6 Pillars of a Well Architected Framework

Question 1

What are 6 Pillars of a Well Architected Framework?

Answer 1

• Operation Excellence
• Security
• Reliability
• Performance Efficiency
• Cost Optimization
• Sustainability

Question 2

“Perform operations as code” refers to

Answer 2

Operational Excellence

Question 3

“Make frequent, small, reversible changes”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 3

Operational Excellence

Question 4

“Refine operations procedures frequently”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 4

Operational Excellence

Question 5

“Anticipate failure”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 5

Operational Excellence

Question 6

“Learn from all operational failures”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 6

Operational Excellence

Question 7

“Implement a strong identity foundation”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 7

Security

Question 8

“Enable Traceability”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 8

Security

Question 9

“Apply security at all layers”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 9

Security

Question 10

“Automate security best practices”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 10

Security

Question 11

“Protect data in transit & at rest”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 11

Security

Question 12

“Keep people away from data”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 12

Security

Question 13

“Prepare for security events”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 13

Security

Question 14

“Automatically recover from failure”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 14

Reliability

Question 15

“Test recovery procedures”
refers to which pillar

Answer 15

Reliability

Question 16

“Scale horizontally to increase aggregate workload availability”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 16

Reliability

Question 17

“Stop guessing capacity”
refers to which security pillar?

Answer 17

Reliability

Question 18

“Manage change in automation”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 18

Reliability

Question 19

“Democratize advanced technologies”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 19

Performance Efficiency

Question 20

“Go global in minutes”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 20

Performance Efficiency

Question 21

“Use serverless architecture”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 21

Performance Efficiency

Question 22

“Experiment more often”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 22

Performance Efficiency

Question 23

“Consider mechanical sympathy”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 23

Performance Efficiency

Question 24

“Implement cloud financial management”
refers to which pillar?

Answer 24

Cost Optimization

Question 25

"Adopt a consumption model" refers to which pillar?

Answer 25

Cost Optimization

Question 26

"Measure overall efficiency" refers to which pillar?

Answer 26

Cost Optimization

Question 27

"Stop spending money on undifferentiated heavy lifting" refers to which pillar?

Answer 27

Cost Optimization

Question 28

"Analyze and attribute expenditure" refers to which pillar?

Answer 28

Cost Optimization

Question 29

"Understand your impact" refers to which pillar?

Answer 29

Sustainability

Question 30

"Establish sustainability goals" refers to which pillar?

Answer 30

Sustainability

Question 31

"Maximize utilization" refers to which pillar?

Answer 31

Sustainability

Question 32

"Anticipate and adopt new, more efficient hardware and software offerings" refers to which pillar?

Answer 32

Sustainability

Question 33

"Use managed services" refers to which pillar?

Answer 33

Sustainability

Question 34

"Reduce the downstream impact of your cloud workloads" refers to which pillar?

Answer 34

Sustainability

Question 35

Ability to run & monitor systems to deliver business value & continually improve supporting processes & procedures is which pillar?

Answer 35

Operational Excellence

Question 36

Ability to protect info, systems, & asserts while delivering business value through risk assessments & mitigation strategies is which pillar?

Answer 36

Security

Question 37

Ability to recover from infrastructure or service disruptions, dynamically acquire computing resources to meet demand, & mitigate disruptions such as misconfigurations or transient network issues is which pillar?

Answer 37

Reliability

Question 38

Ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements & maintain that efficiency as demand changes & technologies evolve is which pillar?

Answer 38

Performance Efficiency

Question 39

Ability to avoid/eliminate cost or suboptimal resources is which pillar?

Answer 39

Cost Optimization

Question 40

Ability to increase efficiency across all components of workload by maximizing benefits from provisioned resources is which pillar?

Answer 40

Sustainability

Question 41

What is Operational Excellence Pillar?

Answer 41

Ability to run & monitor systems to deliver business value & improve supporting processes & procedures.

Question 42

What are design principles of Operational Excellence Pillar include?

Answer 42

- Performing operations as code - Annotating documentation - Anticipating failure - Frequently making small & reversible changes.

Question 43

What is Security Pillar?

Answer 43

Ability to protect information, systems, & assets while delivering business value through risk assessments & mitigation strategies.

Question 44

What are design principles of Security Pillar include?

Answer 44

- Automate security best practices when possible - Apply security at all layers - Protect data in transit & at rest

Question 45

What is Reliability Pillar?

Answer 45

System ability to: - Recover from infrastructure/service disruptions - Dynamically acquire computing resources to meet demand - Mitigate disruptions such as misconfigurations or transient network issues.

Question 46

What are design principles of Reliability Pillar include?

Answer 46

- Testing recovery procedures - Scaling horizontally to increase aggregate system availability - Automatically recovering from failure.

Question 47

What is Performance Efficiency Pillar?

Answer 47

Ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements & to maintain it as demand & technologies change.

Question 48

What are design principles of Performance Efficiency Pillar include?

Answer 48

- Experimenting more often - Using server-less architectures - Designing systems to be able to go global in minutes.

Question 49

What is Cost Optimization Pillar?

Answer 49

Run systems to delivery business value at lowest cost.

Question 50

What are design principles of Cost Optimization Pillar include?

Answer 50

- Adopting consumption model - Analyzing & Attributing Expenditure - Using managed services to reduce cost of ownership.

Question 51

What is Sustainability Pillar?

Answer 51

Ability to continually improve sustainability impacts by lower energy consumption & increasing efficiency by minimizing total resources needed.

Question 52

What are design principles of Sustainability Pillar include?

Answer 52

- Understand impact - Establish sustainability goals - Maximize utilization - Anticipate & adopt new & more efficient hardware & software offerings - Use managed Services - Reduce downstream impact of workloads.