AWS AWS Compute Services

Question 1

Which EC2 purchasing option offers the greatest discount in exchange for a 1- or 3-year commitment to a specific instance type in a specific region?

Accepted Answer

Reserved Instances

Answer

Reserved Instances provide up to 72% discount over On-Demand pricing in exchange for a 1- or 3-year usage commitment.

Question 2

What is the maximum execution timeout for an AWS Lambda function?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes

Answer

AWS Lambda functions can run for a maximum of 15 minutes (900 seconds) per invocation.

Question 3

Which EC2 feature runs your instance on single-tenant hardware dedicated solely to your account?

Accepted Answer

Dedicated Instances

Answer

Dedicated Instances run on hardware dedicated to a single customer, ensuring physical isolation from other AWS accounts.

Question 4

Which AWS service provides fully managed Kubernetes container orchestration?

Accepted Answer

Amazon EKS

Answer

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) is the managed Kubernetes service that runs upstream Kubernetes without needing to install or operate a control plane.

Question 5

Which EC2 Auto Scaling policy type maintains a specified metric at a desired target value, such as keeping average CPU at 50%?

Accepted Answer

Target tracking scaling

Answer

Target tracking scaling automatically adjusts capacity to keep a chosen CloudWatch metric at a user-defined target value.

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