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Which AWS service can be used to connect your on-premises network with AWS Cloud? (Select two)

  • Amazon VPC
  • Internet Gateway
  • Amazon Route 53
  • AWS Direct Connect (correct)
  • AWS VPN (correct)

    • A data analytics company wants to do SQL based analysis on data stored in Amazon S3 with minimum effort. Amazon Aurora is the best AWS service for this use case.

    False (B)

    What AWS service can help improve global application availability and performance by using the AWS global network?

    AWS Global Accelerator

    AWS _____ is a service used to provision resources for running big data workloads on Hadoop clusters.

    <p>EMR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following AWS services with their primary functionalities.

    <p>Amazon Redshift = A fully managed, petabyte-scale data warehouse service Amazon Athena = A serverless service for querying data in Amazon S3 using SQL AWS WAF = A web application firewall that helps protect against common web exploits Amazon GuardDuty = A threat detection service that monitors for malicious activity within your AWS environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which AWS services can be used to improve the performance of a static website hosted in an AWS Region in Asia for global users? (Select two)

    <p>S3 Transfer Acceleration (C), CloudFront (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Amazon ElastiCache can be used for online analytical processing.

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

    What AWS service can you use to route requests to the AWS endpoint that provides the fastest experience for customers?

    <p>Route 53 with Latency Routing Policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A company wants to block users from certain geographies from accessing its content. They can use ______ to achieve this.

    <p>AWS WAF</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the AWS services with their primary usage:

    <p>Amazon RDS = Relational database service Amazon Redshift = Data warehouse service Amazon DynamoDB = NoSQL database service Amazon ElastiCache = In-memory data store</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following are components of an AWS Site-to-Site VPN? (Select two)

    <p>Virtual Private Gateway (C), Customer Gateway (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Read Replicas in Amazon RDS are a method to achieve High Availability by default.

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

    Which AWS services support High Availability by default? (Select two)

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

    What is the primary function of AWS Shield?

    <p>Protect against DDoS attacks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of deploying an RDS database in a Read Replica configuration?

    <p>Read Replica enhances database availability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An organization wants to connect separate VPCs for improved collaboration between departments. Which AWS service is the most effective solution for this?

    <p>AWS Transit Gateway (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which AWS Route 53 routing policy allows traffic to be directed to a single resource like a web server for your website?

    <p>Simple routing policy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A Security Group is stateful, meaning it automatically allows return traffic.

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

    A Network Access Control List (NACL) is stateful, allowing return traffic by default.

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

    A _____ is a numbered list of rules that an NACL evaluates in ascending order to determine if traffic is allowed.

    <p>Network Access Control List (NACL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two AWS services that specialize in migrating data from on-premises systems to AWS?

    <p>Database Migration Service and AWS Snowball</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following AWS services with their primary purpose:

    <p>AWS Transit Gateway = Connecting multiple VPCs VPC Peering = Connecting two VPCs within the same account or different accounts AWS Direct Connect = Private dedicated connection between AWS and your on-premises network AWS Snowball = Transferring large data sets to AWS Database Migration Service = Migrating databases to AWS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two features of a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? (Select two)

    <p>WAF can check for the presence of SQL code that is likely to be malicious (known as SQL injection) (A), WAF can block all requests except the ones that you allow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    AWS Direct Connect provides a dedicated, high-bandwidth connection between your on-premises data centers and AWS.

    <p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What AWS service is designed to create a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud that you can launch AWS resources in, similar to your own virtual network?

    <p>Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    You can use ______ for improved read performance and ______ for Disaster Recovery when using AWS RDS.

    <p>Read Replicas, Multi-AZ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the AWS services with their primary functionalities:

    <p>Amazon DynamoDB = Schemaless NoSQL database Amazon RedShift = Data warehousing for large-scale analysis Amazon Aurora = MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database Amazon RDS = Managed relational database service</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A multi-national organization has separate VPCs for each of its business units on the AWS Cloud. The organization also wants to connect its on-premises data center with all VPCs for better organization-wide collaboration. Which AWS services can be combined to build the MOST efficient solution for this use-case? (Select two)

    <p>AWS Direct Connect (B), AWS Transit Gateway (E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A streaming media company wants to convert English language subtitles into Spanish language subtitles. Amazon Transcribe is the ideal AWS service for this task.

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

    What is the purpose of a failover routing policy in the context of networking?

    <p>A failover routing policy aims to ensure constant network connectivity by automatically switching to a backup route if the primary route becomes unavailable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    AWS ____ is used to host static websites.

    <p>Global Accelerator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements are CORRECT regarding AWS Global Accelerator? (Select two)

    <p>Global Accelerator provides static IP addresses that act as a fixed entry point to your applications (B), Global Accelerator can be used to host static websites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following routing policies with their primary characteristics:

    <p>Simple routing policy = Routes traffic to the closest instance based on latency. Failover routing policy = Distributes traffic based on pre-defined weights assigned to instances. Weighted routing policy = Provides a backup path for traffic in case of failures. Latency routing policy = Directs traffic to the least loaded instance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which AWS entity enables you to privately connect your VPC to an Amazon SQS queue?

    <p>VPC Interface Endpoint (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    AWS Global Accelerator is a suitable service for non-HTTP use cases.

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

    What is the primary purpose of AWS Direct Connect?

    <p>AWS Direct Connect establishes a dedicated private connection between your on-premises network and AWS, providing higher bandwidth and lower latency compared to public internet connections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is best-suited for load-balancing HTTP and HTTPS traffic?

    <p>Application Load Balancer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Exam Questions and Answers

    • Speech-based application: Recommend a solution for a speech-based application that converts speech to text for analysis and then conveys results via speech. The recommended solution is to use Amazon Transcribe to convert speech to text, then use Amazon Polly to convert the text results to speech.
    • Database resiliency: A company wants to improve the resilience of its flagship application by migrating from a traditional to a managed AWS database service, supporting active-active configuration in both the East and West US AWS regions. The recommended solution is Amazon DynamoDB with global tables.
    • VPC connection: Identify the service for connecting a company's on-premises environment to a VPC without using the public internet. A solution is AWS Direct Connect. Also, Amazon VPC Endpoint can be used.
    • Incoming traffic distribution: Identify the service for automatically distributing incoming traffic across multiple targets. AWS Elastic Load Balancing is the solution.
    • Route traffic to multiple resources: Identify the policy used to route traffic to multiple resources and control the amount of traffic routed to each. The policy is Weighted Routing Policy.
    • VPC Endpoint Gateway: Which AWS services support VPC Endpoint Gateway for a private connection from a VPC? The services are S3 and DynamoDB.
    • AWS security service: Identify the AWS security service enabled for all customers at no additional cost. It is AWS Shield Standard.
    • RDS database outage: An e-commerce company needs a solution for RDS database outage management in a single Availability Zone without manual intervention. The suggested solutions are Configuring the database in RDS read replica mode and using Multi-AZ with automatic failover.
    • AWS VPC service: Which two statements are correct regarding AWS VPC service? A Security Group can have both allow and deny rules. A NAT Instance is managed by AWS.
    • DDoS attack protection: Which two AWS resources provide DDoS attack protection for web applications? Amazon API Gateway and AWS Global Accelerator.
    • AWS database service: Identify an AWS database service. The answer is Redshift.
    • SQL analysis on S3 data: A data analytics company wants to do SQL-based analysis on S3 data. Suggest an AWS service. Amazon Athena is recommended.
    • Big data workloads: Identify the AWS service for Hadoop clusters provisioning. The answer is AWS EMR.
    • Web application protection: Identify the AWS service to protect a web application from common web exploits like SQL injection and XSS. The proposed solution is AWS WAF.
    • On-premises network connection: Which AWS solutions allow connecting an on-premises network to the AWS cloud? The answers are AWS Direct Connect, VPC, and VPN.
    • Global app availability: Identify the AWS service for global application availability and performance using the AWS global network. The answer is Global Accelerator.
    • AWS database: Identify the AWS database service that supports document data models. The answer is DynamoDB.
    • DDoS attack prevention: Identify three AWS services to prevent DDoS attacks. The services are AWS Shield, CloudFront with Route53, and AWS WAF.
    • SaaS cloud computing: Identify the SaaS cloud computing type that includes Amazon Rekognition.
    • AWS Rekognition use cases: State the use cases of Amazon Rekognition that are not supported. The provided answer is Quickly resize photos.
    • AWS services are global: Select two global AWS services. The answer choices are Amazon CloudFront and Amazon RDS.
    • VPC Availability Zones: Describe the difference in scope between VPC and subnet in relation to Availability Zones. A VPC spans all Availability Zones in a region, while a subnet spans only one Availability Zone in a region.
    • Horizontal scaling: Identify examples of Horizontal Scalability. The solutions are Elastic Load Balancing and creating read replicas in Amazon RDS.
    • AWS content access blocking: Identify two AWS services used to block users in specific geographies from accessing content. The answer choices are AWS WAF and Route53.
    • Route 53 routing: Identify the route policy used to prioritize traffic to the fastest AWS endpoint. The answer is Latency routing policy.
    • Online analytical processing: Identify the AWS service for online analytical processing. The answer is Amazon Redshift.
    • High Availability: Identify two AWS services supporting high availability by default. DynamoDB and Redshift are the options
    • VPC connection to SQS: Identify the entity to privately connect a VPC to an Amazon SQS queue. The answer is VPC Interface Endpoint.
    • HTTP traffic load balancing: State which method is best suited for HTTP traffic load balancing. The answer is Application Load Balancer.
    • AWS WAF benefits: Identify two benefits of using AWS WAF. One is blocking malicious SQL code, and the other is shielding infrastructure from Layer 3 and 4 attacks.
    • Private VPC connection: The method to privately connect two business units with separate VPCs. The answer is VPC Peering.
    • AWS Route 53 Routing policy: Identify the routing policy for forwarding traffic to a single resource. Simple routing policy is the answer.
    • Language subtitle conversion: State the AWS service for converting subtitles between languages. The appropriate service is Amazon Translate.
    • VPC scope: State the scope of an Amazon VPC. A VPC spans all Availability Zones (AZs) within a region.
    • CloudFront distribution inspection: The AWS service used for inspecting CloudFront distributions running on any HTTP web server. The answer is AWS WAF.
    • EC2 instance traffic control: State the tool for controlling incoming traffic to an Amazon EC2 instance. The correct answer is Security Group.
    • MySQL database migration: State the AWS MySQL-compatible database service option for a migrated MySQL database that automatically grows storage. The answer is Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS).
    • Weather tracking application performance: Suggest a service to improve performance of a weather application with high holiday/travel season read requests. The recommended approach is using DynamoDB Accelerator.
    • Self-hosted database: State the service suited for a self-hosted database with nightly maintenance shutdown. Amazon EC2 (with EBS Storage) is the best option.
    • Amazon RDS advantages: One of the advantages of using Amazon RDS is simplifying relational database administration tasks.
    • NoSQL database: Name a fast and reliable NoSQL database service.  Amazon DynamoDB is the chosen service.
    • Customer-managed relational database: State the AWS Cloud service for running a customer-managed relational database. The answer is Amazon EC2.
    • Globally redundant database: What feature helps create globally redundant Amazon RDS databases? The answer is Cross-Region read replicas.
    • MySQL-compatible, growing storage: Identify the MySQL compatible database service with automatic growth. Amazon RDS for MySQL.
    • Direct query of S3 data: State the AWS service for querying stored datasets on S3 using standard SQL. The answer is Amazon Athena.

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