AWS Solutions Architect Associate Test
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Amazon SWF is designed to help users:
a. Manage user identification and authorization
b. Coordinate synchronous and asynchronous tasks
c. Secure their VPCs
d. Help users store file based objects - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
In RDS, what is the maximum value I can set for my backup retention period?
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 35 days
d. 45 days - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c
True or False. Automated backups are enabled by default for new DB Instance? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Amazon RDS does not currently support increasing storage on a ___ DB instance.
a. MySQL
b. Aurora
c. Oracle
d. MSSQL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
In what circumstances would I choose provisioned IOPS in RDS over standard storage?
,a. If you use production online transaction processing
b. If you have workloads that are not sensitive to latency/lag
c. If your business was trying to save money
d. If this was a test DB - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
Amazon S3 is
a. Object Based Storage
b. Block Based Storage
c. A Data Warehouse Solution
d. Suitable for data archival, not frequently used files. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
In S3 with RRS the availability is
a. 99.999999999%
b. 100%
c. 99%
d. 99.99% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
Amazon's EBS volumes are
a. Object based storage
b. Block based storage
c. Encrypted by default
d. Not suitable for databases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
If I want to run a database on an EC2 instance, which is the most recommended Amazon
storage option?
a. RDS
, b. S3
c. Glacier
d. EBS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
In S3 the durability of my files is
a. 99.99%
b. 99.999999999%
c. 99%
d. 100% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
Can you access Amazon EBS Snapshots?
a. Yes, through the AWS APIs/CLI & AWS Console
b. No
c. Depends on the region
d. EBS does not have snapshot functionality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
A _____ is a document that provides a formal statement of one or more permissions.
a. Policy
b. User
c. Group
d. Role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
In a default VPC, all Amazon EC2 instances are assigned 2 IP addresses at launch, what are
these?
a. Private IP and Public IP
b. Public IP and Secret IP
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Amazon SWF is designed to help users:
a. Manage user identification and authorization
b. Coordinate synchronous and asynchronous tasks
c. Secure their VPCs
d. Help users store file based objects - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
In RDS, what is the maximum value I can set for my backup retention period?
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 35 days
d. 45 days - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c
True or False. Automated backups are enabled by default for new DB Instance? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
Amazon RDS does not currently support increasing storage on a ___ DB instance.
a. MySQL
b. Aurora
c. Oracle
d. MSSQL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
In what circumstances would I choose provisioned IOPS in RDS over standard storage?
,a. If you use production online transaction processing
b. If you have workloads that are not sensitive to latency/lag
c. If your business was trying to save money
d. If this was a test DB - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
Amazon S3 is
a. Object Based Storage
b. Block Based Storage
c. A Data Warehouse Solution
d. Suitable for data archival, not frequently used files. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
In S3 with RRS the availability is
a. 99.999999999%
b. 100%
c. 99%
d. 99.99% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
Amazon's EBS volumes are
a. Object based storage
b. Block based storage
c. Encrypted by default
d. Not suitable for databases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
If I want to run a database on an EC2 instance, which is the most recommended Amazon
storage option?
a. RDS
, b. S3
c. Glacier
d. EBS - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d
In S3 the durability of my files is
a. 99.99%
b. 99.999999999%
c. 99%
d. 100% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b
Can you access Amazon EBS Snapshots?
a. Yes, through the AWS APIs/CLI & AWS Console
b. No
c. Depends on the region
d. EBS does not have snapshot functionality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
A _____ is a document that provides a formal statement of one or more permissions.
a. Policy
b. User
c. Group
d. Role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a
In a default VPC, all Amazon EC2 instances are assigned 2 IP addresses at launch, what are
these?
a. Private IP and Public IP
b. Public IP and Secret IP
