Question 1

Which AWS feature will reduce the customer's total cost of ownership (TCO)?

Accepted Answer

Elastic computing allows customers to scale resources up or down based on demand, ensuring they only pay for what they use, which reduces costs.

Question 2

What costs are included when comparing AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) with on-premises TCO?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What approach to transcoding a large number of individual video files adheres to AWS architecture principles?

Accepted Answer

Using many instances in parallel aligns with AWS's scalability and elasticity principles, allowing for efficient processing by distributing the workload across multiple instances.

Question 4

Which of the following Amazon EC2 pricing models allow customers to use existing server-bound software licenses?

Accepted Answer

Dedicated Hosts allow customers to use their existing server-bound software licenses by providing physical servers that are dedicated to their use.

Question 5

Which service stores objects, provides real-time access to those objects, and offers versioning and lifecycle capabilities?

Accepted Answer

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is designed to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. It provides features like object storage, real-time access, versioning, and lifecycle management.

Question 6

A company is considering using AWS for a self-hosted database that requires a nightly shutdown for maintenance and cost-saving purposes. Which service should the company use?

Accepted Answer

Amazon EC2 with Amazon EBS is suitable for a self-hosted database that requires nightly shutdowns, as it allows for easy stopping and starting of instances while retaining data on EBS volumes.

Question 7

What is one of the advantages of the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)?

Accepted Answer

Amazon RDS simplifies relational database administration tasks by handling routine database tasks such as provisioning, patching, backup, recovery, and scaling, allowing users to focus on application development.

Question 8

Which services can be used across hybrid AWS Cloud architectures? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

A customer would like to design and build a new workload on AWS Cloud but does not have the AWS-related software technical expertise in-house. Which of the following AWS programs can a customer take advantage of to achieve that outcome?

Accepted Answer

AWS Partner Network Consulting Partners are professional services firms that help customers design, architect, build, migrate, and manage their workloads and applications on AWS, providing the necessary expertise.

Question 10

Which AWS IAM feature allows developers to access AWS services through the AWS CLI?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following is a correct relationship between regions, Availability Zones, and edge locations?

Accepted Answer

Regions contain Availability Zones.

Question 12

Compared with costs in traditional and virtualized data centers, AWS has:

Accepted Answer

AWS offers lower variable costs due to its pay-as-you-go pricing model and lower upfront costs because there is no need for large capital investments in physical hardware.

Question 13

How many Availability Zones should compute resources be provisioned across to achieve high availability?

Accepted Answer

Provisioning compute resources across a minimum of two Availability Zones ensures redundancy and high availability in case one zone fails.

Question 14

AWS supports which of the following methods to add security to Identity and Access Management (IAM) users? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

AWS supports adding security to IAM users by using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and enforcing password strength and expiration policies. These methods enhance the security of user accounts by requiring additional authentication factors and ensuring strong, regularly updated passwords.

Question 15

Which of the following is a shared control between the customer and AWS?

Accepted Answer

Awareness and training is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer, as AWS provides resources and guidance, but the customer must ensure their own staff is trained.

Question 16

Which of the following are advantages of AWS consolidated billing? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Consolidated billing allows for a single bill for multiple accounts and potential volume discounts as usage in all accounts is combined.

Question 17

Which of the following security-related actions are available at no cost?

Accepted Answer

Accessing forums, blogs, and whitepapers is typically free and provides valuable information on AWS security practices.

Question 18

Where are AWS compliance documents, such as an SOC 1 report, located?

Accepted Answer

AWS Artifact is the service where AWS compliance documents, such as SOC reports, are located.

Question 19

According to best practices, how should an application be designed to run in the AWS Cloud?

Accepted Answer

Loosely coupled components allow for greater flexibility and scalability in the AWS Cloud.

Question 20

One of the advantages to moving infrastructure from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud is:

Accepted Answer

Moving infrastructure to the AWS Cloud allows businesses to focus on core business activities by offloading the management of IT infrastructure to AWS, which handles maintenance, scaling, and security.

Exam 3: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)

Which AWS feature will reduce the customer's total cost of ownership (TCO) ?