Accounts

Question 1

What is a container for identities and resources?

Answer 1

AWS Account

Question 2

Two things you need to create an AWS account

Answer 2

Unique email address
Credit card
(this is a little different if you create an account as part of an org)

Question 3

Has full control over an AWS account and cannot be restricted

Answer 3

root user

Question 4

Default access for new users, groups, roles

Answer 4

No access

Question 5

MFA - Knowledge

Answer 5

Something you know, usernames/passwords

Question 6

MFA - Possesson

Answer 6

MFA token, phone

Question 7

MFA - Inherent

Answer 7

Something you are - fingerprint, iris

Question 8

MFA - Location

Answer 8

Location (Physical), network you are on

Question 9

What is in the QR Code that you scan in an MFA app?

Answer 9

Secret Key
Other Metadata

Question 10

4 different typs of budgets you create

Answer 10

cost

usage

savings plan

reservations

Question 11

Two parts of long-term credentials for programmatic access for IAM user

Answer 11

Access Key ID

Secret Access Key

Question 12

Two names used for the root account of an AWS Organization

Answer 12

Management Account

Master Account

Question 13

Can an AWS Management account of an Org be in an OU?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

The name of the result of billing actions once AWS accounts join an AWS organization

Answer 14

Consolidated Billing

Question 15

Name a cost expediture advantage of using AWS Organizations

Answer 15

Consolidation of reservations and volume discounts (for services that are cheaper the more you use)

Question 16

What will you need to do to verify a newly created AWS Organization from a standalone account?

Answer 16

Click a link in an email sent to the org email

Question 17

To invite an aws account into your org, what 1 of 2 things do you need to have?

Answer 17

Account number

or

root user email address

Question 18

What might you have to request if you get an error inviting/creating a new AWS account in an AWS Org?

Answer 18

Using Service Quotas, you may have to request an increase to maximum amount of accounts in your org.

Question 19

What follow-up action item does an administrator need to do for accounts invited to an AWS org?

Answer 19

Create a IAM role for accessing the member account from the managemetn account

Question 20

What automatically gets created when you use AWS organizations to create a new account?

Answer 20

IAM Role for managment of the member account from the management account

Question 21

Can you switch roles if logged in as the root account?

Answer 21

No, you have to be logged in as an IAM identity

Question 22

Four things needed when switching to a role

Answer 22

Account

Role

DisplayName

Color

Question 23

Does switch role persist across browsers?

Answer 23

No