Cloud Practitioner General Flashcards
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Which AWS service lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers, charging only for compute time consumed?
Answer: AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs code in response to events and bills per execution.
Which tool helps you estimate your monthly AWS bill before deploying resources?
Answer: AWS Pricing Calculator
The AWS Pricing Calculator lets you model and estimate costs of AWS services in advance.
Which AWS service provides recommendations across cost optimization, security, fault tolerance, and performance?
Answer: AWS Trusted Advisor
AWS Trusted Advisor inspects your environment and gives best-practice recommendations across several categories.
What does AWS CloudTrail primarily record?
Answer: API calls and account activity
AWS CloudTrail logs API calls and account activity for governance, compliance, and auditing.
Which database service is fully managed and supports relational engines like MySQL and PostgreSQL?
Answer: Amazon RDS
Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service supporting engines such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others.
Which characteristic best describes the cloud concept of 'elasticity'?
Answer: Automatically scaling resources up or down with demand
Elasticity is the ability to automatically acquire and release resources to match current demand.
Which AWS service is a content delivery network (CDN) that caches content at edge locations?
Answer: Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is a CDN that delivers content with low latency through globally distributed edge locations.