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Associate General Knowledge and Prerequisites Flashcards

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  1. Which AWS service acts as a centralized hub for aggregating, organizing, and prioritizing security findings from multiple AWS services?

    Answer: AWS Security Hub

    AWS Security Hub aggregates findings from GuardDuty, Inspector, Macie, and other services into a single security dashboard.

  2. What is the difference between horizontal scaling and vertical scaling?

    Answer: Horizontal scaling adds more instances; vertical scaling increases CPU/RAM of existing instances

    Horizontal scaling (scale out) adds more instances to distribute load; vertical scaling (scale up) increases resources on a single instance.

  3. Which AWS storage class is most appropriate for data that is accessed infrequently but must be retrieved within milliseconds when needed?

    Answer: S3 Standard-IA

    S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access) provides millisecond retrieval at a lower storage cost, with a per-retrieval charge.

  4. A solutions architect needs to ensure an application remains available even if an entire AWS Availability Zone fails. What architecture is required?

    Answer: Multi-AZ deployment

    Deploying across multiple Availability Zones within a region ensures the application survives an AZ-level failure.

  5. Which AWS service provides a dedicated private network connection from your on-premises data center to AWS, bypassing the public internet?

    Answer: AWS Direct Connect

    AWS Direct Connect establishes a dedicated, private physical connection between on-premises networks and AWS.

  6. Which AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar focuses on the ability to run and monitor systems to deliver business value and continually improve processes?

    Answer: Operational Excellence

    The Operational Excellence pillar emphasizes automating operations, responding to events, and continuously improving processes.

  7. What is an AWS Region?

    Answer: A geographic area containing multiple isolated Availability Zones

    An AWS Region is a geographical area composed of two or more Availability Zones, each isolated from failures in other AZs.