How Much Do You Know About Cloud?

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  • 1. 

    What does AWS stand for?

    • A.

      American Welding Society

    • B.

      Amazon Web Services

    • C.

      Advanced Wireless Services

    • D.

      Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

    Correct Answer
    B. Amazon Web Services
    Explanation
    AWS stands for Amazon Web Services. Amazon Web Services is a cloud computing platform provided by Amazon. It offers a wide range of services and tools for businesses and individuals to build and manage their applications and infrastructure in the cloud. AWS has become a popular choice for organizations due to its scalability, reliability, and flexibility. It provides various services such as compute power, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and more, allowing users to easily deploy and scale their applications without the need for physical hardware.

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  • 2. 

    What does S3 refer to?

    • A.

      Simple Storage Service

    • B.

      Storage Server Solution

    • C.

      Safe Shutdown System

    • D.

      Stainless Steel Sink

    Correct Answer
    A. Simple Storage Service
    Explanation
    S3 refers to Simple Storage Service, which is a scalable object storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows users to store and retrieve large amounts of data from anywhere on the web. S3 is designed to be highly durable, secure, and cost-effective, making it ideal for a wide range of use cases such as backup and restore, data archiving, content distribution, and data analytics.

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  • 3. 

    What is SnapDragon?

    • A.

      Tool that takes Snapshots of an Instance on AWS

    • B.

      A Snappy Dragon

    • C.

      Tool that takes snapshots of a Volume on AWS

    • D.

      Tool that creates a new Instance from a snapshot of a volume on AWS

    Correct Answer
    C. Tool that takes snapshots of a Volume on AWS
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "confluence/confluence/display/adp/SnapDragon" AND "confluence/confluence/display/CSA/How+SnapDragon+Works"

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  • 4. 

    What is Sleeping Sloth?

    • A.

      A sleeping sloth

    • B.

      Tool that automates stopping and starting of instances on AWS

    • C.

      Tool that automates stopping, starting and terminating of instances on AWS

    • D.

      Tool that automates stopping, starting and terminating of volumes on AWS

    Correct Answer
    B. Tool that automates stopping and starting of instances on AWS
    Explanation
    Terminating in AWS means that any data or volume within an instance is fully deleted. The purpose of the Sleeping Sloth is to start and stop available instances in the AWS Console to minimize the cost in accordance with the usage. 

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  • 5. 

    What does EC2 refer to?

    • A.

      Enroute Command and Control

    • B.

      Elastic Compute Cloud

    • C.

      Elastic Central Cloud

    • D.

      English Conversation Club

    Correct Answer
    B. Elastic Compute Cloud
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/"

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  • 6. 

    What is Elastic IP Address?

    • A.

      A static IP Address that is designed for Dynamic Cloud computing

    • B.

      A Dynamic IP Address that is designed for Dynamic Cloud computing

    • C.

      A Dynamic IP Address that is associated with each instance on AWS

    • D.

      B and c

    Correct Answer
    A. A static IP Address that is designed for Dynamic Cloud computing
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html"

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  • 7. 

    What is the base URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) for requests for instance metadata?

    • A.

      Localhost/latest/meta-data/

    • B.

      Http://127.0.0.1/latest/meta-data/

    • C.

      Http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/

    • D.

      A and b

    Correct Answer
    C. Http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html"

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  • 8. 

    Which in-house tool is used to assist in determining if the traffic to and from your host traverses a firewall?

    • A.

      Tufin

    • B.

      Firewall Manager

    • C.

      Firewall Helper

    • D.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    C. Firewall Helper
    Explanation
    Firewall Helper is an in-house tool used to assist in determining if the traffic to and from your host traverses a firewall. This tool helps in monitoring and analyzing network traffic to identify if it is being filtered or blocked by a firewall. It provides valuable insights into the network infrastructure and helps in troubleshooting connectivity issues by identifying if the traffic is passing through the firewall or not. Tufin and Firewall Manager are not specifically designed for this purpose, making them incorrect options.

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  • 9. 

    Which ports are default port(s) for Web traffic to all AWS accounts?

    • A.

      80

    • B.

      80 and 443

    • C.

      5001

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. 80 and 443
    Explanation
    The default port(s) for Web traffic to all AWS accounts are 80 and 443. Port 80 is used for HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) traffic, while port 443 is used for HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) traffic. HTTP is the standard protocol for transmitting web pages, while HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP that encrypts the data being transmitted. Therefore, both port 80 and 443 are commonly used for web traffic to ensure both regular and secure communication.

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  • 10. 

    Which one of the following is not an in-house AWS account type?

    • A.

      Discovery

    • B.

      Development

    • C.

      Production

    • D.

      Non-Production

    Correct Answer
    B. Development
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "confluence/confluence/display/adp/2.+AWS+Accounts"

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  • 11. 

    When an instance is terminated, it means that it is no longer available. However, it can be started at any point of time and be fully functional.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Terminating in AWS means that any data or volume within an instance is fully deleted. For more information please refer to "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/terminating-instances.html"

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  • 12. 

    An EBS volume cannot be attached to more than one EC2 instance.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    An EBS volume (Elastic Block Store) in AWS is designed to be attached to a single EC2 instance at a time. It cannot be shared or attached to multiple instances simultaneously. This restriction ensures data integrity and prevents conflicts that could arise from multiple instances trying to access and modify the same volume concurrently.

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  • 13. 

    All AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions are Service Based.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    These permissions are either User-based or Resource-Based. For more information on AWS permissions please refer to "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/PermissionsOverview.html"

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  • 14. 

    The status of a snapshot while it’s getting created is "Progressing".

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Snapshots occur asynchronously and the status of the snapshot is pending until the snapshot is complete and the status changes to either "completed" or "Error".

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  • 15. 

    The maximum size of a new DB instance class in AWS is 1TB.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    For more information please refer to "Fast, Predictable Performance" section of "http://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/" link.

    Fast, Predictable Performance

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  • 16. 

    Any of our employees by default has access to AWS Access Gateway.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    The key access requirements are: Having the correct Active Directory group membership, Being a member of a Workspace & Sufficient access for firewall network traffic out-going to and incoming from Aws. For more information please refer to "confluence/confluence/display/adp/1.+Getting+Access"

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  • 17. 

    "BackupSchedule" tag needs to be set for any scheduled back up using SnapDragon. The correct spelling and capitalisation as SnapDragon is NOT case sensitive. The value of the tag needs to be in cron format, followed by a colon and the retention in days or number of copies.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    The correct spelling and capitalisation as SnapDragon is case sensitive. For more information please refer to " confluence/confluence/display/adp/SnapDragon" AND "confluence/confluence/display/CSA/How+SnapDragon+Works"

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  • 18. 

    Workspaces are managed in the AWS Access Gateway.In AWS Console you must create a Workspace tag and set its value to your Workspace ID.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    For more information on Workspace ID and Tagging please refer to "confluence/confluence/display/AWS/AWS+Tagging+Policy"

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  • 19. 

    Resources on AWS can be associated with more than one workspace.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Resources cannot be associated with more than one Workspace. Resources on AWS may refer to instances, volumes, snapshots, etc. For More information please refer to "confluence/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=126105742"

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  • 20. 

    AWS is responsible for the security of any resources it is hosting.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    Security on AWS in based on shares responsibility. For more information please refer to "Sharing the responsibility" section on "http://aws.amazon.com/security/".

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