AWS Midterm Questions AND ANSWERS
GRADE A+ CORRECT
What are the advantages of cloud computing over computing on premises
Avoid large capital purchases, use on demand capacity, go global in
minutes, increase speed and agility
what is the pricing model that enables AWS customers to pay for
resouces on an as needed basis
pay as you go
what is a cloud deployment model
platforma s a service, infrastructure as a serice, software as a
service
true or false, aws owns and maintains the network connected hardware
required for applciation services, while you provision and use what
you need
true
what is not a benefit of cloud computing over on premises computing
pay for racking, stacking and powering servers
which of the folowing are not benefits of aws cloud compuitng
high latency, multiple procurement cycles
which of the following is a compute service
amazon ec2
True or False? Cloud computing provides a simple way to access
servers, storage, databases, and a broad set of application services
over the internet. You own the network-connected hardware required
for these services and Amazon Web Services provisions what you need.
false
Economies of scale result from ____
having hundreds of thousands of customers aggregated in the cloud
Which of these are ways to access AWS core services?
Software Development Kits (SDKs), AWS Command Line Interface (AWS
CLI), AWS Management Console
For certain services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), you can invest
in reserved capacity. What options are available for Reserved
Instances? (Choose three.)
puri, nuri, auri,
,Where can a customer go to get more details about Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) billing activity that took place 3 months
ago? (Select the best answer.)
aws cost explorer
True or false? To receive the discounted rate associated with
Reserved Instances, you must make a full, upfront payment for the
term of the agreement.
false
There is no charge for which of the following? (Choose two answers.)
Data transfer between services within the same AWS Region, Inbound
data transfer (with some exceptions)
What are the four support plans offered by AWS Support? (Select the
best answer.)
Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise
What AWS tool compares the cost of running your application in an on-
premises data center to AWS? (Select the best answer.)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
As AWS grows, the cost of doing business is reduced and savings are
passed back to the customer with lower pricing. What is this
optimization called? (Select the best answer.)
Economies of scale
True or false? AWS offers a variety of services at no charge, for
example, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), AWS Identity and
Access Management (IAM), Consolidated Billing, AWS Elastic Beanstalk,
automatic scaling, AWS OpsWorks and AWS CloudFormation. However, you
might be charged for other AWS services that you use in conjunction
with these services.
true
When are free data transfers applicable across AWS? (Choose two.)
Free outbound data transfer between AWS services within the same
Region, Free inbound data transfer for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
(Amazon EC2) instances
True or false? Unlimited services are available with the AWS Free
Tier to new AWS customers for 12 months following their AWS sign-up
date. (Select the best answer.)
false
Which component of the AWS Global Infrastructure does Amazon
CloudFront use to ensure low-latency delivery? (Select the best
answer.)
aws edge locations
You can run applications and workloads from a Region closer to the
end users to_______ latency.
decrease
, True or False? Networking, storage, compute, and databases are
examples of service categories that AWS offers.
true
Which of the following are geographic areas that host two or more
Availability Zones? (Select the best answer.)
aws regions
______ means the infrastructure has built-in component redundancy and
______ means that resources dynamically adjust to increases or
decreases in capacity requirements.
fault tolerant, elastic and scalable
True or False? Availability Zones within a Region are connected
through low-latency links.
true
Which of these statements about Availability Zones is not true?
A data center can be used for more than one Availability Zone.
What is true about Regions?
A Region is a physical location that has multiple Availability Zones.,
Each Region is located in a separate geographic area.
AWS highly recommends provisioning your compute resources across
_______ Availability Zones.
multiple
True or False? Edge locations are only located in the same general
area as Regions.
false
In the shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for providing
what? (Select the best answer.)
security of the cloud
In the shared responsibility model, which of the following are
examples of "security in the cloud"?
Encryption of data at rest and data in transit, Security group
configurations
Which of the following is the responsibility of AWS under the AWS
shared responsibility model?
Maintaining physical hardware
When creating an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policy,
what are the two types of access that can be granted to a user? (
AWS Management Console access, Programmatic access
True or False? AWS Organizations enables you to consolidate multiple
AWS accounts so that you centrally manage them.
true
GRADE A+ CORRECT
What are the advantages of cloud computing over computing on premises
Avoid large capital purchases, use on demand capacity, go global in
minutes, increase speed and agility
what is the pricing model that enables AWS customers to pay for
resouces on an as needed basis
pay as you go
what is a cloud deployment model
platforma s a service, infrastructure as a serice, software as a
service
true or false, aws owns and maintains the network connected hardware
required for applciation services, while you provision and use what
you need
true
what is not a benefit of cloud computing over on premises computing
pay for racking, stacking and powering servers
which of the folowing are not benefits of aws cloud compuitng
high latency, multiple procurement cycles
which of the following is a compute service
amazon ec2
True or False? Cloud computing provides a simple way to access
servers, storage, databases, and a broad set of application services
over the internet. You own the network-connected hardware required
for these services and Amazon Web Services provisions what you need.
false
Economies of scale result from ____
having hundreds of thousands of customers aggregated in the cloud
Which of these are ways to access AWS core services?
Software Development Kits (SDKs), AWS Command Line Interface (AWS
CLI), AWS Management Console
For certain services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), you can invest
in reserved capacity. What options are available for Reserved
Instances? (Choose three.)
puri, nuri, auri,
,Where can a customer go to get more details about Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) billing activity that took place 3 months
ago? (Select the best answer.)
aws cost explorer
True or false? To receive the discounted rate associated with
Reserved Instances, you must make a full, upfront payment for the
term of the agreement.
false
There is no charge for which of the following? (Choose two answers.)
Data transfer between services within the same AWS Region, Inbound
data transfer (with some exceptions)
What are the four support plans offered by AWS Support? (Select the
best answer.)
Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise
What AWS tool compares the cost of running your application in an on-
premises data center to AWS? (Select the best answer.)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
As AWS grows, the cost of doing business is reduced and savings are
passed back to the customer with lower pricing. What is this
optimization called? (Select the best answer.)
Economies of scale
True or false? AWS offers a variety of services at no charge, for
example, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), AWS Identity and
Access Management (IAM), Consolidated Billing, AWS Elastic Beanstalk,
automatic scaling, AWS OpsWorks and AWS CloudFormation. However, you
might be charged for other AWS services that you use in conjunction
with these services.
true
When are free data transfers applicable across AWS? (Choose two.)
Free outbound data transfer between AWS services within the same
Region, Free inbound data transfer for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
(Amazon EC2) instances
True or false? Unlimited services are available with the AWS Free
Tier to new AWS customers for 12 months following their AWS sign-up
date. (Select the best answer.)
false
Which component of the AWS Global Infrastructure does Amazon
CloudFront use to ensure low-latency delivery? (Select the best
answer.)
aws edge locations
You can run applications and workloads from a Region closer to the
end users to_______ latency.
decrease
, True or False? Networking, storage, compute, and databases are
examples of service categories that AWS offers.
true
Which of the following are geographic areas that host two or more
Availability Zones? (Select the best answer.)
aws regions
______ means the infrastructure has built-in component redundancy and
______ means that resources dynamically adjust to increases or
decreases in capacity requirements.
fault tolerant, elastic and scalable
True or False? Availability Zones within a Region are connected
through low-latency links.
true
Which of these statements about Availability Zones is not true?
A data center can be used for more than one Availability Zone.
What is true about Regions?
A Region is a physical location that has multiple Availability Zones.,
Each Region is located in a separate geographic area.
AWS highly recommends provisioning your compute resources across
_______ Availability Zones.
multiple
True or False? Edge locations are only located in the same general
area as Regions.
false
In the shared responsibility model, AWS is responsible for providing
what? (Select the best answer.)
security of the cloud
In the shared responsibility model, which of the following are
examples of "security in the cloud"?
Encryption of data at rest and data in transit, Security group
configurations
Which of the following is the responsibility of AWS under the AWS
shared responsibility model?
Maintaining physical hardware
When creating an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policy,
what are the two types of access that can be granted to a user? (
AWS Management Console access, Programmatic access
True or False? AWS Organizations enables you to consolidate multiple
AWS accounts so that you centrally manage them.
true
