Trivia Flashcards

Which AWS service is used to manage and automate the deployment of infrastructure using code templates?

Answer: AWS CloudFormation

AWS CloudFormation is the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service that provisions and manages AWS resources using JSON or YAML templates.

What is the name of AWS's content delivery network (CDN) service?

Answer: Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is AWS's CDN service that delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs globally with low latency.

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for patching the guest operating system on an EC2 instance?

Answer: The customer

Customers are responsible for patching and maintaining the guest OS on EC2 instances; AWS manages the underlying hypervisor and hardware.

Which AWS service provides centralized logging by collecting and monitoring log files from AWS resources?

Answer: Amazon CloudWatch Logs

Amazon CloudWatch Logs allows you to centralize log collection, monitor, and store log data from EC2 instances, Lambda, and other AWS services.

What does the AWS Free Tier offer for Amazon EC2?

Answer: 750 hours per month of t2.micro or t3.micro for 12 months

The AWS Free Tier includes 750 hours per month of t2.micro (or t3.micro in supported regions) Linux/Windows usage for the first 12 months.

Which AWS service helps you assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources for compliance?

Answer: AWS Config

AWS Config continuously monitors and records your AWS resource configurations and evaluates them against desired compliance rules.

What is the minimum number of Availability Zones recommended for a highly available AWS architecture?

Answer: 2

AWS recommends deploying across at least 2 Availability Zones to achieve high availability and fault tolerance.