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What are the benefits of using Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)?

  • Makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database (correct)
  • Simplifies the management of time-consuming database administration tasks (correct)
  • Automates database backup but not recovery tasks
  • Provides unlimited storage capabilities for non-relational data

Which AWS service can inspect your environment and provide recommendations on expenses, performance, and security?

  • AWS Inspector (correct)
  • AWS Trusted Advisor (correct)
  • AWS CloudTrail
  • AWS Cost Explorer

In the AWS shared responsibility model, which responsibility lies solely with the customer?

  • Cloud infrastructure management
  • Service and Communications Protection (correct)
  • Operating system patching
  • Data encryption at rest

What is the recommended AWS service for launching a highly scalable MySQL OLTP database?

<p>Amazon Aurora (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which benefits are associated with Consolidated billing in AWS?

<p>Consolidate billing across multiple AWS accounts (A), Share volume pricing discounts across accounts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristics best describe Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?

<p>A highly durable object storage infrastructure (B), A storage service with virtually unlimited space (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Amazon EC2 instance purchasing option allows you to utilize existing server-bound software licenses?

<p>Dedicated Host (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS services are most effective for improving the latency of high-resolution image loading on a global scale?

<p>Amazon CloudFront and Amazon S3 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two categories are included in AWS Trusted Advisor for analyzing your AWS environment and providing best practice recommendations?

<p>Performance (A), Fault Tolerance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two AWS services are ideal for storing rapidly changing data with low read and write latencies?

<p>Amazon EBS (C), Amazon RDS (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which service should be used to trace user requests in a serverless application consisting of API Gateway, Lambda function, and DynamoDB?

<p>AWS CloudTrail (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two best practices can help secure AWS resources using IAM?

<p>Grant least privilege (A), Lock away your AWS account for root user access keys (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS service enables customers to analyze and identify potential security issues in their environment?

<p>Amazon Detective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two services are defined as global services in AWS?

<p>Amazon CloudFront (A), AWS Identity and Access Management (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which service is best for load balancing TCP, UDP, and TLS traffic while maintaining ultra-low latencies?

<p>Network Load Balancer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What option provides the most convenience and flexibility for launching a Microsoft SQL Server database instance in AWS?

<p>Use a Windows Server with SQL Server Standard bundled AMI (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS storage option is recommended for optimizing storage costs for sprites currently stored in S3 Standard?

<p>S3 Standard - Infrequent Access (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which database engine in RDS allows you to bring your own license (BYOL)?

<p>Oracle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What benefit of the AWS Cloud is highlighted by a company's ability to set up new testing environments quickly?

<p>Agility (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following services is NOT considered a global AWS service?

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What is the lowest support plan offered by AWS that allows an unlimited number of technical support cases?

<p>Developer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two features allow changes to the attributes of Reserved Instances (RIs) in AWS?

<p>Must result in RIs of equal or greater value (A), Allows changes in payment options (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS storage service provides temporary block-level storage with faster read and write performance?

<p>Instance Store (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspectives of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework include foundational capabilities?

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Which two are recognized pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

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What describes the shift in expenses when transitioning from traditional servers to the cloud?

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What is the best practice for providing temporary access to AWS resources for applications?

<p>Use an IAM role that the application can assume (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two statements accurately describe horizontal and vertical scaling in AWS?

<p>Vertical scaling requires more complex configurations than horizontal scaling (C), Horizontal scaling is adding more EC2 instances to a resource pool (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS Cost Management tool provides forecast insights based on historical usage?

<p>Cost Explorer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a company fully migrates to AWS, which two benefits can they expect?

<p>Decreased Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) (A), Reduced time to market (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two services contribute to creating a highly available and scalable web application in AWS?

<p>Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling (A), AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which two services are part of the AWS serverless platform that require no server management?

<p>Amazon API Gateway (C), Lambda@Edge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of the Business support plan in AWS?

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Which service is designed for digital user engagement across multiple channels in AWS?

<p>Amazon Pinpoint (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which strategies should the manufacturing company implement to enhance customer value according to the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework?

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Under the Governance perspective of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, which capabilities are included?

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What AWS purchasing option would best minimize computing costs for a company using EC2 instances and Lambda functions long-term?

<p>Reserved Instances (B), Compute Savings Plans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What infrastructure component is related to a VPC's subnet?

<p>Availability Zone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which IAM service is responsible for enforcing access controls in AWS?

<p>IAM Policy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS applications would improve business communication and customer service experience?

<p>Amazon Connect (A), Amazon Chime (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an account alias in IAM primarily used for?

<p>A substitute for an account ID in the web address for your account (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which services can help mask application downtime by redirecting traffic? Select two.

<p>Amazon Route 53 (C), AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What serves as a firewall for your EC2 instances within AWS?

<p>Security Group (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can you make RDS production instances more cost-effective over time?

<p>Request reserved instances for discounted rates (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS support plan provides access to a Concierge Support Team?

<p>Enterprise Support Plan (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which AWS service would help a developer build a conversational interface for an application?

<p>Amazon Lex (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should you utilize Amazon SQS in your application? Select two.

<p>For durable storage of messages (C), To decouple system components for fault tolerance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which actions would incur costs for a data lake built on Amazon S3? Select two.

<p>Setting up S3 lifecycle policies (C), Egress data to the internet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Amazon RDS

A service that simplifies relational database management, setup, operation, and scaling on AWS.

AWS Inspector

A service that audits AWS environments, suggests cost savings, performance improvements, & security fixes.

AWS Shared Responsibility Model

AWS manages security of the cloud infrastructure, while customers are responsible for security of their data & applications.

Amazon Aurora

Highly scalable MySQL OLTP database service on AWS.

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Consolidated Billing

Combines AWS billing across accounts, enabling volume discounts and consolidated payment.

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Amazon S3

A highly durable, virtually unlimited object storage service on AWS.

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Dedicated Hosts

Amazon EC2 instances that use existing server software licenses, simplifying compliance and reducing costs.

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Amazon CloudFront

A content delivery network (CDN) service for fast, global content delivery.

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AWS Reserved Instance Flexibility

The ability to change Reserved Instance attributes (family, OS, tenancy, payment) to create an equivalent or better value Reserved Instance.

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AWS Well-Architected Framework Pillars

Key principles guiding AWS cloud architecture, encompassing aspects like performance and sustainability.

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Secure Application Access

Using IAM roles to grant temporary application access to AWS resources.

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Horizontal Scaling

Adding more EC2 instances to increase resource capacity.

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Vertical Scaling

Upgrading to a more powerful EC2 instance type.

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AWS Cost Explorer

AWS tool for forecasting future costs based on past spending patterns.

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Decoupling from On-Premises

Moving away from physical data centers and leveraging AWS for computing.

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Amazon Macie

Machine learning security service for finding and protecting sensitive data.

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AWS Trusted Advisor categories

AWS Trusted Advisor analyzes AWS environments, offering best practice recommendations across multiple categories. Fault Tolerance, Performance are two examples

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Rapidly changing Data storage

Services like Amazon EBS and Amazon RDS are used for storing data with low read/write latency.

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Serverless Application Tracing

AWS CloudTrail is a service for tracing user requests through serverless applications (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB).

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IAM Best Practices

Best practices using IAM include least privilege and locking down root user access keys.

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AWS Security Analysis

Amazon Detective identifies and investigates potential security issues and suspicious activities in AWS environments.

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AWS Global Services

Amazon CloudFront and AWS Identity and Access Management are considered global services in AWS.

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Load Balancing for TCP/UDP/TLS

Network Load Balancer is used for handling TCP, UDP, and TLS traffic with high capacity and low latency.

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Cost-effective SQL Server in AWS

Using a bundled Windows Server AMI with SQL Server Standard helps determine the optimal database size while using existing licenses.

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AWS Business Support Plan Response Time

The time AWS support takes to respond to production system issues.

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Amazon Pinpoint

AWS digital user engagement service enabling communication with end-users and measuring engagement.

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AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) - Customer Focus

Utilizing frameworks for company-wide customer-centricity.

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AWS CAF Governance Perspective

Aspects of AWS Cloud Adoption Framework related to policies and rules.

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AWS Compute Savings Options

AWS choices to optimize computing costs for long-term EC2 and Lambda use.

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VPC Subnet Correlation

How a subnet in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) relates to an availability zone.

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IAM Policy Role & Enforcement

IAM service controlling access to resources in the AWS environment.

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AWS Communication and Customer Service App

Tools for improving business communication and customer service channels.

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Account Alias in IAM

A substitute name for an AWS account ID, used in web addresses for easier identification.

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Optimal S3 Storage Cost

Storing sprites in S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Glacier) class reduces costs, suitable for infrequent retrieval.

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Load Balancing for Downtime Masking

Services to redirect traffic to healthy instances during application downtime.

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BYOL RDS Engine

Oracle RDS engine allows customers to bring their own Oracle database licenses.

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AWS Cloud Agility

AWS Cloud enables rapid provisioning and scaling of testing environments, accelerating service development.

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EC2 Instance Firewall

Security Group acts as a firewall to control network traffic towards and from your EC2 instances.

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Global AWS Services Examples

Amazon Route 53 and AWS WAF are examples of services available globally.

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Cost-effective RDS instances

Reserved instances offer discounts for long-term use of RDS production instances.

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Unlimited Support Plan

The Developer support plan in AWS offers unlimited technical support cases.

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Enterprise Support Plan

AWS support plan with a dedicated Concierge team for billing and account best practice assistance.

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AWS Service for Conversational Interface

Amazon Lex enables voice and text interactions within applications.

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Instance Store Performance

AWS instance store provides fast read/write performance and temporary block-level storage.

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DynamoDB Data Types

DynamoDB stores diverse structured data, which relational databases might not handle efficiently.

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Amazon SQS Use Cases

Message queuing for durable storage and decoupling system components, increasing fault tolerance.

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Amazon S3 Storage Costs

Data egress (transferring data to/from the internet) and lifecycle policies are potential costs for an S3 data lake.

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AWS Environment Interaction

Access keys and AWS SDKs are required to interact programmatically with AWS resources.

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Study Notes

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)

  • Simplifies database administration tasks
  • Easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases

AWS Inspector

  • Service that inspects AWS environments
  • Makes recommendations for lowering expenditures, improving performance, and increasing reliability
  • Closes security gaps

Shared Responsibility Model

  • Customer responsible for service and communication protection/zone security

Amazon Aurora

  • Highly scalable MySQL OLTP database

Consolidated Billing in AWS

  • Combines usage across accounts in an organization
  • Consolidates billing and payment of AWS and AISPL accounts

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

  • Highly durable object storage
  • Virtually unlimited space

Amazon EC2 Instance Purchasing Options

  • Dedicated Host
    • Addresses compliance requirements
    • Reduces costs by using existing server-bound software licenses

Amazon S3 and CloudFront

  • Combination for fast photo-sharing website performance
  • Minimizes latency for global users

Application Load Balancer

  • Supports path-based, host-based routing, and bi-directional communication channels for websockets

AWS Trusted Advisor

  • Analyzes AWS environments
  • Provides best practices recommendations
    • Fault tolerance
    • Performance

Amazon RDS and Amazon EBS

  • Used for storing rapidly changing data with low read/write latency

AWS CloudTrail

  • Traces user requests through serverless applications
  • Comprised of API Gateway, Lambda function, and DynamoDB database

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Best practices for securing AWS resources
    • Lock away root user access keys
    • Grant least privilege

Amazon Detective

  • Analyzes and identifies root causes of security issues/suspicious activities

Amazon CloudFront, AWS Identity and Access Management

  • Best suited for load balancing TCP, UDP, and TLS traffic
  • High request per second capabilities with low latency.

Microsoft SQL Server Database in AWS

  • Convenience and flexibility to determine database size while being cost-effective
    • Use Windows Server with bundled SQL server license

Amazon EC2 Convertible Reserved Instances

  • Change instance family, operating system, tenancy, and payment option
  • Change RI attributes while maintaining equal or greater value

AWS Well-Architected Framework

  • Pillars:
    • Sustainability
    • Performance Efficiency

Temporary Access to AWS Resources

  • Secure access using IAM roles

Horizontal and Vertical Scaling

  • Horizontal: Adding more EC2 instances to resource pool
  • Vertical: Upgrading to a higher EC2 instance type

AWS Cost Explorer

  • Forecasts costs and usage based on previous AWS resource consumption

Decoupling from on-premises data centers

  • Benefits:
    • Reduces time to market
    • Decreases total cost of ownership

Amazon Macie

  • Identifies and protects PII and intellectual property

Scalable Web Apps in the Cloud

  • Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
  • AWS ELB

AWS Serverless Platform

  • Lambda@Edge
  • Amazon API Gateway

Threat Detection Service

  • Amazon GuardDuty

Cost-Effective Data Storage

  • Amazon S3 Lifecycle Policy

AWS Business Support Plan

  • Relevant information not provided

AWS Digital User Engagement Service

  • Amazon Pinpoint
    • Enables communication with end-users (email, SMS, mobile notifications)
    • Measures user engagement

Organizational Transformation

  • Restructure teams and prioritize product focus to optimize value streams
  • Adopt agile methodologies for improvement and rapid innovation

Data Governance in AWS Cloud Adoption Framework

  • Data governance
  • Data curation

Optimized Computing Costs

  • Compute savings
  • Utilizing Amazon EC2 instances and AWS Lambda functions

VPC and Subnets

  • Availability Zone

IAM Policy

  • Enforces privileges and access controls for AWS resources

AWS Applications for Business Processes

  • Amazon Connect
  • Amazon Chime

Account Aliases in IAM

  • Substitution for an account ID

AWS Firewall for EC2 Instances

  • Security Group

Cost-Effective RDS Instances

  • Reserved instances

Concierge Support Team in AWS Support Plans

  • Enterprise Support Plan
  • Account inquiries and billing/account best practices

Conversational Interface for Applications

  • Amazon Lex

Amazon SQS

  • Durable event storage for applications

Data Lakes

  • Egress data to the internet
  • Setting up S3 lifecycle policies

Business Intelligence Tools

  • Amazon EMR

AWS Cloud Adoption Framework

  • Aligning cloud transformations
    • Identifying capability gaps
    • Addressing dependencies

Security Group Rules

  • Inbound HTTP rule with security group ID as source
  • Inbound RDP rule with address range as source

AWS CloudTrail

  • Applies to all AWS regions by default
  • Used to create trails in the AWS Management Console

EC2 CPU Utilization

  • Amazon CloudWatch

Throughput-Optimized HDDs

-Maximize performance and cost-effectiveness for video streaming

Container Storage and Orchestration

  • Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
  • Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)

Cost-Effective EC2 Instances

  • Reserved instances

Low Latency Data Storage

  • Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
  • Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)

Static Website Hosting

  • Amazon S3 Standard

Amazon EBS Backup

  • Stored durably in Amazon S3
  • Point-in-time backups via EBS snapshots

Operational Excellence Practices

  • Performing monthly game days on AWS environments
  • Implementing AWS CodeDeploy

Retrieving EC2 Instance List

  • Access Keys using AWS CLI

Optimized Storage Costs

  • Have customers upload sprites to S3 Standard – Infrequent Access

RDS Engine with BYOL Support

  • Oracle

AWS Cloud Benefits

  • Agility

Global AWS Services

  • Amazon Route 53
  • AWS WAF

AWS Support Plan

  • Developer - unlimited technical support cases

AWS Storage Service for Instance

  • Instance Store

DynamoDB Benefits

  • Storing different structured data that would not be suitable for relational databases
  • Automatic scaling based on size

Programmatic AWS Interaction

  • Access key
  • AWS SDK

Example of IaaS in AWS

  • Amazon EC2

Data Transformation in AWS

  • AWS Glue

Shifting Expenses to Cloud

  • Capital expense is replaced by variable expense

AWS Cloud Adoption Framework Perspective

  • Security

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