, which can make it
easier to manage the permissions for those users" is a correct answer.
CORRECT: "Enables you to attach IAM permission policies to more than one user at a
time" is also a correct answer.
INCORRECT: "You can restrict access to the subnets in your VPC" is incorrect as this
describes Network ACLs.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 35:
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Where do Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) accounts need to be created
for a global organization?
(Correct)
CORRECT: "Just create them once, as IAM is a global service" is the correct answer.
INCORRECT: "In each region where the users are located" is incorrect as explained
above.
INCORRECT: "In each geographical area where the users are located" is incorrect as
explained above.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/iam/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 36:
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How can a systems administrator specify a script to be run on an EC2 instance during
launch?
Metadata
Run Command
AWS Config
User Data
(Correct)
Explanation
When you launch an instance in Amazon EC2, you have the option of passing user data
to the instance that can be used to perform common automated configuration tasks
and even run scripts after the instance starts.
You can pass two types of user data to Amazon EC2: shell scripts and cloud-init
directives. User data is data that is supplied by the user at instance launch in the form
of a script. User data is limited to 16KB. User data and meta data are not encrypted.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/user-data.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-compute-services/
Question 37:
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In which ways does AWS’ pricing model benefit organizations?
(Correct)
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cloud-computing-concepts/
Question 38:
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According to the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which of the following is a shared
control?
Protection of infrastructure
(Correct)
Explanation
Shared Controls are controls which apply to both the infrastructure layer and customer
layers, but in completely separate contexts or perspectives. In a shared control, AWS
provides the requirements for the infrastructure and the customer must provide their
own control implementation within their use of AWS services. Examples include patch
management, configuration management, and awareness and training.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-shared-responsibility-model/
Question 39:
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Which of the following is NOT a best practice for protecting the root user of an AWS
account?
(Correct)
Enable MFA
INCORRECT: "Lock away the AWS root user access keys" is incorrect as this is a best
practice.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-cloud-computing-concepts/
Question 40:
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According to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, what change management steps
should be taken to achieve reliability in the AWS Cloud? (Select TWO.)
Use service limits to prevent users from creating or making changes to AWS
resources
Use AWS CloudTrail to record AWS API calls into an auditable log file
(Correct)
(Correct)
CORRECT: "Use AWS CloudTrail to record AWS API calls into an auditable log file" is the
correct answer.
References:
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture/AWS-Reliability-Pillar.pdf
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 41:
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How can a company configure automatic, asynchronous copying of objects in Amazon
S3 buckets across regions?
(Correct)
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/crr.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/
Question 42:
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Which type of Elastic Load Balancer operates at the TCP connection level?
(Correct)
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/introduction.html
https://digitalcloud.training/auto-scaling-and-elastic-load-balancing/
Question 43:
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You need to connect your company’s on-premise network into AWS and would like to
establish an AWS managed VPN service. Which of the following configuration items
needs to be setup on the Amazon VPC side of the connection?
A Firewall
A Customer Gateway
(Correct)
Explanation
A virtual private gateway is the VPN concentrator on the Amazon side of the VPN
connection. You create a virtual private gateway and attach it to the VPC from which
you want to create the VPN connection.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_VPN.html#VPN
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-networking-services/
Question 44:
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Which AWS database service is schema-less and can be scaled dynamically without
incurring downtime?
Amazon RedShift
Amazon RDS
Amazon DynamoDB
(Correct)
Amazon Aurora
Explanation
Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and
predictable performance with seamless scalability. Push button scaling means that you
can scale the DB at any time without incurring downtime. DynamoDB is schema-less.
All other options are SQL type of databases and therefore have a schema. They also rely
on EC2 instances so cannot be scaled dynamically without incurring downtime (you
have to change instance types).
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-database-services/
Question 45:
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Which of the following are examples of horizontal scaling? (Select TWO.)
(Correct)
(Correct)
Explanation
With horizontal scaling you add more instances to a fleet of instances to service
demand as it increases. This can be achieved automatically by using AWS Auto Scaling
to add instances in response to CloudWatch performance metrics.
With vertical scaling you are adding CPU, RAM or storage to an existing instance. This
may involve modifying the instance type which typically requires a restart. With vertical
scaling on AWS scalability is limited by the maximum instance size.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 46:
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What do you need to log into the AWS console?
Certificate
Key pair
Explanation
You can log into the AWS console using a user name and password. You cannot log in
to the AWS console using a key pair, access key & secret ID or certificate.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/console/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 47:
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Which AWS support plans provide 24x7 access to customer service?
Developer
Basic
Business
All plans
(Correct)
Explanation
All support plans provide 24×7 access to customer service, documentation,
whitepapers, and support forums.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/plans/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 48:
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How can you deploy your EC2 instances so that if a single data center fails you still have
instances available?
(Correct)
Across VPCs
Across regions
Across subnets
Explanation
An AZ spans one or more data centers and each AZ is physically isolated from other
AZs and connected by high speed networking. If you want to deploy a highly available
application you should spread your instances across AZs and they will be resilient to the
failure of a single DC
INCORRECT: "Across VPCs" is incorrect. You should deploy across AZs within a VPC.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-
zones.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-global-infrastructure/
Question 49:
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Which of the following are pillars from the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected
Framework? (Select TWO.)
Sustainability
(Correct)
Resilience
Economics
Confidentiality
Operational excellence
(Correct)
Explanation
The six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework are operation excellence,
security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization and sustainability.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/the-5-pillars-of-the-aws-well-architected-
framework/
https://digitalcloud.training/architecting-for-the-cloud/
Question 50:
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Which pricing model will interrupt a running Amazon EC2 instance if capacity becomes
temporarily unavailable?
Spot Instances
(Correct)
On-Demand Instances
With all other pricing models your instances will not be terminated by AWS once they
are running.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/spot/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 51:
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Which AWS Glacier data access option retrieves data from an archive in 1-5 minutes?
Express
Expedited
(Correct)
Standard
Accelerated
Explanation
Expedited retrievals allow you to quickly access your data when occasional urgent
requests for a subset of archives are required. For all but the largest archives (250
MB+), data accessed using Expedited retrievals are typically made available within 1–5
minutes.
CORRECT: "Expedited" is the correct answer.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonglacier/latest/dev/downloading-an-archive-two-
steps.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 52:
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Based on the shared responsibility model, which of the following security and
compliance tasks is AWS responsible for?
(Correct)
References:
https://digitalcloud.training/certification-training/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner/aws-
shared-responsibility-model/
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
Question 53:
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Which HTTP code indicates a successful upload of an object to Amazon S3?
500
300
200
(Correct)
400
Explanation
HTTP response status codes indicate whether a specific HTTP request has been
successfully completed.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/
Question 54:
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The AWS Cost Management tools give users the ability to do which of the following?
(Select TWO.)
Break down AWS costs by day, service, and linked AWS account
(Correct)
(Correct)
Explanation
AWS has a set of solutions to help you with cost management and optimization. This
includes services, tools, and resources to organize and track cost and usage data,
enhance control through consolidated billing and access permission, enable better
planning through budgeting and forecasts, and further lower cost with resources and
pricing optimizations.
However, these tools do not terminate all resources, manipulate resources, or make
changes to pricing models. It is however possible to terminate some resources using
AWS Budgets Actions.
CORRECT: "Break down AWS costs by day, service, and linked AWS account" is the
correct answer.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 55:
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What is the most efficient way to establish network connectivity from on-premises to
multiple VPCs in different AWS Regions?
(Correct)
Explanation
AWS Transit Gateway is a service that enables customers to connect their Amazon
Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) and their on-premises networks to a single gateway.
With AWS Transit Gateway, you only have to create and manage a single connection
from the central gateway into each Amazon VPC, on-premises data center, or remote
office across your network. Transit Gateway acts as a hub that controls how traffic is
routed among all the connected networks which act like spokes.
INCORRECT: "Use AWS Direct Connect" is incorrect as this only connects you to a single
Amazon VPC - not multiple VPCs in different Regions.
INCORRECT: "Use AWS Client VPN" is incorrect as this service allows end users to
connect to AWS using a VPN client.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/transit-gateway/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-networking-services/
Question 56:
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What is the easiest way to store a backup of an EBS volume on Amazon S3?
Use Amazon Kinesis to process the data and store the results in S3
(Correct)
INCORRECT: "Write a custom script to copy the data into a bucket" is incorrect. Writing
a custom script could work but would not be the easiest method.
INCORRECT: "Use Amazon Kinesis to process the data and store the results in S3" is
incorrect. Amazon Kinesis is used for processing streaming data, not data in EBS
volumes.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSSnapshots.html
Question 57:
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A Cloud Practitioner is creating the business process workflows associated with an
order fulfilment system. Which AWS service can assist with coordinating tasks across
distributed application components?
Amazon SQS
Amazon SNS
Amazon SWF
(Correct)
AWS STS
Explanation
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) is a web service that makes it easy to
coordinate work across distributed application components. SWF enables applications
for a range of use cases, including media processing, web application back-ends,
business process workflows, and analytics pipelines, to be designed as a coordination
of tasks.
INCORRECT: "AWS STS" is incorrect. AWS Security Token Service (STS) is used for
requesting temporary credentials..
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/swf/
https://digitalcloud.training/additional-aws-services/
Question 58:
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Which AWS service makes it easy to coordinate the components of distributed
applications as a series of steps in a visual workflow?
Amazon SES
Amazon SNS
(Correct)
Amazon SWF
Explanation
AWS Step Functions lets you coordinate multiple AWS services into serverless
workflows so you can build and update apps quickly. AWS Step Functions lets you build
visual workflows that enable fast translation of business requirements into technical
requirements.
CORRECT: "AWS Step Functions" is the correct answer.
INCORRECT: "Amazon SWF" is incorrect. Amazon SWF helps developers build, run, and
scale background jobs that have parallel or sequential steps. SWF is not a visual
workflow tool.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/
https://digitalcloud.training/additional-aws-services/
Question 59:
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Which AWS service provides the ability to detect inadvertent data leaks of personally
identifiable information (PII) and user credential data?
Amazon Macie
(Correct)
AWS Shield
Amazon Inspector
Amazon GuardDuty
Explanation
Amazon Macie is a fully managed data security and data privacy service that uses
machine learning and pattern matching to discover and protect your sensitive data in
Amazon S3.
Macie applies machine learning and pattern matching techniques to the Amazon S3
buckets you select to identify and alert you to sensitive data, such as personally
identifiable information (PII).
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/macie/
Save time with our AWS cheat sheets:
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-security-services/
Question 60:
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A company is using the AWS CLI and programmatic access of AWS resources from its
on-premises network.
(Correct)
Explanation
Access keys are long-term credentials for an IAM user or the AWS account root user.
You can use access keys to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI or AWS API
(directly or using the AWS SDK).
INCORRECT: "Using Amazon API Gateway" is incorrect. You do not need API Gateway
for programmatic access to the AWS API.
INCORRECT: "Using an Amazon EC2 key pair" is incorrect. A key pair is used to securely
access EC2 resources and should not be confused with access keys.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-identity-and-access-management/
Question 61:
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How can a company facilitate the sharing of data over private connections between two
accounts they own within a region?
(Correct)
INCORRECT: "Create an internal ELB" is incorrect. An internal ELB will not help you to
transfer data between accounts.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/peering/what-is-vpc-peering.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-networking-services/
Question 62:
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Which AWS technology enables you to group resources that share one or more tags?
Resource groups
(Correct)
Consolidation groups
Tag groups
Organization groups
Explanation
You can use resource groups to organize your AWS resources. Resource groups make it
easier to manage and automate tasks on large numbers of resources at one time.
Resource groups make it easy to group resources using the tags that are assigned to
them. You can group resources that share one or more tags.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ARG/latest/userguide/welcome.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-billing-and-pricing/
Question 63:
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Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for what? (Select TWO.)
Customers are responsible for edge locations
(Correct)
(Correct)
Explanation
AWS is responsible for protecting the infrastructure that runs all of the services offered
in the AWS Cloud. Customers are responsible for security in the cloud and
responsibilities vary by service.
Customers are responsible for networking traffic protection. This includes applying
encryption and using security groups and Network ACLs.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/shared-responsibility-model/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-shared-responsibility-model/
Question 64:
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Which AWS service can be used to run Docker containers?
Amazon RedShift
AWS Fargate
(Correct)
Amazon AMI
Amazon ECR
Explanation
AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine for containers that works with both
Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Fargate makes it easy for you to focus on building your applications. Fargate removes
the need to provision and manage servers, lets you specify and pay for resources per
application, and improves security through application isolation by design.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/fargate/
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-compute-services/
Question 65:
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What is the name for the top-level container used to hold objects within Amazon S3?
Instance Store
Bucket
(Correct)
Directory
Folder
Explanation
Amazon S3 is an object-based storage system. You upload your objects into buckets.
References:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingBucket.html#create-
bucket-intro
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/user-guide/using-folders.html
https://digitalcloud.training/aws-storage-services/