Domain 1 — Cloud Concepts
Multiple-choice
Q1
A company wants to avoid large upfront capital expenditures when launching new workloads. Which benefit of the AWS Cloud best addresses this requirement?
ATrade fixed expense for variable expense
BBenefit from massive economies of scale
CIncrease speed and agility
DStop guessing capacity
Trading fixed expense for variable expense means you pay only for what you consume instead of investing heavily in data centers before you know how much capacity you need. Economies of scale reduce per-unit cost but don't directly eliminate upfront capital. Speed/agility and capacity planning are separate benefits.
Domain 2 — Security and Compliance
Multiple-choice
Q63
Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which of the following is the customer's responsibility?
APatching the hypervisor on EC2 host machines
BManaging security group rules for EC2 instances
CPhysical security of AWS data centers
DMaintaining the global network infrastructure
Customers are responsible for managing security group rules, which control inbound and outbound traffic to EC2 instances. AWS is responsible for the hypervisor, physical security of data centers, and the global network infrastructure.
Domain 1 — Cloud Concepts
Multiple-response
Q7
Which TWO of the following are advantages of cloud computing as defined by AWS?
(Select TWO.)
AEliminate the need for IT staff entirely
BGo global in minutes
CBenefit from massive economies of scale
DGuarantee 100% uptime for all services
EAvoid all security responsibilities
Going global in minutes and benefiting from massive economies of scale are two of the six advantages of cloud computing listed by AWS. You still need IT staff (though in different roles), no service guarantees 100% uptime, and customers still share security responsibilities under the shared responsibility model.
Domain 3 — Cloud Technology and Services
Multiple-choice
Q146
A team wants to deploy the same infrastructure consistently across development, staging, and production environments. Which approach is best?
AManually configure each environment through the Console
BUse AWS CloudFormation templates to define and deploy infrastructure consistently
CUse different AWS accounts for each environment with no automation
DDeploy only to production and skip other environments
CloudFormation templates enable consistent, repeatable infrastructure deployment across environments. The same template ensures dev, staging, and production are identical. Manual configuration leads to drift and errors, and skipping environments is poor practice.
Domain 4 — Billing, Pricing, and Support
Multiple-choice
Q229
A company wants to run EC2 instances 24/7 for a three-year project with predictable resource needs. Which pricing model offers the greatest discount?
AOn-Demand
BSpot Instances
CReserved Instances (3-year, All Upfront)
DSavings Plans (1-year, No Upfront)
A 3-year Reserved Instance with All Upfront payment provides the greatest discount (up to 72% off On-Demand). Longer terms and upfront payments yield bigger discounts. On-Demand is full price, Spot is cheapest but interruptible and not suitable for 24/7 steady workloads, and a 1-year Savings Plan with No Upfront provides less discount.