DevOps Engineering on AWS Certification Trivia 3

Question 1

Which tool is used to define AWS infrastructure as code using familiar programming languages like Python, TypeScript, and Java?

Accepted Answer

AWS CDK

Answer

AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) lets you define cloud infrastructure using general-purpose programming languages.

Question 2

What does the 'D' stand for in the DevOps acronym framework 'CALMS'?

Accepted Answer

Deployment

Answer

CALMS stands for Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, and Sharing — the 'A' is Automation, not a 'D'.

Question 3

Which AWS service provides a managed Apache Kafka-compatible streaming data service?

Accepted Answer

Amazon MSK

Answer

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) is a fully managed Kafka-compatible service.

Question 4

In AWS CodePipeline, what is the term for a set of actions that run in parallel within a stage?

Accepted Answer

Action Run Order

Answer

In CodePipeline, actions within a stage that share the same run order number execute in parallel.

Question 5

Which EC2 instance purchasing option provides the largest potential discount (up to 90%) compared to On-Demand pricing?

Accepted Answer

Spot Instances

Answer

Spot Instances can offer up to 90% discount over On-Demand prices by using unused EC2 capacity.

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