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Your development team needs to access AWS services programmatically while ensuring the security of their AWS credentials. Which authentication method provides short-term security credentials dynamically generated by AWS IAM?
2.
What role does AWS CloudFormation play in achieving consistency and reliability in cloud infrastructure deployments?
3.
A company runs a critical e-commerce platform on AWS. They are concerned about potential unauthorized access attempts and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks during peak shopping seasons. To proactively detect and respond to suspicious activity, the company should leverage:
4.
Which of the following best defines economies of scale in the context of AWS?
5.
Which IAM entity represents an AWS account holder and can perform actions on AWS resources?
6.
AWS Organizations provides which of the following benefits? (Select two)
7.
How can companies leverage auto-scaling features offered by cloud providers?
8.
A company experiences a data breach on their cloud-hosted application. The investigation reveals a misconfigured security group exposed sensitive data. Who is MOST responsible for this incident according to the cloud shared responsibility model?
9.
You are launching a web server instance on EC2 that requires persistent storage for its operating system and application data. Which storage option is the MOST suitable?
10.
You discover a database instance running on an EC2 instance with a self-managed MySQL installation. The application team complains about managing backups and patching for this database. Which service can provide a managed solution with similar functionality?
11.
Which of the following security best practices are recommended for the AWS account root user? (Select two)
12.
Which AWS Support plan includes a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) and proactive guidance for optimizing AWS resources?
13.
How does high availability contribute to regulatory compliance in cloud computing?
14.
You're planning a hybrid architecture with AWS services alongside on-premises infrastructure. How can the AWS Pricing Calculator be used in this context?
15.
You're participating in a discussion about optimizing costs for Amazon EC2 instances. Which resource would be most helpful for finding insights and best practices from other AWS users?
16.
When would an organization choose to use managed policies instead of custom policies in AWS IAM?
17.
A company has a large archive of historical data that needs to be migrated to AWS for long-term storage and occasional retrieval. What is the MOST cost-effective strategy for this scenario?
18.
Your organization is planning to migrate an existing Microsoft SQL Server database to Amazon Aurora MySQL. However, you need a tool to assess the compatibility and estimate the effort required for the migration. Which AWS service would you use for this purpose?
19.
What AWS service provides automated security assessments to help customers identify potential security vulnerabilities in their EC2 instances?
20.
A company's cloud storage costs are consistently exceeding their budget. They suspect their virtual machines (VMs) are overprovisioned. What is the process of optimizing VM size to match actual resource usage called?
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Your company operates a data-intensive application that requires high disk I/O performance for processing large datasets. Which EC2 instance type is most suitable for this scenario?
22.
Which Amazon S3 storage class is best suited for frequently accessed data that requires millisecond access times?
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Which two options are correct regarding the advantages of high availability in cloud computing?
24.
In a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model compared with included licenses, what is a significant advantage of the BYOL approach?
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A company has a requirement to store documents that will be accessed by a serverless application. The documents will be accessed frequently for the first 3 months, and rarely after that. The documents must be retained for 7 years. What is the MOST cost-effective solution to meet these requirements?
26.
A large financial institution, FinanceSecure is concerned about securing data as it moves between their on-premises data center and AWS cloud services. Which AWS feature should they consider to ensure encryption while data is in transit?
27.
You're building a serverless application that processes image uploads from a mobile app. When a new image is uploaded, you want to trigger a Lambda function to resize and store the image. Which service would be the MOST suitable choice for this scenario?
28.
A company wants to deploy a new web application to a global audience with minimal latency. Which AWS benefit directly addresses this need?
29.
When comparing AWS security groups and network ACLs, which statement accurately describes their functionality?
30.
When considering security with Snow Family devices, which statement is MOST accurate?
31.
Which AWS service provides insights into resource configuration changes over time, allowing users to track compliance with desired configurations?
32.
Your company wants to deploy a web application globally with low latency and high performance. Which AWS architectural component should you leverage to distribute content to users worldwide?
33.
Your organization requires a centralized hub for connecting multiple VPCs and on-premises networks. The hub should provide efficient and scalable communication between all connected networks. Which AWS service would you use to achieve this hub-and-spoke architecture?
34.
A company is deploying a new e-commerce platform on AWS and wants to ensure high availability. They plan to utilize a single Availability Zone (AZ). How does this scenario contradict the Well-Architected Framework principles?
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Your development team prefers scripting and automation for infrastructure management tasks to ensure consistency and repeatability. Which access method would be most suitable for integrating AWS resource management into automated workflows?
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A company utilizes Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) for backups of their on-premises data. They accidentally delete a critical backup bucket. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, who is responsible for recovering the lost data?
37.
What is a key benefit of using AWS CloudShell for managing AWS resources?
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A startup company needs a tool that provides real-time cost tracking, customizable dashboards, and the ability to drill down into cost data at the granular level of individual resources. Which AWS service would be most suitable for this requirement?
39.
A company experiences significant traffic spikes on weekends. In cloud computing, what allows them to automatically increase resources to handle the surge and then decrease them during weekdays?
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You manage a large AWS Organization with multiple accounts for development, testing, and production environments. You want to provide secure and centralized access control for your developers across these environments. Which combination of services would achieve this most effectively?
41.
When uploading data to S3 bucket within same region in your AWS account, which data transfer are you incurring a cost for?
42.
Your organization operates a critical business application and requires a robust disaster recovery strategy. In this scenario, why would you consider deploying resources across multiple AWS Regions?
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In an enterprise scenario where data privacy and security are paramount, which AWS connectivity option provides a dedicated, private network connection between an on-premises data center and AWS infrastructure?
44.
You are building a security posture for your AWS environment. What benefit does using third-party security products from the AWS Marketplace offer?
45.
An IAM user needs to upload files to a specific S3 bucket but should not be able to list or delete existing objects. Which IAM policy best adheres to least privilege?
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A company is launching a new e-commerce platform on AWS, targeting customers in both the US and China. They want to ensure their cloud environment complies with relevant data security standards. Which of the following resources can be MOST helpful in identifying the specific compliance needs?
47.
You are investigating a new security vulnerability affecting AWS Lambda functions. Where can you find the latest information and potential mitigation strategies?
48.
You are considering migrating your on-premises infrastructure to AWS. Which option represents the BEST approach for initial provisioning and configuration of your AWS environment?
49.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides guidance on building cloud based applications using AWS best practices. Which of the following options are the pillars mentioned in the AWS Well-Architected Framework? (Select two)
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A company needs to download the latest AWS SOC 2 report for a security audit. Where can they find this information in the AWS ecosystem?
51.
You've prepared your data using Glue and stored it in a data warehouse. You now want to explore and visualize the data for insights. Which AWS service would be the best choice for this task?
52.
Your organization operates a batch processing application that requires you to run Docker containers for executing scheduled jobs with dependencies. Which AWS service provides a serverless compute option for running these containerized tasks without provisioning or managing servers?
53.
You suspect your competitor is using AWS resources to launch a DDoS attack against your website. What is the MOST appropriate way to report this activity?
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A company uses Amazon EC2 instances to host their web application. They experience a hardware failure with the underlying EC2 instance. Who is responsible for replacing the faulty hardware?
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In which scenario would you choose Amazon SQS over Amazon SNS? (Select Two)
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An application stores social media posts and comments. These posts have a hierarchical structure with replies nested under comments. Which database service can efficiently model this hierarchical data structure?
57.
You are deploying a containerized application on AWS that requires a high degree of control over orchestration and scheduling. Which AWS service would be the MOST appropriate choice?
58.
A company is concerned about potential data breaches during their cloud migration. How can the AWS CAF's Security perspective mitigate this risk?
59.
Which of the following refers to the ongoing expenses associated with using cloud services?
60.
You manage a large AWS environment with multiple development, testing, and production accounts. You suspect some resources in the development accounts are not being used efficiently. How can Trusted Advisor help identify potential cost savings in these accounts?
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A cloud administrator needs to track the operational and health status of AWS services in real-time to ensure business continuity and minimize downtime. Which AWS service provides visibility into the operational status, performance, and availability of AWS services across different regions?
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A company is considering migrating its email server to the cloud. They are concerned about losing control over their data. Which of the following statements regarding cloud security costs is MOST accurate?
63.
Your organization requires high availability for its application hosted on AWS. How should you architect your application to achieve this using multiple Availability Zones?
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A Company is planning to migrate its workload to AWS and expects a steady usage pattern for the next three years. They require a cost-effective solution with stable pricing. Which pricing model would you recommend to company?
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A company needs to track API calls made to their AWS resources for auditing purposes. Which AWS service can effectively address this need?
