AWS Module 7 - Monitoring & Analytics Flashcards
What differentiates the “Always Free” tier from the “12 Months Free” tier in AWS Free Tier offers?
a) Always Free offers require activation within 12 months
b) Always Free offers require payment after 12 months
c) 12 Months Free offers have no expiry and are always free
d) 12 Months Free offers last for a limited period following the initial sign-up date
d
How does CloudWatch help manage resources based on metric data?
a) Automatically halts instances with high CPU usage
b) Sends alerts for overpriced resources
c) Graphs the performance changes over time
d) Balances load across multiple servers
c
What purpose does CloudTrail primarily serve within AWS?
a) Creating visualized data reports
b) Monitoring user activity and API calls
c) Controlling access to resources
d) Analyzing network traffic patterns
b
Which information does CloudTrail Insights specifically aim to detect?
a) Unusual API activity in an AWS account
b) Traffic congestion and network latency
c) CPU usage of EC2 instances
d) Unauthorized server access
a
What does AWS Trusted Advisor provide recommendations for?
a) Database management practices
b) Security protocols
c) Load balancing strategies
d) AWS best practices in multiple categories
d
How does the Trusted Advisor dashboard represent items needing attention?
a) With green checkmarks
b) As orange triangles
c) Using red circles
d) Both b and c
d
What is one of the key advantages of Amazon Athena?
a) It requires complex ETL jobs before running queries
b) Users pay for the service even if queries are not run
c) It integrates only with AWS Glue Data Catalog
d) Provides serverless querying with standard SQL
d
How does Amazon Athena assist in data analysis?
a) By processing ETL tasks automatically
b) Offering multiple languages for query execution
c) Allowing manual schema definitions
d) Analyzing data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL
d
What is the primary advantage of Amazon Kinesis for data processing?
a) It requires data collection before processing begins
b) Delays the processing until all data is collected
c) Processes and analyzes data as it arrives
d) Restricts the data to specific tools for processing
c
Which service allows real-time streaming of video data to AWS for analysis?
a) Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
b) Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
c) Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
d) Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
d
What is a highlight of Amazon Redshift as a cloud data warehouse?
a) Analyzes unstructured data only
b) Stores data without encryption
c) Provides efficient analysis using standard SQL
d) Runs complex analytic queries only on-premises
c
How does Amazon Redshift pricing compare to traditional on-premises solutions?
a) Higher costs for analyzing data
b) No difference in cost effectiveness
c) Less expensive for petabyte-scale analysis
d) Cost increases for query optimization
c
How does AWS Free Tier help in the usage of services such as Amazon Lightsail?
a) Provides a 30-day free trial with no usage limit
b) Offers free access for 90 days to all AWS services
c) Grants 750 free hours over a 30-day period
d) Offers unlimited access to the service for 12 months
c
What function does the AWS Cost Explorer provide?
a) Cost reporting for all AWS services
b) Usage forecasting for specific AWS services
c) Visualization and management of AWS costs and usage over time
d) A tool to manage payments and invoices for AWS services
c
