Correction Summary
I reviewed the answer key and corrected the clearly wrong or incomplete answers.
- Question 656: changed from B to BD.
- Question 678: changed from C to No valid option.
601: Which AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) perspective focuses on organizing an inventory of data products in a data catalog?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
602: A company runs its production workload in the AWS Cloud. The company needs to choose one of the AWS Support Plans. Which of the AWS Support Plans will meet these requirements at the LOWEST cost?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
603: What is the primary use case for Amazon GuardDuty?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
604: Which VPC component can a company use to set up a virtual firewall at the Amazon EC2 instance level?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
605: A developer needs to interact with AWS by using the AWS CLI. Which security feature or AWS service must be provisioned in the developer's account to meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
606: A food delivery company needs to block users in certain countries from accessing its website. Which AWS service should the company use to meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
607: A company needs to use Amazon S3 to store audio files that are each 5 megabytes in size. The company will rarely access the files, but the company must be able to retrieve the files immediately. Which S3 storage class will meet these requirements MOST cost-effectively?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
608: A company wants to set up a secure network connection from on premises to the AWS Cloud within 1 week. Which solution will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
609: What is a customer responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model when using AWS Lambda?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
610: Which tasks are the responsibility of AWS according to the AWS shared responsibility model? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: CE
611: A company's compliance officer wants to review the AWS Service Organization Control (SOC) reports. Which AWS service or feature should the compliance officer use to complete this task?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
612: A company has a compliance requirement to record and evaluate configuration changes, as well as perform remediation actions on AWS resources. Which AWS service should the company use?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
613: A company plans to perform a one-time migration of a large dataset with millions of files from its on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud. Which AWS service should the company use for the migration?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
614: Which AWS network services or features allow CIDR block notation when providing an IP address range? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AC
615: A company wants to develop an accessibility application that will convert text into audible speech. Which AWS service will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
616: A company needs to set up dedicated network connectivity between its on-premises data center and the AWS Cloud. The network cannot use the public internet. Which AWS service or feature will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
617: A company needs to use dashboards and charts to analyze insights from business data. Which AWS service will provide the dashboards and charts for these insights?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
618: A company wants to migrate its on-premises infrastructure to the AWS Cloud. Which advantage of cloud computing will help the company reduce upfront costs?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
619: A company is designing workloads in the AWS Cloud. The company wants the workloads to perform their intended function correctly and consistently throughout their lifecycle. Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework does this goal represent?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
620: Which AWS service is used to temporarily provide federated security credentials to access AWS resources?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
621: What is a benefit of using an Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) load balancer with applications running in the AWS Cloud?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
622: A company needs to convert video files and audio files to a format that will play on smartphones. Which AWS service will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
623: A company wants to securely store Amazon RDS database credentials and automatically rotate user passwords periodically. Which AWS service or capability will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
624: A company needs to have the ability to set up infrastructure for new applications in minutes. Which advantage of cloud computing will help the company meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
625: A company needs a managed NFS file system that the company can use with its AWS compute resources. Which AWS service or feature will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
626: A company plans to migrate to the AWS Cloud. The company wants to gather information about its on-premises data center. Which AWS service should the company use?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
627: Which tasks are responsibilities of the customer, according to the AWS shared responsibility model? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: BD
628: An online retail company wants to migrate its on-premises workload to AWS. The company needs to automatically handle a seasonal workload increase in a cost-effective manner. Which AWS Cloud features will help the company meet this requirement? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: BD
629: A developer needs to use a standardized template to create copies of a company's AWS architecture for development, test, and production environments. Which AWS service should the developer use to meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
630: Which AWS service can create a private network connection from on premises to the AWS Cloud?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
631: Under the AWS shared responsibility model, which of the following is a responsibility of the customer?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
632: Which AWS service uses speech-to-text conversion to help users create meeting notes?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
633: Which AWS service or tool provides users with a graphical interface that they can use to manage AWS services?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
634: A company has a workload that will run continuously for 1 year. The workload cannot tolerate service interruptions. Which Amazon EC2 purchasing option will be MOST cost-effective?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
635: A company migrated its systems to the AWS Cloud. The systems are rightsized, and a security review did not reveal any issues. The company must ensure that additional developments, integrations, changes, and system usage growth do not jeopardize this optimized AWS infrastructure. Which AWS service should the company use to report ongoing optimization and security?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
636: Which AWS service integrates with other AWS services to provide the ability to encrypt data at rest?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
637: A company wants to track the monthly cost and usage of all Amazon EC2 instances in a specific AWS environment. Which AWS service or tool will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
638: A company wants the ability to automatically acquire resources as needed and release the resources when they are no longer needed. Which cloud concept describes this functionality?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
639: A company wants a cost-effective option when running its applications in an Amazon EC2 instance for short time periods. The applications can be interrupted. Which EC2 instance type will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
640: A company has an AWS Business Support plan. The company needs to gain access to the AWS DDoS Response Team (DRT) to help mitigate DDoS events. Which AWS service or resource must the company use to meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
641: Which AWS service or tool provides a visualization of historical AWS spending patterns and projections of future AWS costs?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
642: A company is migrating to the AWS Cloud instead of running its infrastructure on premises. Which of the following are advantages of this migration? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: BC
643: Which AWS service uses edge locations to cache content?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
644: A company wants to securely access an Amazon S3 bucket from an Amazon EC2 instance without accessing the internet. What should the company use to accomplish this goal?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
645: A company wants an AWS service that can automate software deployment in Amazon EC2 instances and on-premises instances. Which AWS service will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
646: Which AWS services are serverless? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AD
647: A company wants to continuously improve processes and procedures to deliver business value. Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework does this goal represent?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
648: Which of the following is a customer responsibility according to the AWS shared responsibility model?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
649: Which AWS service should a company use to organize, characterize, and search large numbers of images?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
650: Which AWS service is always available free of charge to users?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
651: A company needs to run some of its workloads on premises to comply with regulatory guidelines. The company wants to use the AWS Cloud to run workloads that are not required to be on premises. The company also wants to be able to use the same API calls for the on-premises workloads and the cloud workloads. Which AWS service or feature should the company use to meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
652: What is the recommended use case for Amazon EC2 On-Demand Instances?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
653: A company wants to use an AWS networking solution that can act as a centralized gateway between multiple VPCs and on-premises networks. Which AWS service or feature will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
654: An administrator observed that multiple AWS resources were deleted yesterday. Which AWS service will help identify the cause and determine which user deleted the resources?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
655: To assist companies with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance in the cloud, AWS provides:
CheckedCorrect answer: C
656: In which situations should a company create an IAM user instead of an IAM role?
CorrectedCorrect answer: BD Original: B
Correction note: Original answer was B. This is a 'choose two' type question even though the wording did not say so clearly: IAM users are used for individual long-term credentials and IAM groups contain IAM users.
657: A company hosts a web application on AWS. The company has improved the availability of its application by provisioning multiple Amazon EC2 instances. The company wants to distribute its traffic across the EC2 instances while providing a single point of contact to the web clients. Which AWS service can distribute the traffic to multiple EC2 instances as targets?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
658: What is the total volume of data that can be stored in Amazon S3?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
659: Which design principle is related to the reliability pillar according to the AWS Well-Architected Framework?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
660: A company stores data in an Amazon S3 bucket. Which task is the responsibility of AWS?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
661: A company wants to transfer a virtual Windows Server 2022 that is currently running in its own data center to AWS. The company wants to automatically convert the existing server to run directly on AWS infrastructure instead of virtualized hardware. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
662: Which AWS service is a fully managed NoSQL database service?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
663: A company deployed an application in multiple AWS Regions around the world. The company wants to improve the application’s performance and availability. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
664: A company wants to migrate its on-premises SQL Server database to the AWS Cloud. The company wants AWS to handle the day-to-day administration of the database. Which AWS service will meet the company's requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
665: A company needs stateless network filtering for its VPC. Which AWS service, tool, or feature will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
666: Which option is an advantage of AWS Cloud computing that minimizes variable costs?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
667: A company wants to migrate its server-based applications to the AWS Cloud. The company wants to determine the total cost of ownership for its compute resources that will be hosted on the AWS Cloud. Which combination of AWS services or tools will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AB
668: A company has data lakes designed for high performance computing (HPC) workloads. Which Amazon EC2 instance type should the company use?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
669: Which benefits does a company gain when the company moves from on-premises IT architecture to the AWS Cloud? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AE
670: A company is planning to migrate to the AWS Cloud. The company is conducting organizational transformation and wants to become more responsive to customer inquiries and feedback. Which task should the company perform according to AWS CAF? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AC
671: A company in an isolated area with limited internet connectivity needs local data processing on premises without stable internet. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
672: A company wants to build graph queries for real-time fraud pattern detection. Which AWS service will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
673: A company wants to acquire and release resources as needed in the AWS Cloud. Which architecture concept meets this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
674: A company wants to deploy a containerized application using a managed service that automatically builds container images from source code and deploys them. Which AWS service meets this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
675: A finance team wants to track cost and usage data and automatically generate reports. Which AWS service should they use?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
676: Which AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) perspective focuses on real-time insights and strategy?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
677: A company is migrating critical production systems to Amazon EC2 and wants lowest cost for 3 years of usage. Which solution meets this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
678: Which AWS Well-Architected Framework concept represents a system’s ability to remain functional during operational problems?
CorrectedCorrect answer: No valid option Original: C
Correction note: Original answer was C. The AWS Well-Architected concept is Reliability/resilience, but that option is not listed. Durability is mainly about data remaining intact, not system functionality during operational problems.
679: Which AWS Well-Architected Framework pillar focuses on recovery from service interruptions?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
680: A company has multiple SQL databases in a data center and wants least operational overhead in AWS. Which service should it use?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
681: A company wants to build, train, and deploy machine learning (ML) models. Which AWS service can the company use to meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
682: Which AWS service or tool provides recommendations to help users get rightsized Amazon EC2 instances based on historical workload usage data?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
683: A company wants to explore and analyze data in Amazon S3 by using a programming language. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
684: A company needs to run an application on Amazon EC2 instances without interruption. Which EC2 instance purchasing option will meet this requirement MOST cost-effectively?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
685: A company wants a fully managed service that centralizes and automates data protection across AWS services and hybrid workloads. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
686: A company plans to migrate its application from on premises to the AWS Cloud. The company needs to gather usage and configuration data for the application components. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
687: Which design principle aligns with the performance efficiency pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
688: A company wants to provide low latency to its users around the world. Which feature of the AWS Cloud meets this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
689: Which type of workload should a company run on Amazon EC2 Spot Instances?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
690: A company has multiple AWS accounts. The company needs to receive a consolidated bill from AWS and must centrally manage security and compliance. Which AWS service or feature should the company use?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
691: For which use case are Amazon EC2 On-Demand Instances MOST cost-effective?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
692: A company has developed a new in-house application. The company does not have a way to determine or predict the usage demand that the application will create. Which AWS Cloud computing benefit is the company seeking?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
693: Which AWS offering can analyze a company’s AWS environment to discover security vulnerabilities on Amazon EC2 instances?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
694: A company plans to onboard new employees that will be working remotely. The company needs to set up Windows virtual desktops to create a working environment for the new employees. The employees must be able to access the working environment from anywhere and by using their computer or a web browser. Which AWS service or feature will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
695: A company wants to visualize and manage AWS Cloud costs and usage for a specific period of time. Which AWS service or feature will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
696: Which AWS service supports MySQL database engines?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
697: A company purchased Amazon EC2 Standard Reserved Instances (RIs) for a workload in the AWS Cloud. The company needs to move part of the workload to an instance family that does not match the instance family of these Standard RIs. How can the company take advantage of the Standard RIs that it no longer needs?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
698: A company is releasing a business-critical application. Before the release, the company needs strategic planning assistance from AWS. During the release, the company needs AWS infrastructure event management and real-time support. What should the company do to meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
699: A company wants to improve employee productivity by providing a way for employees to search for questions and retrieve specific answers. The company wants to use a single intelligent search interface. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
700: A company wants an Amazon S3 solution that provides access to object storage within single-digit milliseconds. Which solution will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
701: A company runs an uninterruptible Amazon EC2 workload on AWS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company will require the same instance family and instance type to run the workload for the next 12 months. Which combination of purchasing options should the company choose to MOST optimize costs? (Choose two.)
CheckedCorrect answer: AE
702: A company wants to run its application's code without having to provision and manage servers. Which AWS service will meet this requirement?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
703: A company is planning to migrate to the AWS Cloud. The company needs to understand the existing on-premises usage and configuration. The company does not want to replicate its workloads to AWS, yet. Which AWS service or tool will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
704: A company wants to allow its employees to work remotely from home. The company's employees use Windows or Linux desktops. The company's employees need access from anywhere and at anytime by using any supported devices. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
705: A company wants to test a new application. Which AWS principle will help the company test the application?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
706: A company plans to launch an ecommerce website that contains many images for a product catalog. The company wants to keep the cost of running the website within a specific budget. Which AWS service or tool should the company use to monitor the ongoing costs of the website?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
707: A company has deployed several public applications behind Application Load Balancers. The company wants to improve the performance of the applications. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
708: A company has an on-premises application. The application has processing times of less than 5 minutes and is invoked only a few times each day. The company wants to move the application to the AWS Cloud. Which AWS service will support this application MOST cost-effectively?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
709: A company is learning about the perspectives of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF). Which perspective of the AWS CAF addresses the strategy management capability?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
710: A company wants to consolidate its call centers to improve the customer voice and chat experience with call center agents. Which AWS service or tool will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
711: A company needs to provision uninterruptible Amazon EC2 instances, when needed, and pay for compute capacity by the second. Which EC2 instance purchasing option will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
712: Which AWS service can migrate Amazon EC2 instances from one AWS Region to another?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
713: A company needs to block SQL injection attacks. Which AWS service or feature provides this functionality?
CheckedCorrect answer: A
714: A company wants to run its application on Amazon EC2 instances. The company needs to keep the application on-premises to meet a compliance requirement. Which AWS offering will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: D
715: A company wants to connect its supported AWS services and VPCs. The company does not want to expose its internal traffic to the public internet. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
716: Which AWS service can manage permissions for AWS resources by using policies?
CheckedCorrect answer: C
717: A company needs to run some of its workload in the AWS Cloud. The company needs to keep some of the workload in its own on-site data center due to compliance reasons. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
718: A company wants to deploy an application that stores data in a relational database. The company wants database tasks, such as automated backups and database snapshots, to be managed by AWS. Which AWS service will meet these requirements?
CheckedCorrect answer: B
719: A company that operates on-premises servers decides to start a new line of business. The company determines that additional servers are required for the new workloads. Which advantage of cloud computing can help the company to provision additional infrastructure as quickly as possible?
CheckedCorrect answer: B