CCP Trivia 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which AWS database service is specifically designed for data warehousing and analytics on petabyte-scale data?
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon ElastiCache
- Amazon Redshift (Correct answer)
- Amazon Neptune
Correct answer: Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift is a fully managed, petabyte-scale cloud data warehouse optimized for analytical queries and business intelligence workloads.
Question 2: What is the purpose of an AWS IAM Role?
- To define network traffic rules for EC2 instances
- To grant temporary permissions to AWS services or users without sharing credentials (Correct answer)
- To set up multi-factor authentication
- To define billing thresholds for AWS accounts
Correct answer: To grant temporary permissions to AWS services or users without sharing credentials
IAM Roles provide temporary, credential-free access permissions to AWS services, EC2 instances, or federated users.
Question 3: Which AWS service provides DDoS protection automatically for all AWS customers at no extra cost?
- AWS WAF
- AWS Shield Advanced
- AWS Shield Standard (Correct answer)
- Amazon GuardDuty
Correct answer: AWS Shield Standard
AWS Shield Standard automatically protects all AWS customers from common DDoS attacks at no additional charge.
Question 4: What AWS feature allows you to set up billing alerts when your AWS costs exceed a defined threshold?
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets (Correct answer)
- AWS Pricing Calculator
- AWS Trusted Advisor
Correct answer: AWS Budgets
AWS Budgets lets you set custom cost and usage thresholds and sends alerts via SNS or email when those thresholds are exceeded.
Question 5: Which AWS service provides a managed message queuing service that decouples microservices and distributed systems?
- Amazon SNS
- Amazon SQS (Correct answer)
- AWS Step Functions
- Amazon EventBridge
Correct answer: Amazon SQS
Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service) is a fully managed message queuing service used to decouple and scale microservices and distributed systems.
Question 6: In AWS, what is the term for a logical container that holds AWS resources within a specific geographic area?
- Edge Location
- Availability Zone
- Region (Correct answer)
- Local Zone
Correct answer: Region
An AWS Region is a geographic area containing multiple isolated Availability Zones where AWS infrastructure and services are hosted.
Question 7: Which cloud deployment model keeps all infrastructure on-premises but uses cloud-like management tools?
- Public cloud
- Hybrid cloud
- Private cloud (Correct answer)
- Community cloud
Correct answer: Private cloud
A private cloud deployment keeps all resources on-premises or in a dedicated environment managed solely by one organization.
CCP Trivia 5
Which AWS database service is specifically designed for data warehousing and analytics on petabyte-scale data?