AWS CCP Exam (CLF-C01) (2025) – Study Guide and Certification
Revision Material
Which of the below are TRUE when running a database in an EC2 instance? - correct answer
✔✔1) The customer is responsible for updating the guest operating system.
2) The customer is responsible for managing access to the database.
3) The customer is responsible for updating the database software.
A company is considering moving its data and applications to the cloud. What are some of the
benefits of moving to the cloud? - correct answer ✔✔1) Operate production workloads that are
more highly available, fault tolerant, and scalable.
2) Provision exactly the right type and size of computing resources you need.
A small company has purchased a new system which they want to deploy in the AWS Cloud but
does not have anyone with the required AWS skill set to perform the deployment. Which
service can help with this? - correct answer ✔✔AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partners
Your company is moving to the AWS Cloud and is reviewing the shared responsibility model.
Which item is entirely the responsibility of AWS? - correct answer ✔✔Physical and
environmental controls
The CTO of a software company has requested an executive summary detailing the advantages
of a potential move to the AWS Cloud. What can you say is an advantage of an RDS database
over a traditional database? - correct answer ✔✔AWS maintains the underlying OS and
performs software patching on the database.
Which benefit of cloud computing is demonstrated when you don't have to plan ahead of time
how much capacity you will need to run your applications? - correct answer ✔✔Elasticity
, Microsoft has announced a new patch for its operating system. For a platform-as-a-service
solution, who would be responsible for applying the patch? - correct answer ✔✔AWS
A huge department store sells products online and in-person. Most of their customers use
credit cards instead of cash when making purchases. For security purposes, the credit card data
must be encrypted at rest. Which services allow the department store to generate and store the
encryption key used to secure the credit card numbers? - correct answer ✔✔1) CloudHSM
2) Key Managemant Service (KMS)
A company is using Trusted Advisor to ensure they are following AWS best practices. What real-
time guidance does Trusted Advisor provide? - correct answer ✔✔1) S3 bucket permissions for
public access
2) Low utilization on EC2 instances
3) Exposed access keys
Which of the following acts like built-in firewalls per instance for your virtual servers? - correct
answer ✔✔Security groups
What benefits can CloudFront bring to your e-commerce website? - correct answer ✔✔1)
Increased application availability
2) Protection against network and application layer attacks via WAF
3) Lower latency for customers of your e-commerce website
A developer needs to provide version control for multiple Python source code files. Which
service will provide source control for the files? - correct answer ✔✔CodeCommit
Your employer, a major digital media company, needs you to implement an AWS service that
delivers its dynamic web content worldwide, relying on edge locations to improve latency.
Which of the following services should you pick to accomplish that? - correct answer
✔✔CloudFront
Revision Material
Which of the below are TRUE when running a database in an EC2 instance? - correct answer
✔✔1) The customer is responsible for updating the guest operating system.
2) The customer is responsible for managing access to the database.
3) The customer is responsible for updating the database software.
A company is considering moving its data and applications to the cloud. What are some of the
benefits of moving to the cloud? - correct answer ✔✔1) Operate production workloads that are
more highly available, fault tolerant, and scalable.
2) Provision exactly the right type and size of computing resources you need.
A small company has purchased a new system which they want to deploy in the AWS Cloud but
does not have anyone with the required AWS skill set to perform the deployment. Which
service can help with this? - correct answer ✔✔AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partners
Your company is moving to the AWS Cloud and is reviewing the shared responsibility model.
Which item is entirely the responsibility of AWS? - correct answer ✔✔Physical and
environmental controls
The CTO of a software company has requested an executive summary detailing the advantages
of a potential move to the AWS Cloud. What can you say is an advantage of an RDS database
over a traditional database? - correct answer ✔✔AWS maintains the underlying OS and
performs software patching on the database.
Which benefit of cloud computing is demonstrated when you don't have to plan ahead of time
how much capacity you will need to run your applications? - correct answer ✔✔Elasticity
, Microsoft has announced a new patch for its operating system. For a platform-as-a-service
solution, who would be responsible for applying the patch? - correct answer ✔✔AWS
A huge department store sells products online and in-person. Most of their customers use
credit cards instead of cash when making purchases. For security purposes, the credit card data
must be encrypted at rest. Which services allow the department store to generate and store the
encryption key used to secure the credit card numbers? - correct answer ✔✔1) CloudHSM
2) Key Managemant Service (KMS)
A company is using Trusted Advisor to ensure they are following AWS best practices. What real-
time guidance does Trusted Advisor provide? - correct answer ✔✔1) S3 bucket permissions for
public access
2) Low utilization on EC2 instances
3) Exposed access keys
Which of the following acts like built-in firewalls per instance for your virtual servers? - correct
answer ✔✔Security groups
What benefits can CloudFront bring to your e-commerce website? - correct answer ✔✔1)
Increased application availability
2) Protection against network and application layer attacks via WAF
3) Lower latency for customers of your e-commerce website
A developer needs to provide version control for multiple Python source code files. Which
service will provide source control for the files? - correct answer ✔✔CodeCommit
Your employer, a major digital media company, needs you to implement an AWS service that
delivers its dynamic web content worldwide, relying on edge locations to improve latency.
Which of the following services should you pick to accomplish that? - correct answer
✔✔CloudFront
