CERTIFIED CLOUD PRACTITIONER COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH HIGH-YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, CLOUD
COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS, REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS,
TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND COMPREHENSIVE
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS – 2026/2027
LATEST UPDATED EDITION
A start-up organization is using the cost explorer tool to view and analyze its costs and usages.
which of the below statements are correct with regards to the cost explorer tool? (Select 2)
a. Data is available for up to the last 24 months
b. Provides forecast of the likely spend for the next six months
c. Spot Instances to purchase are recommended
d. Identifies areas that need further inquiry
e. Provides trends that you can use to understand your costs
- ANSWER-
d. Identifies areas that need further inquiry
e. Provides trends that you can use to understand your costs
The project team requires an AWS service that provides a filesystem simultaneously mounted
from different instances for EC2. Which AWS service will satisfy this requirement?
a. Amazon EFS
b. Amazon S3
c. Amazon EBS
,d. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server -
ANSWER-a. Amazon EFS Amazon EFS is a regional service storing data within and across
multiple Availability Zones (AZs) for high availability and durability. You can access your file
systems across AZs and regions. You can also share files between thousands of Amazon EC2
instances and on-premise servers via AWS Direct Connect or AWS VPN.
Which of the below statements is incorrect with regards to the advantages of moving to cloud?
a. Trade variable expense for capital expense
b. Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
c. Benefit from massive economies of scale
d. Go global in minutes –
ANSWER-a. Trade variable expense for capital expense
This statement is incorrect. The correct statement is, "Trade capital expense for variable
expense".
Project team enhancing the security features of a banking application, requires implementing a
threat detection service that continuously monitors malicious activities and unauthorized
behaviors to project AWS accounts, workloads, and data stored in Amazon S3. Which AWS
services should the project team select?
a. AWS Shield
b. AWS Firewall Manager
c. AWS GuardDuty
d. AWS Inspector - ANSWER-c. AWS GuardDuty
,Option C is CORRECT. Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that continuously
monitors malicious activities and unauthorized behaviors to protect your AWS accounts,
workloads, and data stored in Amazon S3.
Which of the following support plans offer 24/7 technical support via phone, email, and chat
access to Cloud Support Engineers? (Select TWO)
a. Basic
b. Developer
c. Business
d. Premium
e. Enterprise - ANSWER-c. Business
e. Enterprise
24/7 technical support via phone, email, and chat access to Cloud
Support Engineers is available in the Business and Enterprise plans Which AWS product
provides a unified user interface, enabling easy management of software development
activities in one place, along with quick development, build, and deployment of applications on
AWS?
a. Amazon CodeGuru
b. AWS CodeBuild
c. AWS CodeArtifact
d. AWS CodeStar - ANSWER-d. AWS CodeStar
Option D is CORRECT. AWS CodeStar enables you to develop, build, and deploy applications on
AWS quickly. AWS CodeStar provides a unified user interface, enabling you to manage your
software development activities in one place easily.
, ____________ automates the discovery of sensitive data at scale and lowers the cost of
protecting your data using machine learning and pattern matching technique.
a. Amazon Macie
b. AWS Shield
c. Amazon GuardDuty
d. AWS Security Hub - ANSWER-a. Amazon Macie
Option A is CORRECT. Amazon Macie automates the discovery of sensitive data at scale and
lowers the cost of protecting your data
Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. Which
amongst the below-listed are AWS responsibilities? (Select TWO)
a. Perform all the necessary security configuration and management tasks for Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
b. Patch management of the guest OS and applications
c. Security of the data in the cloud
d. Security of the cloud
e. Patch management within the infrastructure
ANSWER-d. Security of the cloud
Option D is CORRECT as security of the cloud is AWS's responsibility
Option E is CORRECT. AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure
GUIDE WITH HIGH-YIELD PRACTICE QUESTIONS, DETAILED
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES, CLOUD
COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS, REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS,
TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES, AND COMPREHENSIVE
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS – 2026/2027
LATEST UPDATED EDITION
A start-up organization is using the cost explorer tool to view and analyze its costs and usages.
which of the below statements are correct with regards to the cost explorer tool? (Select 2)
a. Data is available for up to the last 24 months
b. Provides forecast of the likely spend for the next six months
c. Spot Instances to purchase are recommended
d. Identifies areas that need further inquiry
e. Provides trends that you can use to understand your costs
- ANSWER-
d. Identifies areas that need further inquiry
e. Provides trends that you can use to understand your costs
The project team requires an AWS service that provides a filesystem simultaneously mounted
from different instances for EC2. Which AWS service will satisfy this requirement?
a. Amazon EFS
b. Amazon S3
c. Amazon EBS
,d. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server -
ANSWER-a. Amazon EFS Amazon EFS is a regional service storing data within and across
multiple Availability Zones (AZs) for high availability and durability. You can access your file
systems across AZs and regions. You can also share files between thousands of Amazon EC2
instances and on-premise servers via AWS Direct Connect or AWS VPN.
Which of the below statements is incorrect with regards to the advantages of moving to cloud?
a. Trade variable expense for capital expense
b. Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
c. Benefit from massive economies of scale
d. Go global in minutes –
ANSWER-a. Trade variable expense for capital expense
This statement is incorrect. The correct statement is, "Trade capital expense for variable
expense".
Project team enhancing the security features of a banking application, requires implementing a
threat detection service that continuously monitors malicious activities and unauthorized
behaviors to project AWS accounts, workloads, and data stored in Amazon S3. Which AWS
services should the project team select?
a. AWS Shield
b. AWS Firewall Manager
c. AWS GuardDuty
d. AWS Inspector - ANSWER-c. AWS GuardDuty
,Option C is CORRECT. Amazon GuardDuty is a threat detection service that continuously
monitors malicious activities and unauthorized behaviors to protect your AWS accounts,
workloads, and data stored in Amazon S3.
Which of the following support plans offer 24/7 technical support via phone, email, and chat
access to Cloud Support Engineers? (Select TWO)
a. Basic
b. Developer
c. Business
d. Premium
e. Enterprise - ANSWER-c. Business
e. Enterprise
24/7 technical support via phone, email, and chat access to Cloud
Support Engineers is available in the Business and Enterprise plans Which AWS product
provides a unified user interface, enabling easy management of software development
activities in one place, along with quick development, build, and deployment of applications on
AWS?
a. Amazon CodeGuru
b. AWS CodeBuild
c. AWS CodeArtifact
d. AWS CodeStar - ANSWER-d. AWS CodeStar
Option D is CORRECT. AWS CodeStar enables you to develop, build, and deploy applications on
AWS quickly. AWS CodeStar provides a unified user interface, enabling you to manage your
software development activities in one place easily.
, ____________ automates the discovery of sensitive data at scale and lowers the cost of
protecting your data using machine learning and pattern matching technique.
a. Amazon Macie
b. AWS Shield
c. Amazon GuardDuty
d. AWS Security Hub - ANSWER-a. Amazon Macie
Option A is CORRECT. Amazon Macie automates the discovery of sensitive data at scale and
lowers the cost of protecting your data
Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. Which
amongst the below-listed are AWS responsibilities? (Select TWO)
a. Perform all the necessary security configuration and management tasks for Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
b. Patch management of the guest OS and applications
c. Security of the data in the cloud
d. Security of the cloud
e. Patch management within the infrastructure
ANSWER-d. Security of the cloud
Option D is CORRECT as security of the cloud is AWS's responsibility
Option E is CORRECT. AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure
