AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying
compute workloads - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon EC2 instances can be launched
on-demand when needed
Which AWS service would simplify migration of a database to AWS - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Which AWS offering enables customers to find, buy, and immediately start using software
solutions in their AWS environment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS Marketplace
Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Which of the following is AWS's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Maintaining physical hardware
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-
latency delivery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS edge locations
How would a system administrator adds an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS
Management Console - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
Which service can identify the user that made the API call when an Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance is terminated - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS CloudTrail
Which service would you use to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
,Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS Acceptable Use Policy
Under the shared responsibility model, which of the following is the customer responsible for
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ensuring that data is encrypted at rest
The use of what AWS feature or service allows companies to track and categorize spending
on a detailed level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cost allocation tags
Which service stores objects, provides real-time access to those objects, and offers versioning
and lifecycle capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon S3
What AWS team assists customers with accelerating cloud adoption through paid
engagements in any of several specialty practice areas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS
Professional Services
A customer would like to design and build a new workload on AWS Cloud but does not have
the AWS-related software technical expertise in-house. Which of the following AWS
programs can a customer take advantage of to achieve that outcome - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners
Distributing workloads across multiple Availability Zones support which cloud architecture
design principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Design for failure
Which AWS services can host a Microsoft SQL Server database - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Amazon EC2, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Which of the following inspects AWS environments to find opportunities that can save
money for users and also improve system performance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS
Trusted Advisor
Which of the following Amazon EC2 pricing models allow customers to use existing server-
bound software licenses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dedicated Hosts
, Which AWS characteristics make AWS cost effective for a workload with dynamic user
demand - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Elasticity and Pay-as-you-go pricing.
Which service enables risk auditing by continuously monitoring and logging account activity,
including user actions in the AWS Management Console and AWS SDKs - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS CloudTrail
Which of the following are characteristics of Amazon S3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An
object store & a durable storage system
Which services can be used across hybrid AWS Cloud architectures - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Route 53 & Virtual Private Gateway
What costs are included when comparing AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with on-
premises TCO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Data center security
A company is considering using AWS for a self-hosted database that requires a nightly
shutdown for maintenance and cost-saving purposes. Which service should the company use
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon EC2 with Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
Which of the following is a correct relationship between regions, Availability Zones, and
edge locations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Regions contain Availability Zones
Which AWS tools assist with estimating costs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cost allocation
tags, AWS Simple Monthly Calculator, AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
Which of the following are advantages of AWS consolidated billing - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The ability to receive one bill for multiple accounts, Potential volume
discounts, as usage in all accounts is combined
Which of the following Reserved Instance (RI) pricing models provides the highest average
savings compared to On-Demand pricing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Three-year, All
Upfront, Standard RI pricing
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying
compute workloads - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon EC2 instances can be launched
on-demand when needed
Which AWS service would simplify migration of a database to AWS - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Which AWS offering enables customers to find, buy, and immediately start using software
solutions in their AWS environment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS Marketplace
Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Which of the following is AWS's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Maintaining physical hardware
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-
latency delivery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS edge locations
How would a system administrator adds an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS
Management Console - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
Which service can identify the user that made the API call when an Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance is terminated - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS CloudTrail
Which service would you use to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
,Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS Acceptable Use Policy
Under the shared responsibility model, which of the following is the customer responsible for
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ensuring that data is encrypted at rest
The use of what AWS feature or service allows companies to track and categorize spending
on a detailed level - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cost allocation tags
Which service stores objects, provides real-time access to those objects, and offers versioning
and lifecycle capabilities - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon S3
What AWS team assists customers with accelerating cloud adoption through paid
engagements in any of several specialty practice areas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS
Professional Services
A customer would like to design and build a new workload on AWS Cloud but does not have
the AWS-related software technical expertise in-house. Which of the following AWS
programs can a customer take advantage of to achieve that outcome - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners
Distributing workloads across multiple Availability Zones support which cloud architecture
design principle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Design for failure
Which AWS services can host a Microsoft SQL Server database - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Amazon EC2, Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)
Which of the following inspects AWS environments to find opportunities that can save
money for users and also improve system performance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- AWS
Trusted Advisor
Which of the following Amazon EC2 pricing models allow customers to use existing server-
bound software licenses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dedicated Hosts
, Which AWS characteristics make AWS cost effective for a workload with dynamic user
demand - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Elasticity and Pay-as-you-go pricing.
Which service enables risk auditing by continuously monitoring and logging account activity,
including user actions in the AWS Management Console and AWS SDKs - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- AWS CloudTrail
Which of the following are characteristics of Amazon S3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- An
object store & a durable storage system
Which services can be used across hybrid AWS Cloud architectures - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Amazon Route 53 & Virtual Private Gateway
What costs are included when comparing AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with on-
premises TCO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Data center security
A company is considering using AWS for a self-hosted database that requires a nightly
shutdown for maintenance and cost-saving purposes. Which service should the company use
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amazon EC2 with Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
Which of the following is a correct relationship between regions, Availability Zones, and
edge locations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Regions contain Availability Zones
Which AWS tools assist with estimating costs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cost allocation
tags, AWS Simple Monthly Calculator, AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
Which of the following are advantages of AWS consolidated billing - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The ability to receive one bill for multiple accounts, Potential volume
discounts, as usage in all accounts is combined
Which of the following Reserved Instance (RI) pricing models provides the highest average
savings compared to On-Demand pricing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Three-year, All
Upfront, Standard RI pricing
