What is one of the advantages of the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)?

It simplifies relational database administration tasks.

It provides 99.99999999999% reliability and durability.

It automatically scales databases for loads.

It enables users to dynamically adjust CPU and RAM resources.

A user is planning to launch two additional Amazon EC2 instances to increase availability. Which action should the user take?

Launch the instances across multiple Availability Zones in a single AWS Region.

Launch the instances as EC2 Reserved Instances in the same AWS Region and the same Availability Zone.

Launch the instances in multiple AWS Regions but in the same Availability Zone.

Launch the instances as EC2 Spot Instances in the same AWS Region but in different Availability Zones.

Which of the following can limit Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket access to specific users?

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies.

Which task is AWS responsible for in the shared responsibility model for security and compliance?

Updating Amazon EC2 host firmware.

Granting access to individuals and services.

Updating Amazon EC2 host firmware.

Which of the following security-related actions are available at no cost?

Accessing forums, blogs, and whitepapers.

Contacting AWS Professional Services to request a workshop.

Accessing forums, blogs, and whitepapers.

Attending AWS classes at a local university.

Which storage service can be used as a low-cost option for hosting static websites?

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS).

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

When architecting cloud applications, which of the following are a key design principle?

Use the largest instance possible.

Provision capacity for peak load.

Use the Scrum development process.

A company has deployed several relational databases on Amazon EC2 instances. Every month the database software vendor releases new security patches that need to be applied to the databases. What is the MOST efficient way to apply the security patches?

Use AWS Systems Manager to automate database patching according to a schedule.

Connect to each database instance on a monthly basis and download and apply the necessary security patches from the vendor.

Enable automate patching for the instances using the Amazon RDS console.

In AWS Config. configure a rule for the instances and the required patch level.

Use AWS Systems Manager to automate database patching according to a schedule.

Which AWS feature will reduce the customer’s total cost of ownership (TCO)?

Shared responsibility security model.

Which of the following is a benefit of using the AWS Cloud?

Ability to focus on revenue-generating activities.

Permissive security removes the administrative burden.

Ability to focus on revenue-generating activities.

Control over cloud network hardware.

Choice of specific cloud hardware vendors.

What is Amazon CloudWatch?

A metrics repository with customizable notification thresholds and channels.

A code repository with customizable build and team commit features.

A metrics repository with customizable notification thresholds and channels.

A security configuration repository with threat analytics.

A rule repository of a web application firewall with automated vulnerability prevention features.

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of the following activities are the customer’s responsibility? (Select TWO)

Encrypting data on the client-side.

Configuring Network Access Control Lists (ACL).

Patching operating system components for Amazon Relational Database Server (Amazon RDS).

Encrypting data on the client-side.

Training the data center staff.

Configuring Network Access Control Lists (ACL).

Maintaining environmental controls within a data center.

Which AWS service is used to pay AWS bills, and monitor usage and budget costs?

AWS Billing and Cost Management.

How do customers benefit from Amazon’s massive economies of scale?

Periodic price reductions as the result of Amazon’s operational efficiencies.

New Amazon EC2 instance types providing the latest hardware.

The ability to scale up and down when needed.

Increased reliability in the underlying hardware of Amazon EC2 instances.

Which AWS feature allows a company to take advantage of usage tiers for services across multiple member accounts?

Service control policies (SCPs).

All Upfront Reserved Instances.

Which service provides a virtually unlimited amount of online highly durable object storage?

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS).

Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS).

Which AWS feature should a customer leverage to achieve high availability of an application?

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC).

Which of the following is a cloud architectural design principle?

Use commercial database software.

The financial benefits of using AWS are: (Select TWO)

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Reduced operational expenditure ( opex ).

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Increased capital expenditure (capex).

Reduced operational expenditure ( opex ).

Deferred payment plans for startups.

Business credit lines for startups.

What are the benefits of using the AWS Cloud for companies with customers in many countries around the world (Select TWO)

Companies can deploy applications in multiple AWS Regions to reduce latency.

Amazon CloudFront has multiple edge locations around the world to reduce latency.

Companies can deploy applications in multiple AWS Regions to reduce latency.

Amazon Translate automatically translates third-party website interfaces into multiple languages.

Amazon CloudFront has multiple edge locations around the world to reduce latency.

Amazon Comprehend allows users to build applications that can respond to user requests in many languages.

Elastic Load Balancing can distribute application web traffic to multiple AWS Regions around the world which reduces latency.

What is the AWS customer responsible for according to the AWS shared responsibility model?

Secure disposal of storage devices.

If each department within a company has its own AWS account, what is one way to enable consolidated billing?

Create an AWS Organization from the payer account and invite the other accounts to join.

Use AWS Budgets on each account to pay only to budget.

Contact AWS Support for a monthly bill.

Create an AWS Organization from the payer account and invite the other accounts to join.

Put all invoices into one Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket, load data into Amazon Redshift, and then run a billing report.

What is the benefit of using AWS managed services, such as Amazon ElastiCache and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)?

They simplify patching and updating underlying OSs.

They require the customer to monitor and replace failing instances.

They have better performance than customer-managed services.

They simplify patching and updating underlying OSs.

They do not require the customer to optimize instance type or size selections.

Which services can be used across hybrid AWS Cloud architectures? (Select TWO)

Amazon CloudWatch default metrics.

Which statement best describes Elastic Load Balancing?

It distributes incoming application traffic across one or more Amazon EC2 instances.

It translates a domain name into an IP address using DNC.

It distributes incoming application traffic across one or more Amazon EC2 instances.

It collects metrics on connected Amazon EC2 instances.

It automatically adjusts the number of Amazon EC2 instances to support incoming traffic.

How would an AWS customer easily apply common access controls to a large set of users?

Apply an IAM policy to an IAM group.

Apply an IAM policy to an IAM role.

Apply the same IAM policy to all IAM users with access to the same workload.

Apply an IAM policy to an Amazon Cognito user pool.

Which of the following is an important architectural design principle when designing cloud applications?

Use multiple Availability Zones.

Use tightly coupled components.

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