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Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, what is the customer responsible for?

1. Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, what is the customer responsible for?

  • A.Maintaining physical hypervisor host hardware inside datacenters
  • B.Replacing failed hard drives and routing cables in Availability Zones
  • C.Patching the underlying virtualization layer of EC2 servers
  • D.Security IN the cloud, including customer data, IAM configurations, and OS updates
Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, what is AWS responsible for?

2. Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, what is AWS responsible for?

  • A.Security IN the cloud, including customer data encryption and OS patching
  • B.Writing application code and managing database user accounts
  • C.Configuring local IAM policies and managing security groups
  • D.Security OF the cloud, including physical servers, networking, and virtualization hosts
What is an AWS Availability Zone (AZ)?

3. What is an AWS Availability Zone (AZ)?

  • A.A secure network firewall group that filters TCP traffic
  • B.A collection of remote regions grouped together for backup
  • C.A cloud database cluster designed for NoSQL storage
  • D.One or more discrete datacenters with redundant power and networking within a Region
Which cloud service model provides access to virtualized server hardware, storage, and networking, leaving the OS and software management to the customer?

4. Which cloud service model provides access to virtualized server hardware, storage, and networking, leaving the OS and software management to the customer?

  • A.PaaS (Platform as a Service)
  • B.SaaS (Software as a Service)
  • C.Serverless
  • D.IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
Which S3 storage class is optimized for active, frequently accessed files?

5. Which S3 storage class is optimized for active, frequently accessed files?

  • A.S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access)
  • B.S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval
  • C.S3 Glacier Deep Archive
  • D.S3 Standard
Which AWS service is used to create and manage virtual servers in the cloud?

6. Which AWS service is used to create and manage virtual servers in the cloud?

  • A.S3 (Simple Storage Service)
  • B.RDS (Relational Database Service)
  • C.VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
  • D.EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Which cloud service model delivers complete, ready-to-use software applications over the internet, typically managed by a third-party vendor (e.g., Gmail or Salesforce)?

7. Which cloud service model delivers complete, ready-to-use software applications over the internet, typically managed by a third-party vendor (e.g., Gmail or Salesforce)?

  • A.IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
  • B.PaaS (Platform as a Service)
  • C.BaaS (Backend as a Service)
  • D.SaaS (Software as a Service)
Which cloud service model provides a managed environment for deploying and running applications, removing the need to manage underlying servers and operating systems?

8. Which cloud service model provides a managed environment for deploying and running applications, removing the need to manage underlying servers and operating systems?

  • A.IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
  • B.SaaS (Software as a Service)
  • C.FaaS (Function as a Service)
  • D.PaaS (Platform as a Service)
In Amazon S3, what is a Bucket?

9. In Amazon S3, what is a Bucket?

  • A.A virtual server instance running in an AZ
  • B.A database table used to store metadata records
  • C.A network router that connects subnets together
  • D.A container for storing files (objects) in Amazon S3
What is the difference between Public Cloud and Private Cloud?

10. What is the difference between Public Cloud and Private Cloud?

  • A.Public cloud is free to use; Private cloud requires a licensing fee.
  • B.Private cloud is hosted in space; Public cloud runs on ocean cables.
  • C.Public cloud supports only NoSQL; Private cloud supports only SQL.
  • D.Public cloud shares infrastructure over the internet; Private cloud is dedicated to a single organization.
What is an AWS Region?

11. What is an AWS Region?

  • A.An individual physical datacenter server building
  • B.A database replication partition stored in memory
  • C.A network subnet group inside a single VPC
  • D.A physical geographic location containing multiple Availability Zones
Which AWS service provides secure, durable, and highly-scalable object storage for files and assets?

12. Which AWS service provides secure, durable, and highly-scalable object storage for files and assets?

  • A.EBS (Elastic Block Store)
  • B.RDS (Relational Database Service)
  • C.EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
  • D.S3 (Simple Storage Service)
What is Cloud Computing?

13. What is Cloud Computing?

  • A.Running physical servers in a local company office closet
  • B.Deploying offline desktop software applications using CD-ROMs
  • C.Sharing database files via local network cable connections
  • D.On-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing
Which AWS component is required to connect a VPC to the public internet?

14. Which AWS component is required to connect a VPC to the public internet?

  • A.NAT Gateway
  • B.Virtual Private Gateway
  • C.Route 53
  • D.Internet Gateway (IGW)
Which AWS database service provides managed relational databases (supporting engines like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle)?

15. Which AWS database service provides managed relational databases (supporting engines like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle)?

  • A.DynamoDB
  • B.ElastiCache
  • C.S3 (Simple Storage Service)
  • D.RDS (Relational Database Service)
What is the recommended practice for IAM user access credentials regarding sharing?

16. What is the recommended practice for IAM user access credentials regarding sharing?

  • A.A single administrator account should be shared by the entire development team.
  • B.Passwords should be written in S3 public bucket readmes for easy access.
  • C.Access keys should be committed directly to public Git repositories.
  • D.Each user must have their own credentials; credentials must never be shared.
What makes a subnet in an AWS VPC a 'Public Subnet'?

17. What makes a subnet in an AWS VPC a 'Public Subnet'?

  • A.It can be accessed by anyone without providing password credentials.
  • B.It is hosted in multiple regions simultaneously to balance traffic.
  • C.It is hosted outside the Virtual Private Cloud structure.
  • D.It contains a route pointing to an Internet Gateway, allowing internet access.
What is a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS?

18. What is a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS?

  • A.A virtual private server that compiles applications
  • B.An encrypted VPN tunnel connecting local office hardware
  • C.A cloud database cluster designed for PostgreSQL storage
  • D.A logically isolated virtual network defined by the user in the AWS Cloud
What are the three main elements of a statement inside an IAM Policy JSON document?

19. What are the three main elements of a statement inside an IAM Policy JSON document?

  • A.User, Password, and Group
  • B.Region, Port, and Protocol
  • C.Virtual Host, Exchange, and Queue
  • D.Effect, Action, and Resource
What is the function of a NAT Gateway in an AWS VPC?

20. What is the function of a NAT Gateway in an AWS VPC?

  • A.It routes public internet traffic directly into private subnets without constraints.
  • B.It acts as a load balancer that distributes traffic across EC2 instances.
  • C.It maps domain names to public IP addresses on the server.
  • D.It allows private subnet instances to connect to the internet, while blocking inbound internet connections.

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