AWS CLOUD-ALC -TEST27 : Question 1 of 87

While signing in REST/ Query requests, for additional security, you should transmit your requests using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) by using _________ While signing in REST/ Query requests, for additional security, you should transmit your requests using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) by using _________

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HTTP HTTP
Internet Protocol Security(IPsec) Internet Protocol Security(IPsec)
TLS (Transport Layer Security) TLS (Transport Layer Security)
HTTPS HTTPS

What does Amazon EC2 provide? What does Amazon EC2 provide?

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Virtual servers in the Cloud. Virtual servers in the Cloud.
A platform to run code (Java, PHP, Python), paying on an hourly basis.
Computer Clusters in the Cloud. Computer Clusters in the Cloud.
Physical servers, remotely managed by the customer.

Which Amazon Storage behaves like raw, unformatted, external block devices that you can attach to your instances? Which Amazon Storage behaves like raw, unformatted, external block devices that you can attach to your instances?

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None of these. None of these.
Amazon Instance Storage Amazon Instance Storage
Amazon EBS Amazon EBS
All of these All of these

While creating the snapshots using the API, which Action should I be using? While creating the snapshots using the API, which Action should I be using?

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MakeSnapShot MakeSnapShot
FreshSnapshot FreshSnapshot
DeploySnapshot DeploySnapshot
CreateSnapshot CreateSnapshot

Will my standby RDS instance be in the same Region as my primary? Will my standby RDS instance be in the same Region as my primary?

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Only for Oracle RDS types Only for Oracle RDS types
Yes Yes
Only if configured at launch Only if configured at launch
No No

"Provisioned IOPS Costs: you are charged for the IOPS and storage whether or not you use them in a given month."Choose correct option for the statement. "Provisioned IOPS Costs: you are charged for the IOPS and storage whether or not you use them in a given month."Choose correct option for the statement.

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1 1
You are charged as per usage You are charged as per usage
You are not charged You are not charged

What is an isolated database environment running in the cloud (Amazon RDS) called? What is an isolated database environment running in the cloud (Amazon RDS) called?

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DB Instance DB Instance
DB Server DB Server
DB Unit DB Unit
DB Volume DB Volume

All Amazon EC2 instances are assigned two IP addresses at launch, out of which one can only be reached from within the Amazon EC2 network? All Amazon EC2 instances are assigned two IP addresses at launch, out of which one can only be reached from within the Amazon EC2 network?

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Multiple IP address Multiple IP address
Public IP address Public IP address
Private IP address Private IP address
Elastic IP Address Elastic IP Address

What does specifying the mapping /dev/sdc=none when launching an instance do? What does specifying the mapping /dev/sdc=none when launching an instance do?

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Prevents /dev/sdc from creating the instance.
Prevents /dev/sdc from deleting the instance.
Set the value of /dev/sdc to 'zero'. Set the value of /dev/sdc to 'zero'.
Prevents /dev/sdc from attaching to the instance.

Fill in the blanks: _________ let you categorize your EC2 resources in different ways, for example, by purpose, owner, or environment. Fill in the blanks: _________ let you categorize your EC2 resources in different ways, for example, by purpose, owner, or environment.

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wildcards wildcards
Pointers Pointers
Tags Tags
Special Filters Special Filters

What does the AWS Storage Gateway provide? What does the AWS Storage Gateway provide?

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It allows to integrate on-premises IT environments with Cloud Storage.
A direct encrypted connection to Amazon S3.
It's a backup solution that provides an on-premises Cloud storage.
It provides an encrypted SSL endpoint for backups in the Cloud.

When running my DB Instance as a Multi-AZ deployment, can I use the standby for read or write operations? When running my DB Instance as a Multi-AZ deployment, can I use the standby for read or write operations?

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Yes Yes
Only with MSSQL based RDS Only with MSSQL based RDS
Only for Oracle RDS instances Only for Oracle RDS instances
No No

Is there a limit to how many groups a user can be in? Is there a limit to how many groups a user can be in?

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Yes for all users Yes for all users
Yes for all users except root Yes for all users except root
No No
Yes unless special permission granted Yes unless special permission granted

"Automated backups are enabled by default for a new DB Instance."Choose correct option for this statement "Automated backups are enabled by default for a new DB Instance."Choose correct option for this statement

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1 1
Sometimes Sometimes
None of the above None of the above

How many relational database engines does RDS currently support? How many relational database engines does RDS currently support?

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Three: MySQL, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
Just two: MySQL and Oracle. Just two: MySQL and Oracle.
Five: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra and SQLite.
Just one: MySQL. Just one: MySQL.

What happens to the data on an instance if the instance reboots (intentionally or unintentionally)? What happens to the data on an instance if the instance reboots (intentionally or unintentionally)?

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Data will be lost Data will be lost
Data persists Data persists
Data may persist however cannot be sure
None of the above None of the above

Groups can't _____. Groups can't _____.

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be nested more than 3 levels be nested more than 3 levels
be nested at all be nested at all
be nested more than 4 levels be nested more than 4 levels
be nested more than 2 levels be nested more than 2 levels

Can I move a Reserved Instance from one Region to another? Can I move a Reserved Instance from one Region to another?

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No No
Only if they are moving into GovCloud Only if they are moving into GovCloud
Yes Yes
Only if they are moving to US East from another region

"Manually created DB Snapshots are deleted after the DB Instance is deleted."Choose a correct option for this statement. "Manually created DB Snapshots are deleted after the DB Instance is deleted."Choose a correct option for this statement.

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1 1
Depends on the DB instance Depends on the DB instance
None of the above None of the above

What are the Amazon EC2 API tools? What are the Amazon EC2 API tools?

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They don't exist. The Amazon EC2 AMI tools, instead, are used to manage permissions.
Command-line tools to the Amazon EC2 web service.
They are a set of graphical tools to manage EC2 instances.
They don't exist. The Amazon API tools are a client interface to Amazon Web Services.

You must assign each server to at least _____ security group You must assign each server to at least _____ security group

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How can I change the security group membership for interfaces owned by other AWS, such as Elastic Load Balancing? How can I change the security group membership for interfaces owned by other AWS, such as Elastic Load Balancing?

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By using the service specific console or API\CLI commands
None of these None of these
Using Amazon EC2 API/CLI Using Amazon EC2 API/CLI
using all these methods using all these methods

A/An _____ acts as a firewall that controls the traffic allowed to reach one or more instances. A/An _____ acts as a firewall that controls the traffic allowed to reach one or more instances.

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security group security group
ACL ACL
IAM IAM
Private IP Addresses Private IP Addresses

"When using IAM to control access to your RDS resources, the key names that can be used are case sensitive. For example, aws:CurrentTime is NOT equivalent to AWS:currenttime." Choose the correct option "When using IAM to control access to your RDS resources, the key names that can be used are case sensitive. For example, aws:CurrentTime is NOT equivalent to AWS:currenttime." Choose the correct option

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1 1
Sometimes Sometimes
None of the Bove None of the Bove

SQL Server __________ store logins and passwords in the master database. SQL Server __________ store logins and passwords in the master database.

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can be configured to but by default does not
doen't doen't
does does
cannot cannot

Amazon RDS DB snapshots and automated backups are stored in Amazon RDS DB snapshots and automated backups are stored in

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Amazon S3 Amazon S3
Amazon ECS Volume Amazon ECS Volume
Amazon RDS Amazon RDS
Amazon EMR Amazon EMR

Can a 'user' be associated with multiple AWS accounts? Can a 'user' be associated with multiple AWS accounts?

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No No
Yes Yes
Sometimes Sometimes
None of the above None of the above

Changes to the backup window take effect ______. Changes to the backup window take effect ______.

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from the next billing cycle from the next billing cycle
after 30 minutes after 30 minutes
immediately immediately
after 24 hours after 24 hours

In the Amazon cloudwatch, which metric should I be checking to ensure that your DB Instance has enough free storage space? In the Amazon cloudwatch, which metric should I be checking to ensure that your DB Instance has enough free storage space?

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FreeStorage FreeStorage
FreeStorageSpace FreeStorageSpace
FreeStorageVolume FreeStorageVolume
FreeDBStorageSpace FreeDBStorageSpace

Can you create IAM security credentials for existing users? Can you create IAM security credentials for existing users?

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Yes, existing users can have security credentials associated with their account.
No, IAM requires that all users who have credentials set up are not existing users
No, security credentials are created within GROUPS, and then users are associated to GROUPS at a later time.
Yes, but only IAM credentials, not ordinary security credentials.

What are the two permission types used by AWS? What are the two permission types used by AWS?

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Resource-based and Product-based Resource-based and Product-based
Product-based and Service-based Product-based and Service-based
Service-based Service-based
User-based and Resource-based User-based and Resource-based

Can I control if and when MySQL based RDS Instance is upgraded to new supported versions? Can I control if and when MySQL based RDS Instance is upgraded to new supported versions?

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NO NO
Only in VPC Only in VPC
Yes Yes
None of the above None of the above

What is the minimum charge for the data transferred between Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2 Instances in the same Availability Zone? What is the minimum charge for the data transferred between Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2 Instances in the same Availability Zone?

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USD 0.10 per GB USD 0.10 per GB
No charge. It is free. No charge. It is free.
USD 0.02 per GB USD 0.02 per GB
USD 0.01 per GB USD 0.01 per GB

Using Amazon CloudWatch's Free Tier, what is the frequency of metric updates which you receive? Using Amazon CloudWatch's Free Tier, what is the frequency of metric updates which you receive?

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5 minutes 5 minutes
500 milliseconds. 500 milliseconds.
30 seconds 30 seconds
1 minute 1 minute

When should I choose Provisioned IOPS over Standard RDS storage? When should I choose Provisioned IOPS over Standard RDS storage?

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If you have batch-oriented workloads If you have batch-oriented workloads
If you use production online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads.
If you have workloads that are not sensitive to consistent performance
None of the above None of the above

Are Reserved Instances available for Multi-AZ Deployments? Are Reserved Instances available for Multi-AZ Deployments?

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Only for Cluster Compute instances Only for Cluster Compute instances
Yes for all instance types Yes for all instance types
Only for M3 instance types Only for M3 instance types
No No

By default, when an EBS volume is attached to a Windows instance, it may show up as any drive letter on the instance. You can change the settings of the _____ Service to set the drive letters of the EBS volumes per your specifications. By default, when an EBS volume is attached to a Windows instance, it may show up as any drive letter on the instance. You can change the settings of the _____ Service to set the drive letters of the EBS volumes per your specifications.

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EBSConfig Service EBSConfig Service
AMIConfig Service AMIConfig Service
Ec2Config Service Ec2Config Service
Ec2-AMIConfig Service Ec2-AMIConfig Service

IAM's Policy Evaluation Logic always starts with a default ____________ for every request, except for those that use the AWS account's root security credentials IAM's Policy Evaluation Logic always starts with a default ____________ for every request, except for those that use the AWS account's root security credentials

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Permit Permit
Deny Deny
Cancel Cancel
OK OK

While launching an RDS DB instance, on which page I can select the Availability Zone? While launching an RDS DB instance, on which page I can select the Availability Zone?

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REVIEW REVIEW
DB INSTANCE DETAILS DB INSTANCE DETAILS
MANAGEMENT OPTIONS MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION

For each DB Instance class, what is the maximum size of associated storage capacity? For each DB Instance class, what is the maximum size of associated storage capacity?

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5GB 5GB
1 TB 1 TB
2 TB 2 TB
500 GB 500 GB

Which service enables AWS customers to manage users and permissions in AWS? Which service enables AWS customers to manage users and permissions in AWS?

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AWS Access Control Service (ACS) AWS Access Control Service (ACS)
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
AWS Identity Manager (AIM) AWS Identity Manager (AIM)
None of the above None of the above

Is Federated Storage Engine currently supported by Amazon RDS for MySQL? Is Federated Storage Engine currently supported by Amazon RDS for MySQL?

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Only for Oracle RDS instances Only for Oracle RDS instances
No No
Yes Yes
Only in VPC Only in VPC

Amazon RDS automated backups and DB Snapshots are currently supported for only the __________ storage engine Amazon RDS automated backups and DB Snapshots are currently supported for only the __________ storage engine

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InnoDB InnoDB
MyISAM MyISAM
none of the above none of the above
Both A and B Both A and B

In the 'Detailed' monitoring data available for your Amazon EBS volumes, Provisioned IOPS volumes automatically send _____ minute metrics to Amazon CloudWatch. In the 'Detailed' monitoring data available for your Amazon EBS volumes, Provisioned IOPS volumes automatically send _____ minute metrics to Amazon CloudWatch.

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IAM provides several policy templates you can use to automatically assign permissions to the groups you create. The _____ policy template gives the Admins group permission to access all account resources, except your AWS account information IAM provides several policy templates you can use to automatically assign permissions to the groups you create. The _____ policy template gives the Admins group permission to access all account resources, except your AWS account information

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Read Only Access Read Only Access
Power User Access Power User Access
AWS Cloud Formation Read Only Access AWS Cloud Formation Read Only Access
Administrator Access Administrator Access

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1 1
Sometimes Sometimes
None of the Bove None of the Bove

To view information about an Amazon EBS volume, open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/, click __________ in the Navigation pane. To view information about an Amazon EBS volume, open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/, click __________ in the Navigation pane.

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EBS EBS
Describe Describe
Details Details
Volumes Volumes

What does Amazon Elastic Beanstalk provide? What does Amazon Elastic Beanstalk provide?

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A scalable storage appliance on top of Amazon Web Services.
An application container on top of Amazon Web Services.
A service by this name doesn't exist. A service by this name doesn't exist.
A scalable cluster of EC2 instances A scalable cluster of EC2 instances

What is the Reduced Redundancy option in Amazon S3? What is the Reduced Redundancy option in Amazon S3?

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Less redundancy for a lower cost. Less redundancy for a lower cost.
It doesn't exist in Amazon S3, but in Amazon EBS.
It allows you to destroy any copy of your files outside a specific jurisdiction.
It doesn't exist at all It doesn't exist at all

Which is the default region in AWS? Which is the default region in AWS?

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eu-west-1 eu-west-1
us-east-1 us-east-1
us-east-2 us-east-2
ap-southeast-1 ap-southeast-1

Can I move a Reserved Instance from one Region to another? Can I move a Reserved Instance from one Region to another?

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No No
Only if they are moving into GovCloud Only if they are moving into GovCloud
Yes Yes
Only if they are moving to US East from another region

"When you perform a restore operation to a point in time or from a DB Snapshot, a new DB Instance is created with a new endpoint".Choose the correct option for this statement. "When you perform a restore operation to a point in time or from a DB Snapshot, a new DB Instance is created with a new endpoint".Choose the correct option for this statement.

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The statement is FALSE The statement is FALSE
The statement is TRUE The statement is TRUE
DB instance is crated sometimes DB instance is crated sometimes
DB instance is never created. DB instance is never created.

Select the most correct answer: The device name /dev/sda1 (within Amazon EC2) is _____ Select the most correct answer: The device name /dev/sda1 (within Amazon EC2) is _____

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Possible for EBS volumes Possible for EBS volumes
Reserved for the root device Reserved for the root device
Recommended for EBS volumes Recommended for EBS volumes
Recommended for instance store volumes Recommended for instance store volumes

You must increase storage size in increments of at least _____ % You must increase storage size in increments of at least _____ %

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40 40
20 20
30 30
10 10

What is the maximum write throughput I can provision for a single Dynamic DB table? What is the maximum write throughput I can provision for a single Dynamic DB table?

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1,000 write capacity units 1,000 write capacity units
100,000 write capacity units 100,000 write capacity units
Dynamic DB is designed to scale without limits, but if you go beyond 10,000 you have to contact AWS first.
10,000 write capacity units 10,000 write capacity units

What is the durability of S3 RRS? What is the durability of S3 RRS?

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0.9999 0.9999
0.9995 0.9995
0.9991 0.9991
0.9992 0.9992

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1 1
You are charged as per usage You are charged as per usage
You are not charged You are not charged

When should I choose Provisioned IOPS over Standard RDS storage? When should I choose Provisioned IOPS over Standard RDS storage?

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If you have batch-oriented workloads If you have batch-oriented workloads
If you use production online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads.
If you have workloads that are not sensitive to consistent performance
None of the above None of the above

Fill in the blanks: The base URI for all requests for instance metadata is ___________ Fill in the blanks: The base URI for all requests for instance metadata is ___________

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http://254.169.169.254/latest/ http://254.169.169.254/latest/
http://169.169.254.254/latest/ http://169.169.254.254/latest/
http://127.0.0.1/latest/ http://127.0.0.1/latest/
http://169.254.169.254/latest/ http://169.254.169.254/latest/

While creating the snapshots using the command line tools, which command should I be using? While creating the snapshots using the command line tools, which command should I be using?

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ec2-deploy-snapshot ec2-deploy-snapshot
ec2-fresh-snapshot ec2-fresh-snapshot
ec2-create-snapshot ec2-create-snapshot
ec2-new-snapshot ec2-new-snapshot

Can we attach an EBS volume to more than one EC2 instance at the same time? Can we attach an EBS volume to more than one EC2 instance at the same time?

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No No
YES YES
Only EC2-optimized EBS volumes. Only EC2-optimized EBS volumes.
Only in read mode. Only in read mode.

Can Amazon S3 uploads resume on failure or do they need to restart? Can Amazon S3 uploads resume on failure or do they need to restart?

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Restart from beginning Restart from beginning
You can resume them, if you flag the "resume on failure" option before uploading.
Resume on failure Resume on failure
Depends on the file size Depends on the file size

Using Amazon IAM, can I give permission based on organizational groups? Using Amazon IAM, can I give permission based on organizational groups?

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Yes but only in certain cases Yes but only in certain cases
No No
Yes always Yes always
None of the above None of the above

While creating an Amazon RDS DB, your first task is to set up a DB ______ that controls what IP addresses or EC2 instances have access to your DB Instance While creating an Amazon RDS DB, your first task is to set up a DB ______ that controls what IP addresses or EC2 instances have access to your DB Instance

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Security Pool Security Pool
Secure Zone Secure Zone
Security Token Pool Security Token Pool
Security Group Security Group

If I write the below command, what does it do? ec2-run ami-e3a5408a -n 20 -g appserver If I write the below command, what does it do? ec2-run ami-e3a5408a -n 20 -g appserver

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Start twenty instances as members of appserver group.
Creates 20 rules in the security group named appserver
Terminate twenty instances as members of appserver group.
Start 20 security groups Start 20 security groups

Out of the stripping options available for the EBS volumes, which one has the following disadvantage : 'Doubles the amount of I/O required from the instance to EBS compared to RAID 0, because you're mirroring all writes to a pair of volumes, limiting how much you can stripe.' ? Out of the stripping options available for the EBS volumes, which one has the following disadvantage : 'Doubles the amount of I/O required from the instance to EBS compared to RAID 0, because you're mirroring all writes to a pair of volumes, limiting how much you can stripe.' ?

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Raid 0 Raid 0
RAID 1+0 (RAID 10) RAID 1+0 (RAID 10)
Raid 1 Raid 1
Raid Raid

What does RRS stand for when talking about S3? What does RRS stand for when talking about S3?

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Redundancy Removal System Redundancy Removal System
Relational Rights Storage Relational Rights Storage
Regional Rights Standard Regional Rights Standard
Reduced Redundancy Storage Reduced Redundancy Storage

Groups can't _____. Groups can't _____.

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be nested more than 3 levels be nested more than 3 levels
be nested at all be nested at all
be nested more than 4 levels be nested more than 4 levels
be nested more than 2 levels be nested more than 2 levels

Read Replicas require a transactional storage engine and are only supported for the _________ storage engine Read Replicas require a transactional storage engine and are only supported for the _________ storage engine

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OracleISAM OracleISAM
MSSQLDB MSSQLDB
InnoDB InnoDB
MyISAM MyISAM

Typically, you want your application to check whether a request generated an error before you spend any time processing results. The easiest way to find out if an error occurred is to look for an __________ node in the response from the Amazon RDS API. Typically, you want your application to check whether a request generated an error before you spend any time processing results. The easiest way to find out if an error occurred is to look for an __________ node in the response from the Amazon RDS API.

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Incorrect Incorrect
Error Error
None of the above None of the above

Every user you create in the IAM system starts with _________. Every user you create in the IAM system starts with _________.

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Partial permissions Partial permissions
Full permissions Full permissions
No permissions No permissions
Pre defined permissions Pre defined permissions

If I want an instance to have a public IP address, which IP address should I use? If I want an instance to have a public IP address, which IP address should I use?

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Elastic IP Address Elastic IP Address
Class B IP Address Class B IP Address
Class A IP Address Class A IP Address
Dynamic IP Address Dynamic IP Address

What is Oracle SQL Developer? What is Oracle SQL Developer?

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An AWS developer who is an expert in Amazon RDS using both the Oracle and SQL
A graphical Java tool distributed without cost by Oracle.
It is a variant of the SQL Server Management Studio designed by Microsoft to support Oracle DBMS functionalities
A different DBMS released by Microsoft free of cost

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None of these. None of these.
Amazon Instance Storage Amazon Instance Storage
Amazon EBS Amazon EBS
All of these All of these

Will my standby RDS instance be in the same Availability Zone as my primary? Will my standby RDS instance be in the same Availability Zone as my primary?

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Only for Oracle RDS types Only for Oracle RDS types
Yes Yes
Only if configured at launch Only if configured at launch
No No

Select the most correct answer: The device name /dev/sda1 (within Amazon EC2) is _____ Select the most correct answer: The device name /dev/sda1 (within Amazon EC2) is _____

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Possible for EBS volumes Possible for EBS volumes
Reserved for the root device Reserved for the root device
Recommended for EBS volumes Recommended for EBS volumes
Recommended for instance store volumes Recommended for instance store volumes

What are the initial settings of an user created security group? What are the initial settings of an user created security group?

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Allow all inbound traffic and Allow no outbound traffic
Allow no inbound traffic and Allow no outbound traffic
Allow no inbound traffic and Allow all outbound traffic
Allow all inbound traffic and Allow all outbound traffic

What does a "Domain" refer to in Amazon SWF? What does a "Domain" refer to in Amazon SWF?

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A security group in which only tasks inside can communicate with each other
A special type of worker A special type of worker
A collection of related Workflows A collection of related Workflows
The DNS record for the Amazon SWF service

If I modify a DB Instance or the DB parameter group associated with the instance, should I reboot the instance for the changes to take effect? If I modify a DB Instance or the DB parameter group associated with the instance, should I reboot the instance for the changes to take effect?

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No No
Yes Yes
Booting doesn’t have any impact Booting doesn’t have any impact
None of the above None of the above

What does Amazon S3 stand for? What does Amazon S3 stand for?

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Simple Storage Solution. Simple Storage Solution.
Storage Storage Storage (triple redundancy Storage).
Storage Server Solution. Storage Server Solution.
Simple Storage Service. Simple Storage Service.

EBS Snapshots occur ____ EBS Snapshots occur ____

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Asynchronously Asynchronously
Synchronously Synchronously
Weekly Weekly
on demand on demand

What is Amazon Glacier? What is Amazon Glacier?

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You mean Amazon "Iceberg": it's a low-cost storage service.
A security tool that allows to "freeze" an EBS volume and perform computer forensics on it.
A low-cost storage service that provides secure and durable storage for data archiving and backup.
It's a security tool that allows to "freeze" an EC2 instance and perform computer forensics on it.

What happens to the I/O operations while you take a database snapshot? What happens to the I/O operations while you take a database snapshot?

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I/O operations to the database are suspended for a few minutes while the backup is in progress.
I/O operations to the database are sent to a Replica (if available) for a few minutes while the backup is in progress.
I/O operations will be functioning normally
I/O operations to the database are suspended for an hour while the backup is in progress

Fill in the blanks: The base URI for all requests for instance metadata is ___________ Fill in the blanks: The base URI for all requests for instance metadata is ___________

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http://254.169.169.254/latest/ http://254.169.169.254/latest/
http://169.169.254.254/latest/ http://169.169.254.254/latest/
http://127.0.0.1/latest/ http://127.0.0.1/latest/
http://169.254.169.254/latest/ http://169.254.169.254/latest/

How many types of block devices does Amazon EC2 support How many types of block devices does Amazon EC2 support

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What are the two types of licensing options available for using Amazon RDS for Oracle? What are the two types of licensing options available for using Amazon RDS for Oracle?

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BYOL and Enterprise License BYOL and Enterprise License
BYOL and License Included BYOL and License Included
Enterprise License and License Included Enterprise License and License Included
Role based License and License Included

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1 1
Sometimes Sometimes
None of the above None of the above