AWS

Question 1

Define EC2.

Answer 1

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides scalable virtual servers in the cloud.

Question 2

What does S3 stand for?

Answer 2

Simple Storage Service, a scalable object storage service for data.

Question 3

True or false: Lambda is a serverless compute service.

Answer 3

TRUE

AWS Lambda runs code in response to events without provisioning servers.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: VPC stands for _______.

Answer 4

Virtual Private Cloud

Question 5

What is the purpose of IAM?

Answer 5

Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls user access to AWS resources.

Question 6

Define RDS.

Answer 6

Relational Database Service (RDS) simplifies database setup, operation, and scaling.

Question 7

What is CloudFormation used for?

Answer 7

It allows users to define and provision AWS infrastructure as code.

Question 8

True or false: CloudWatch monitors AWS resources and applications.

Answer 8

TRUE

It provides data and insights for resource performance and operational health.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: EBS provides _______ storage for EC2 instances.

Answer 9

block-level

Question 10

What does Route 53 do?

Answer 10

It’s a scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service.

Question 11

Define Elastic Load Balancer.

Answer 11

It automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets.

Question 12

What is AWS Lambda primarily used for?

Answer 12

Running code in response to events without managing servers.

Question 13

True or false: DynamoDB is a relational database service.

Answer 13

FALSE

DynamoDB is a NoSQL database service for high-performance applications.

Question 14

Fill in the blank: CloudTrail enables governance, compliance, and _______.

Answer 14

audit of AWS account activity

Question 15

What is the function of AWS Direct Connect?

Answer 15

It provides a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS.

Question 16

Define AWS Global Accelerator.

Answer 16

A networking service that improves availability and performance for applications.

Question 17

What does AWS Shield protect against?

Answer 17

It provides protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

Question 18

True or false: Amazon Aurora is a MySQL-compatible database.

Answer 18

TRUE

Aurora is a relational database built for the cloud with high performance.

Question 19

Fill in the blank: AWS CodeDeploy automates _______ of applications.

Answer 19

software deployments

Question 20

What is the purpose of AWS Secrets Manager?

Answer 20

It helps you protect access to applications, services, and IT resources.

Question 21

Define AWS Elastic Beanstalk.

Answer 21

A platform as a service (PaaS) for deploying and managing applications.

Question 22

What does AWS Snowball do?

Answer 22

It transfers large amounts of data into and out of AWS securely.

Question 23

True or false: Amazon Redshift is a data warehouse service.

Answer 23

TRUE

Redshift allows for fast querying and analysis of large datasets.

Question 24

Fill in the blank: AWS AppSync is used for _______ data queries.

Answer 24

real-time

Question 25

What is **AWS Glue**?

Answer 25

A fully managed ETL (extract, transform, load) service for data preparation.

Question 26

Define **AWS Fargate**.

Answer 26

A serverless compute engine for containers that works with ECS and EKS.