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What is one of the key responsibilities of a company using Amazon RDS?
What is one of the key responsibilities of a company using Amazon RDS?
What benefit does AWS provide regarding infrastructure capacity requirements?
What benefit does AWS provide regarding infrastructure capacity requirements?
Which feature of Amazon RDS ensures high availability by using a standby replica?
Which feature of Amazon RDS ensures high availability by using a standby replica?
Which AWS service is best for checking IAM access keys for rotation status?
Which AWS service is best for checking IAM access keys for rotation status?
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What AWS feature can control network traffic specifically between EC2 instances?
What AWS feature can control network traffic specifically between EC2 instances?
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Which AWS service allows companies to discover and protect sensitive data in S3?
Which AWS service allows companies to discover and protect sensitive data in S3?
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Which component can limit network access at the subnet level?
Which component can limit network access at the subnet level?
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What AWS service is specifically designed to manage encryption keys?
What AWS service is specifically designed to manage encryption keys?
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Which service allows companies to deploy third-party security tools like IDS in AWS?
Which service allows companies to deploy third-party security tools like IDS in AWS?
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Which AWS service automates application deployments to improve operational efficiency?
Which AWS service automates application deployments to improve operational efficiency?
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Which AWS service allows users to securely store and manage sensitive information like database credentials?
Which AWS service allows users to securely store and manage sensitive information like database credentials?
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Which combination of actions should a company take to ensure an employee has CLI and SDK access to RDS only, following the principle of least privilege?
Which combination of actions should a company take to ensure an employee has CLI and SDK access to RDS only, following the principle of least privilege?
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What service should a company use to ensure minimum latency for a website reaching a global audience?
What service should a company use to ensure minimum latency for a website reaching a global audience?
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Which AWS design principle focuses on minimizing dependencies between application components?
Which AWS design principle focuses on minimizing dependencies between application components?
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For running a web service application that needs infrequent usage, which billing model is most cost-effective?
For running a web service application that needs infrequent usage, which billing model is most cost-effective?
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Which AWS service is most suitable for integrating and preparing data for analytics and machine learning?
Which AWS service is most suitable for integrating and preparing data for analytics and machine learning?
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What should a company use to deploy WAF rules for web applications?
What should a company use to deploy WAF rules for web applications?
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Which AWS service is NOT designed for securely storing credentials?
Which AWS service is NOT designed for securely storing credentials?
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Which feature in AWS helps to automatically scale applications based on demand?
Which feature in AWS helps to automatically scale applications based on demand?
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What pricing model provides the biggest savings for non-production environments that do not require continuous availability?
What pricing model provides the biggest savings for non-production environments that do not require continuous availability?
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Which AWS service is designed specifically for migrating data between AWS storage services?
Which AWS service is designed specifically for migrating data between AWS storage services?
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What is one benefit of using AWS Cloud regarding financial expenditure?
What is one benefit of using AWS Cloud regarding financial expenditure?
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Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on continuous improvement of processes?
Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on continuous improvement of processes?
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Which AWS service allows a company to consolidate billing for multiple accounts?
Which AWS service allows a company to consolidate billing for multiple accounts?
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Which AWS service can a company use to set spending limits and receive alerts for exceeded limits?
Which AWS service can a company use to set spending limits and receive alerts for exceeded limits?
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Which AWS support plan includes access to a Technical Account Manager (TAM)?
Which AWS support plan includes access to a Technical Account Manager (TAM)?
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Where can users access reference architectures and design best practices for AWS solutions?
Where can users access reference architectures and design best practices for AWS solutions?
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What aspect of AWS Cloud can lead to economies of scale for its users?
What aspect of AWS Cloud can lead to economies of scale for its users?
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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of AWS DataSync?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of AWS DataSync?
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In what way does AWS Budgets enhance financial management for organizations?
In what way does AWS Budgets enhance financial management for organizations?
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Which service automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances based on demand?
Which service automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances based on demand?
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What AWS service allows the management of user permissions as a group?
What AWS service allows the management of user permissions as a group?
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Under the shared responsibility model for AWS Lambda, what task does the company need to handle?
Under the shared responsibility model for AWS Lambda, what task does the company need to handle?
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Which service should a company use to track API calls and actions performed on specific AWS resources?
Which service should a company use to track API calls and actions performed on specific AWS resources?
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What service provides secure storage and management of encryption keys in AWS?
What service provides secure storage and management of encryption keys in AWS?
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Which AWS service allows users to store files and download them using a public URL?
Which AWS service allows users to store files and download them using a public URL?
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What is NOT a responsibility of the customer using AWS Lambda?
What is NOT a responsibility of the customer using AWS Lambda?
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Which AWS service is specifically designed to log changes in AWS resources?
Which AWS service is specifically designed to log changes in AWS resources?
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What capability does AWS Auto Scaling provide?
What capability does AWS Auto Scaling provide?
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Which solution would be inappropriate for managing permissions for multiple AWS users?
Which solution would be inappropriate for managing permissions for multiple AWS users?
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Study Notes
AWS Services and Features
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AWS DataSync: Migrates data between AWS storage services (S3, EFS, FSx) and on-premises. Provides automation for efficient data migration.
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AWS Organizations: Centralized management for multiple AWS accounts, including consolidated billing.
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AWS Budgets: Sets spending limits and triggers notifications if those limits are exceeded, providing financial control.
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AWS Enterprise Support Plan: Includes a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM).
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AWS Architecture Center: Provides reference architectures, diagrams, and best practices for designing AWS solutions.
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AWS Trusted Advisor: Provides recommendations, including checks for unrotated IAM access keys, and aligns with security best practices.
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Security Groups: Act as a virtual firewall for EC2 instances, controlling inbound and outbound network traffic at the instance level.
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Internet Gateway (VPC): Connects VPC instances to the public internet.
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Subnet (VPC): Represents a range of IP addresses within a VPC.
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AWS Macie: Uses machine learning to identify and protect sensitive data in S3.
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Network ACL (VPC): Controls network traffic at the subnet level.
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CloudHSM: Cloud-based Hardware Security Module (HSM) for secure encryption key management.
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AWS Marketplace: Enables deployment of third-party security tools like intrusion detection systems.
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Amazon CloudFront: Content Delivery Network (CDN) for global content distribution with low latency.
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AWS Auto Scaling: Automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances in response to demand.
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IAM Groups: Manage permissions for multiple users as a unit.
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AWS CloudTrail: Logs API calls, including who made the request and what actions were performed.
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Amazon S3: Stores files in the cloud; allows generation of pre-signed URLs for public file downloads.
Cost-Effectiveness of AWS Cloud
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Variable vs. Fixed Expenses: AWS allows users to shift from upfront hardware investments to paying only for resources used, trading fixed expenses for variable expenses.
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Economies of Scale: AWS's massive infrastructure achieves cost efficiencies and passes these savings onto customers.
AWS Well-Architected Framework
- Operational Excellence: Focuses on running and managing systems to deliver business value, improving processes, and procedures continuously.
IAM and Access Management
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IAM Policies: Customers are responsible in AWS RDS for managing user access and permissions, including IAM policies.
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Least Privilege: Granting users only the necessary permissions.
Other Concepts
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Loose Coupling: Minimizes dependencies between application components, enabling application resilience to component failures.
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Spot Instances: Cost-effective EC2 instances that can be interrupted based on capacity needs, especially helpful for non-production environments.
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AWS Glue: Serverless data integration service for data discovery, preparation, moving and integrating data for analytics or machine learning tasks.
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Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments: Delivers automatic creation of a primary database instance and synchronous replication to another instance in a different Availability Zone for high availability.
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AWS Secrets Manager: Securely stores, manages, and retrieves sensitive information such as credentials or API keys.
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AWS CodeDeploy: Automates software deployments.
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AWS Application Load Balancer: Integrates with AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) for applying rules.
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Test your knowledge of various AWS services and features, including data migration, account management, financial monitoring, and best practices for architecture. This quiz covers vital aspects like AWS DataSync, Organizations, Budgets, and more. Challenge yourself to see how well you understand the capabilities of AWS.
