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Question 1 of 10

Objective 2.1 Security and Compliance

A development team is using AWS EC2 instances to build and test a new application. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, what security control is the team primarily responsible for implementing?

Concept tested: Security and Compliance (2.1)

Source:AWS shared responsibility model

Question 2 of 10

Objective 1.6 Cloud Concepts

Which of the following cost factors is most directly influenced by the volume of data stored and transferred in a cloud environment?

Concept tested: Cloud Concepts (1.6)

Question 3 of 10

Objective 2.3 Security and Compliance

Which feature of AWS Artifact allows you to download security and compliance documents for ISVs selling on AWS Marketplace?

Concept tested: Security and Compliance (2.3)

Question 4 of 10

Objective 1.8 Cloud Concepts

Which licensing strategy typically offers the greatest cost savings for organizations with substantial compute workloads and existing software investments?

Concept tested: Cloud Concepts (1.8)

Question 5 of 10

Objective 2.4 Security and Compliance

What is the purpose of AWS CloudTrail Lake in relation to API calls?

Concept tested: Security and Compliance (2.4)

Question 6 of 10

Objective 1.1 Cloud Concepts

What is a key advantage of AWS's global infrastructure for businesses?

Concept tested: Cloud Concepts (1.1)

Question 7 of 10

Objective 2.14 Security and Compliance

What is the charge for using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to manage users, groups, roles, and policies?

Concept tested: Security and Compliance (2.14)

Question 8 of 10

Objective 1.7 Cloud Concepts

Which strategy can help reduce costs by aligning resource usage with actual needs in a cloud environment?

Concept tested: Cloud Concepts (1.7)

Question 9 of 10

Objective 2.5 Security and Compliance

To proactively assess potential security vulnerabilities, an AWS administrator utilizes AWS Config to review resource configurations. Which data source does AWS Config primarily leverage for this analysis?

Concept tested: Security and Compliance (2.5)

Question 10 of 10

Objective 1.2 Cloud Concepts

Which AWS Cloud benefit enables organizations to quickly adapt their infrastructure in response to changing business needs?

Concept tested: Cloud Concepts (1.2)

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Question 1 A development team is using AWS EC2 instances to build and test a new application. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, what security control is the team primarily responsible for implementing?

Answer choices

A. AWS
B. Customer
C. Both AWS and Customer
D. Third-party vendors

Correct answer

Customer

Customers are responsible for securing access to the AWS resources they create and configure. AWS secures the underlying cloud infrastructure, not each customer's identity and resource access choices.

Wrong-answer review

A. AWS: AWS secures the underlying cloud infrastructure; customers secure access to their own resources and identities.
C. Both AWS and Customer: Shared responsibility does not mean both parties perform every access-control task; customer resource access is a customer configuration responsibility.
D. Third-party vendors: Third-party vendors are not responsible for securing customer AWS resources under the AWS shared responsibility model.

Objective/domain: Security and Compliance (2.1)

Question 2 Which of the following cost factors is most directly influenced by the volume of data stored and transferred in a cloud environment?

A. Fixed costs associated with hardware maintenance
B. Infrastructure setup costs for initial deployment
C. One-time licensing fees for software applications
D. Variable costs related to data storage and bandwidth

Variable costs related to data storage and bandwidth

Objective/domain: Cloud Concepts (1.6)

Source: CLF-C02 Domain 1: Cloud Concepts

Question 3 Which feature of AWS Artifact allows you to download security and compliance documents for ISVs selling on AWS Marketplace?

A. Compliance reports
B. On-demand downloads
C. Agreements
D. System and Organization Controls (SOC)

On-demand downloads

Objective/domain: Security and Compliance (2.3)

Source: What is AWS Artifact

Question 4 Which licensing strategy typically offers the greatest cost savings for organizations with substantial compute workloads and existing software investments?

A. BYOL model, as it eliminates the need to purchase new licenses.
B. BYOL model, due to potential existing software investments and volume discounts from providers.
C. Included licenses, because they are always cheaper than BYOL.
D. Fixed licensing fees, which provide consistent pricing.

BYOL model, due to potential existing software investments and volume discounts from providers.

Objective/domain: Cloud Concepts (1.8)

Question 5 What is the purpose of AWS CloudTrail Lake in relation to API calls?

A. To manage S3 buckets
B. To store and analyze user activity
C. To create IAM roles
D. To deploy EC2 instances

To store and analyze user activity

Objective/domain: Security and Compliance (2.4)

Source: AWS CloudTrail user guide

Question 6 What is a key advantage of AWS's global infrastructure for businesses?

A. Speed of deployment
B. High availability
C. Global reach
D. Elasticity

Global reach

Objective/domain: Cloud Concepts (1.1)

Question 7 What is the charge for using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to manage users, groups, roles, and policies?

A. Storage setup fees for IAM users
B. Data transfer fees for IAM policies
C. No additional charge for IAM
D. Bandwidth fees for IAM groups

No additional charge for IAM

Objective/domain: Security and Compliance (2.14)

Source: AWS Identity and Access Management introduction

Question 8 Which strategy can help reduce costs by aligning resource usage with actual needs in a cloud environment?

A. Automation
B. Rightsizing
C. Fixed costs management
D. Variable costs reduction

Rightsizing

Objective/domain: Cloud Concepts (1.7)

Question 9 To proactively assess potential security vulnerabilities, an AWS administrator utilizes AWS Config to review resource configurations. Which data source does AWS Config primarily leverage for this analysis?

A. Access logs
B. User activity reports
C. Network flow records
D. Historic configurations

Historic configurations

Objective/domain: Security and Compliance (2.5)

Source: What is AWS Config

Question 10 Which AWS Cloud benefit enables organizations to quickly adapt their infrastructure in response to changing business needs?

A. High availability
B. Elasticity
C. Agility
D. Scalability

Agility

Objective/domain: Cloud Concepts (1.2)

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A development team is using AWS EC2 instances to build and test a new application. According to the AWS shared responsibility model, what security control is the team primarily responsible for implementing?

Which of the following cost factors is most directly influenced by the volume of data stored and transferred in a cloud environment?

Which feature of AWS Artifact allows you to download security and compliance documents for ISVs selling on AWS Marketplace?

Which licensing strategy typically offers the greatest cost savings for organizations with substantial compute workloads and existing software investments?

What is the purpose of AWS CloudTrail Lake in relation to API calls?

What is a key advantage of AWS's global infrastructure for businesses?

What is the charge for using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to manage users, groups, roles, and policies?

Which strategy can help reduce costs by aligning resource usage with actual needs in a cloud environment?

To proactively assess potential security vulnerabilities, an AWS administrator utilizes AWS Config to review resource configurations. Which data source does AWS Config primarily leverage for this analysis?

Which AWS Cloud benefit enables organizations to quickly adapt their infrastructure in response to changing business needs?

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