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LevelAWS Cloud Practitioner
SubjectAWS Cloud Practitioner
Year2025 BS
Exam sessionModel questions
Full marks65
Time allowed90 minutes
Questions10, all with step-by-step solutions
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AWS Cloud Practitioner Foundational

Select the best answer.

10 questions·1 mark each
1Multiple choice1 mark

Which of the following BEST describes the AWS Cloud advantage of elasticity?

  • a

    The ability to acquire resources when needed and release them when no longer required

  • b

    The ability to deploy applications in multiple AWS Regions

  • c

    The ability to create IAM users and groups

  • d

    The ability to pay a fixed monthly fee regardless of usage

Correct answer: a

The ability to acquire resources when needed and release them when no longer required

Elasticity in cloud computing refers to the ability to dynamically scale resources up or down based on demand, paying only for what you use. This is a fundamental advantage of cloud over on-premises infrastructure.

cloud-concepts
2Multiple choice1 mark

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, which of the following is the CUSTOMER responsibility?

  • a

    Physical security of data centers

  • b

    Patching the hypervisor

  • c

    Managing IAM user permissions and enabling MFA

  • d

    Maintaining the global network infrastructure

Correct answer: c

Managing IAM user permissions and enabling MFA

Under the Shared Responsibility Model, customers are responsible for security in the cloud, including IAM user management, MFA, data encryption, and application-level security. AWS is responsible for security of the cloud (hardware, networking, facilities).

security-compliance
3Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS service provides a managed relational database with support for engines such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQL Server?

  • a

    Amazon DynamoDB

  • b

    Amazon RDS

  • c

    Amazon ElastiCache

  • d

    Amazon Redshift

Correct answer: b

Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) is a managed service supporting multiple relational database engines including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, and Amazon Aurora. DynamoDB is NoSQL, ElastiCache is for in-memory caching, and Redshift is a data warehouse.

aws-services
4Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS pricing model offers the LARGEST discount compared to On-Demand pricing in exchange for a 1-year or 3-year commitment?

  • a

    Spot Instances

  • b

    Reserved Instances (All Upfront, 3-year term)

  • c

    On-Demand Instances

  • d

    Dedicated Hosts

Correct answer: b

Reserved Instances (All Upfront, 3-year term)

Reserved Instances with All Upfront payment on a 3-year term offer the largest guaranteed discount (up to 72%) compared to On-Demand pricing. Spot Instances can be cheaper but are interruptible and not guaranteed.

billing-pricing
5Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS service acts as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) by caching content at edge locations around the world to reduce latency?

  • a

    AWS Direct Connect

  • b

    Amazon CloudFront

  • c

    Amazon VPC

  • d

    AWS Global Accelerator

Correct answer: b

Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is the AWS CDN service that distributes content through a worldwide network of edge locations, caching copies of content close to end users to reduce latency and improve transfer speeds.

technology
6Multiple choice1 mark

A solutions architect wants to design a system that continues to operate even if an entire AWS Availability Zone goes offline. Which design principle does this follow?

  • a

    Cost optimization

  • b

    High availability

  • c

    Performance efficiency

  • d

    Sustainability

Correct answer: b

High availability

High availability ensures that a system remains operational even during component failures. Deploying across multiple Availability Zones is a core AWS best practice for achieving high availability, as each AZ is an independent data center cluster.

architecture
7Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS service allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers and charges only for the compute time consumed?

  • a

    Amazon EC2

  • b

    Amazon ECS

  • c

    AWS Lambda

  • d

    AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Correct answer: c

AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources. You pay only for the compute time consumed, with no charge when code is not running.

aws-services
8Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS service provides centralized logging and monitoring of API calls made across an AWS account?

  • a

    Amazon CloudWatch

  • b

    AWS CloudTrail

  • c

    AWS Config

  • d

    Amazon GuardDuty

Correct answer: b

AWS CloudTrail

AWS CloudTrail records API calls made in an AWS account, providing an audit log of who did what, when, and from where. CloudWatch monitors metrics and logs, Config tracks resource configurations, and GuardDuty provides threat detection.

security-compliance
9Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS storage service provides object storage with virtually unlimited scalability, commonly used for backup, data lakes, and static website hosting?

  • a

    Amazon EBS

  • b

    Amazon S3

  • c

    Amazon EFS

  • d

    AWS Storage Gateway

Correct answer: b

Amazon S3

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an object storage service offering industry-leading scalability, data availability, and durability. It is commonly used for backups, data lakes, static websites, and content distribution.

aws-services
10Multiple choice1 mark

Which AWS tool allows users to estimate the cost of running workloads on AWS before deploying them?

  • a

    AWS Cost Explorer

  • b

    AWS Pricing Calculator

  • c

    AWS Budgets

  • d

    AWS Trusted Advisor

Correct answer: b

AWS Pricing Calculator

The AWS Pricing Calculator (formerly Simple Monthly Calculator) lets users model their solutions and estimate costs before deploying. Cost Explorer analyzes past costs, Budgets sets spending alerts, and Trusted Advisor provides best-practice recommendations.

billing-pricing

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