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WGU D282 CLOUD FOUNDATIONS EXAM VERSION 1 AND
STUDY GUIDES COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2024-2025
WGU D282 CLOUD FOUNDATIONS EXAM 1
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying
compute
workloads?
A) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) costs are billed on a monthly basis.
B) Customers retain full administrative access to their Amazon EC2 instances.
C) Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed.
D) Customers can permanently run enough instances to handle peak workloads.
C - The ability to launch instances on-demand when needed allows customers launch and
terminate instances
in response to a varying workload. This is a more economical practice than purchasing enough
on-premises
servers to handle the peak load.
Which AWS service would simplify migration of a database to AWS?
A) AWS Storage Gateway
B) AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
C) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
D) Amazon AppStream 2.0
B) AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Which AWS offering enables customers to find, buy, and immediately start using software
solutions in
their AWS environment?
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A) AWS Config
B) AWS OpsWorks
C) AWS SDK
D) AWS Marketplace
D) AWS Marketplace
Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS?
A) AWS Config
B) Amazon Route 53
C) AWS Direct Connect
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Which of the following is AWS's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model?
A) Configuring third-party applications
B) Maintaining physical hardware
C) Securing application access and data
D) Managing custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs
B) Maintaining physical hardware
define the AWS Cloud
explain the AWS pricing philosophy
identify the global infrastructure components of AWS
describe security and compliance measures of the AWS Cloud including AWS Identity and
Access Management (IAM)
create an ASW Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
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demonstrate when to use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Lambda, and AWS
Beanstalk
differentiate between Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS, and Amazon S3 Glacier
demonstrate when to use AWS database services including Amazon Relational Database
Service (RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Aurora
explain AWS Cloud architectural principles
explore key concepts related to elastic load balancing (ELB), Amazon Cloudwatch, and auto
scaling
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-
latency
delivery?
A) AWS Regions
B) AWS edge locations
C) AWS Availability Zones
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
B) AWS edge locations
How would a system administrator add an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS
Management Console?
A) Use AWS Cloud Directory
B) Audit AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles
C) Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
D) Enable AWS CloudTrail
C) Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
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Which service can identify the user that made the API call when an Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud
(Amazon EC2) instance is terminated?
A) Amazon CloudWatch
B) AWS CloudTrail
C) AWS X-Ray
D) AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)
B) AWS CloudTrail
Which service would you use to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms?
A) Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
B) AWS CloudTrail
C) AWS Trusted Advisor
D) Amazon Route 53
A) Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure?
A) AWS Trusted Advisor
B) AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
C) AWS Billing Console
D) AWS Acceptable Use Policy
D) AWS Acceptable Use Policy
What is AWS Cloud9?
AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that you use to write,
run, and debug code.
Which programming languages does the AWS Lambda service API support?
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WGU D282 CLOUD FOUNDATIONS EXAM VERSION 1 AND
STUDY GUIDES COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS 2024-2025
WGU D282 CLOUD FOUNDATIONS EXAM 1
Why is AWS more economical than traditional data centers for applications with varying
compute
workloads?
A) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) costs are billed on a monthly basis.
B) Customers retain full administrative access to their Amazon EC2 instances.
C) Amazon EC2 instances can be launched on-demand when needed.
D) Customers can permanently run enough instances to handle peak workloads.
C - The ability to launch instances on-demand when needed allows customers launch and
terminate instances
in response to a varying workload. This is a more economical practice than purchasing enough
on-premises
servers to handle the peak load.
Which AWS service would simplify migration of a database to AWS?
A) AWS Storage Gateway
B) AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
C) Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
D) Amazon AppStream 2.0
B) AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Which AWS offering enables customers to find, buy, and immediately start using software
solutions in
their AWS environment?
1
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A) AWS Config
B) AWS OpsWorks
C) AWS SDK
D) AWS Marketplace
D) AWS Marketplace
Which AWS networking service enables a company to create a virtual network within AWS?
A) AWS Config
B) Amazon Route 53
C) AWS Direct Connect
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Which of the following is AWS's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model?
A) Configuring third-party applications
B) Maintaining physical hardware
C) Securing application access and data
D) Managing custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs
B) Maintaining physical hardware
define the AWS Cloud
explain the AWS pricing philosophy
identify the global infrastructure components of AWS
describe security and compliance measures of the AWS Cloud including AWS Identity and
Access Management (IAM)
create an ASW Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
2
,Page 3 of 94
demonstrate when to use Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Lambda, and AWS
Beanstalk
differentiate between Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, Amazon EFS, and Amazon S3 Glacier
demonstrate when to use AWS database services including Amazon Relational Database
Service (RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Aurora
explain AWS Cloud architectural principles
explore key concepts related to elastic load balancing (ELB), Amazon Cloudwatch, and auto
scaling
Which component of AWS global infrastructure does Amazon CloudFront use to ensure low-
latency
delivery?
A) AWS Regions
B) AWS edge locations
C) AWS Availability Zones
D) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
B) AWS edge locations
How would a system administrator add an additional layer of login security to a user's AWS
Management Console?
A) Use AWS Cloud Directory
B) Audit AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles
C) Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
D) Enable AWS CloudTrail
C) Enable Multi-Factor Authentication
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Which service can identify the user that made the API call when an Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud
(Amazon EC2) instance is terminated?
A) Amazon CloudWatch
B) AWS CloudTrail
C) AWS X-Ray
D) AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM)
B) AWS CloudTrail
Which service would you use to send alerts based on Amazon CloudWatch alarms?
A) Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
B) AWS CloudTrail
C) AWS Trusted Advisor
D) Amazon Route 53
A) Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)
Where can a customer find information about prohibited actions on AWS infrastructure?
A) AWS Trusted Advisor
B) AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
C) AWS Billing Console
D) AWS Acceptable Use Policy
D) AWS Acceptable Use Policy
What is AWS Cloud9?
AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that you use to write,
run, and debug code.
Which programming languages does the AWS Lambda service API support?
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