(CLF-C01) Flashcards

A company wants to run workloads without managing servers. Which AWS service is the best fit?

Answer: AWS Lambda

AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs code without provisioning or managing servers.

Which AWS pricing model allows you to commit to a consistent usage amount in exchange for a lower hourly rate?

Answer: Reserved Instances

Reserved Instances offer significant discounts over On-Demand pricing in exchange for a 1- or 3-year usage commitment.

Which AWS service provides a managed relational database that can automatically scale storage?

Answer: Amazon RDS

Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service that supports automatic storage scaling with features like Aurora storage auto-scaling.

A user wants to receive alerts when AWS costs exceed a defined threshold. Which service should they use?

Answer: AWS Budgets

AWS Budgets lets you set custom cost and usage thresholds and sends alerts when those thresholds are exceeded.

Which feature of AWS allows a single AWS account to be billed on behalf of multiple accounts?

Answer: AWS Organizations Consolidated Billing

AWS Organizations Consolidated Billing combines usage from multiple accounts into a single bill and can unlock volume pricing discounts.

What does the AWS Shared Responsibility Model state is the customer's responsibility?

Answer: Managing guest OS and application software

Customers are responsible for security 'in' the cloud, including managing their guest operating systems, applications, and data.

Which AWS service enables users to centrally manage and audit AWS resource configurations over time?

Answer: AWS Config

AWS Config continuously records AWS resource configurations and evaluates them against desired configuration rules.