Cloud Concepts

A firm is deploying a web application across two different cloud providers to ensure business continuity. What is the most critical challenge they must overcome regarding data consistency?

You need to store audit logs that are immutable and cannot be deleted for a set period. Which feature should you enable?

Which THREE factors must be considered when estimating cloud costs?

You need to ensure that a web server can only accept traffic on port 443. Where should this rule be defined?

What is the benefit of 'measured service' for a business?

Which technology is primarily used to isolate applications while sharing the same OS kernel?

A security administrator needs to ensure that all traffic between their on-premises data center and their cloud environment is encrypted and traverses a dedicated, private connection. What should they implement?

Which THREE security controls are the responsibility of the cloud user under the Shared Responsibility Model?

What is the benefit of moving from an on-premises data center to a cloud provider?

What is the primary difference between vertical and horizontal scaling?

A company needs to store backups for compliance purposes for seven years. Access is rarely required. What is the most cost-effective storage class?

What does 'Multi-tenancy' in a public cloud mean?

Which cloud principle refers to the ability to pay for only the compute power you consume?

Which cloud characteristic allows an organization to rapidly increase resources during a spike in traffic and decrease them when traffic drops?

A company wants to move their legacy on-premises application to the cloud without refactoring the code. Which service model should they choose to minimize operational burden while maintaining application compatibility?

Which cloud service model would a company use if they want to manage their application code and data but leave the OS, runtime, and hardware management to the provider?

Which THREE factors should a cloud architect consider when designing for high availability?

Which cloud networking component allows an instance in a public subnet to communicate with the internet?

Your organization is experiencing high latency for end-users accessing a global web application. The static assets are currently stored in a single bucket in the US-East region. Which architectural change will most effectively reduce latency for international users?

An architect is designing a system that must survive a complete data center failure. What should be utilized?

Which THREE items should be included in a disaster recovery plan?

A security auditor requests a solution to ensure that all data stored in the cloud is encrypted at rest. What should the administrator implement?

What is the purpose of a VPC Endpoint?

Which cloud characteristic allows a startup to automatically increase their compute resources during a marketing campaign and decrease them afterward without manual intervention?

An administrator needs to ensure that cloud resources are geographically separated to maintain availability during a regional disaster. Which feature should they configure?

Which cloud service model is best suited for end-users who want to use software via a browser?

Which TWO benefits are associated with cloud storage object versioning?

A developer needs to host a static website on AWS S3. Which configuration is required to make the objects publicly accessible?

An administrator needs to securely manage access to cloud resources. Which service should be used to create groups, users, and roles?

A developer needs a storage solution for high-frequency trading logs that must be instantly accessible for analysis, with high IOPS, and low latency. Which storage type is most appropriate?

Which cloud service model provides a platform for developers to deploy applications without managing the underlying infrastructure?

You are troubleshooting a connectivity issue where an application in a private subnet cannot reach the internet to download updates. Which component is missing?

Which TWO advantages does a public cloud provide for a small business?

Your organization is reviewing the shared responsibility model. Which TWO of the following are typically the responsibility of the cloud service provider?

You need to allow temporary access to a file stored in a private bucket for a third party. What is the most secure method?

What is the primary purpose of a cloud provider's region?

When using an Auto Scaling group, what metric is most commonly used to trigger an increase in server instances?

A developer needs a serverless environment to run event-driven code. What should they choose?

An organization needs to extend its on-premises data center to a VPC while ensuring private connectivity that avoids the public internet. Which connectivity option is best?

An application requires a database that can handle unstructured data and scale horizontally. Which database type is best?

A company is migrating an on-premises database to a public cloud. The database requires low latency and high IOPS. Which storage type should the architect select?

A company requires a highly available database that replicates data synchronously across availability zones. Which setting should be chosen?

Which TWO cloud deployment models allow for a hybrid cloud setup?

A company uses a hybrid cloud. They need to move a database workload to the cloud that has strict regulatory requirements. Which deployment model is most appropriate?

Which THREE are key characteristics of cloud computing?

Which of the following represents a major benefit of cloud computing where resources are shared among multiple customers?

Which TWO scenarios are appropriate for using a load balancer?

A company is moving from a capital expenditure model to an operational expenditure model. What is the primary benefit?

A startup is looking for a cloud deployment model where they pay only for resources used and share underlying hardware with other tenants. What model is this?

An application is suffering from high latency for users across the globe. Which service can help cache content closer to the users?

When evaluating a cloud-based database service, which TWO of the following are key benefits compared to self-managed databases?