Introduction to AWS Cloud Exam Practice Questions with Answers
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) - Answers provides persistent block storage (any data storage
device that retains data after power to that device is shut off) volume for use with Amazon EC2
instances.
With ________________________, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes, while paying a
low price for only what you provision. - Answers Amazon EBS
Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically __________________ within its Availability Zone to protect
you from component failure. - Answers replicated
With __________ storage, you can change only the block that contains the character where a change is
needed. However, with ____________ storage, the entire file must be updated. - Answers block, object
______________ enables you to create individual storage volumes and attach them to an Amazon EC2
instance - Answers Amazon EBS
What are the uses of Amazon EBS? - Answers - boost volumes and storage for Amazon EC2 instances
-data storage with a file system
-database hosts
-enterprise applications
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for SSD
General Purpose? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 16,000
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 250 MiB/s
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for SSD
Provisioned IOPS? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 64,000
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 1,000 MiB/s
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for HDD
Throughput-Optimized? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 500
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 500 MiB/s
, What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for HDD
Cold? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 250
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 250 MiB/s
When is SSD General Purpose recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -recommended for most
workloads
-system boot volumes
-virtual desktops
-low-latency interactive applications
-development and test environments
When is SSD Provisioned IOPS recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -critical business applications
that require sustained IOPS performance, or more than 16,000 IOPS or 250 MiB/second of throughput
volume
-large database workloads
When is HDD Throughput-Optimized recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -streaming workloads
that require consistent, fast throughput at a low price
-Big data
-Data warehouses
-Log processing
-It cannot be a boot volume
When is HDD Cold recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -throughput-oriented storage for large
volumes of data that is infrequently accessed
-scenarios where the lowest storage cost is important
-It cannot be a boot volume
What are 3 significant features of Amazon EBS? - Answers snapshots, encryption, and elasticity
How is Amazon EBS priced for General Purpose SSD? - Answers charged by the amount that you
provision in GB per month until storage is released.
How is Amazon EBS priced for Magnetic? - Answers Charged by the number of requests to the volume
Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) - Answers provides persistent block storage (any data storage
device that retains data after power to that device is shut off) volume for use with Amazon EC2
instances.
With ________________________, you can scale your usage up or down within minutes, while paying a
low price for only what you provision. - Answers Amazon EBS
Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically __________________ within its Availability Zone to protect
you from component failure. - Answers replicated
With __________ storage, you can change only the block that contains the character where a change is
needed. However, with ____________ storage, the entire file must be updated. - Answers block, object
______________ enables you to create individual storage volumes and attach them to an Amazon EC2
instance - Answers Amazon EBS
What are the uses of Amazon EBS? - Answers - boost volumes and storage for Amazon EC2 instances
-data storage with a file system
-database hosts
-enterprise applications
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for SSD
General Purpose? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 16,000
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 250 MiB/s
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for SSD
Provisioned IOPS? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 64,000
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 1,000 MiB/s
What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for HDD
Throughput-Optimized? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 500
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 500 MiB/s
, What is the maximum volume size, maximum IOPS/Volume, and maximum throughput/volume for HDD
Cold? - Answers -Maximum volume size: 16 TiB
-Maximum IOPS/Volume: 250
-Maximum Throughput/Volume: 250 MiB/s
When is SSD General Purpose recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -recommended for most
workloads
-system boot volumes
-virtual desktops
-low-latency interactive applications
-development and test environments
When is SSD Provisioned IOPS recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -critical business applications
that require sustained IOPS performance, or more than 16,000 IOPS or 250 MiB/second of throughput
volume
-large database workloads
When is HDD Throughput-Optimized recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -streaming workloads
that require consistent, fast throughput at a low price
-Big data
-Data warehouses
-Log processing
-It cannot be a boot volume
When is HDD Cold recommended with Amazon EBS? - Answers -throughput-oriented storage for large
volumes of data that is infrequently accessed
-scenarios where the lowest storage cost is important
-It cannot be a boot volume
What are 3 significant features of Amazon EBS? - Answers snapshots, encryption, and elasticity
How is Amazon EBS priced for General Purpose SSD? - Answers charged by the amount that you
provision in GB per month until storage is released.
How is Amazon EBS priced for Magnetic? - Answers Charged by the number of requests to the volume
