CS194 ST1 Quiz: Networking and Cloud Computing Concepts

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What format should be chosen to save the private key for use with OpenSSH?

pem

Which component acts as a firewall for associated instances in Amazon EC2, controlling both inbound and outbound traffic at the instance level?

Security groups

In what format should the private key be saved to be used with PuTTY?

ppk

Which type of instance persists in Amazon EBS, allowing it to be restarted?

hibernated

After an instance is terminated, can you restart it?

cannot

Which feature of Amazon EC2 allows you to choose the CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity needed for your applications?

instance type

What does S3 stand for in AWS?

Simple Storage Service

What does EC2 provide in AWS?

Guest machine instances

Which type of instances are included in Reserved Instances in AWS?

Savings Plans

What does AMI stand for in AWS?

Template

Which of the following is not a type of cloud computing?

Simple cloud

What type of service is AWS EC2 known for providing?

Virtualization service

What is the best storage mechanism to keep data secure in a cost-effective manner for a period of seven years as per government regulations?

Amazon Glacier

How is data stored in Amazon S3 for high durability?

Data is automatically replicated within a region.

What will probably not affect the pricing for an AWS service?

Requesting more AWS Regions

Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework does implementing an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling policy with an Application Load Balancer cover?

Reliability

What is a characteristic of Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)?

It provides block-level storage volumes for use with EC2 instances.

In Amazon Glacier, how is data retrieval speed typically compared to Amazon S3?

Slower than Amazon S3

What action should be taken on the S3 bucket to enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)?

Enable CORS

What is a necessary step to provide users with signed URLs for accessing S3 resources?

Enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)

Which factor could influence a customer's decision when choosing an AWS Region for reduced latency?

Data presentation

What action occurs every Friday related to the company's databases?

Update production databases

Why might an EC2 instance need to be launched for only 40 minutes?

To perform a specific task

What is the benefit of making a commitment to a specific On-Demand instance configuration for 1 or 3 years?

Reduced costs

In an Auto Scaling group, what does the 'desired capacity' refer to?

The number of instances currently running

How do you log in securely to a Linux instance on AWS?

Using a key pair

What is the purpose of creating your own AMI (Amazon Machine Image)?

To customize the operating system of the instance

What role does public-key cryptography play in securing AWS instances?

Encrypting login information for instances

What benefits do Savings Plans provide in AWS?

Receive discounted pricing on instance usage

Test your knowledge on topics related to saving private keys for OpenSSH and PuTTY, firewall configurations for instances, Amazon EBS persistence, and restarting terminated instances in Amazon EC2.

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