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What does EBS stand for in AWS?

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Elastic Block Store

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True or False: AWS EBS volumes can only be attached to EC2 instances.

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True

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Fill in the blank: AWS EBS volumes are designed for _____ and high availability.

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durability

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What is the maximum size of an EBS volume?

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16 TiB

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Which EBS volume type is optimized for transactional workloads?

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Provisioned IOPS SSD (io1 or io2)

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Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT a type of EBS volume? A) General Purpose SSD B) Magnetic C) Provisioned IOPS SSD D) Standard HDD

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D) Standard HDD

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What feature allows EBS volumes to be resized without downtime?

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Elasticity

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True or False: EBS snapshots are incremental.

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True

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What is the primary use case for AWS EBS volumes?

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To provide persistent block storage for EC2 instances

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What is the difference between EBS and instance store?

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EBS provides persistent storage, while instance store is ephemeral.

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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be encrypted using AWS _____ for data security.

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Key Management Service (KMS)

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What is the purpose of EBS Snapshots?

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To create backups of EBS volumes.

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Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is best for applications with small, random I/O operations? A) Throughput Optimized HDD B) General Purpose SSD C) Cold HDD D) Magnetic

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B) General Purpose SSD

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True or False: EBS volumes can only be used in the same Availability Zone as the EC2 instance.

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True

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What is the cost model for AWS EBS?

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Pay-as-you-go based on provisioned storage and I/O requests.

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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be attached to an EC2 instance in _____ mode.

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read/write

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What is the maximum number of EBS volumes that can be attached to a single EC2 instance?

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28

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Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is most suitable for large streaming workloads? A) Provisioned IOPS SSD B) Throughput Optimized HDD C) General Purpose SSD D) Magnetic

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B) Throughput Optimized HDD

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True or False: AWS EBS supports multi-attach feature for specific volume types.

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True

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What does ‘multi-attach’ allow in AWS EBS?

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Attaching a single EBS volume to multiple EC2 instances simultaneously.

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Fill in the blank: The EBS volume type designed for infrequent access is called _____ HDD.

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Cold

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What AWS service can be used to automate EBS volume backups?

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AWS Backup

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Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is best for low-cost storage? A) General Purpose SSD B) Provisioned IOPS SSD C) Magnetic D) Throughput Optimized HDD

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C) Magnetic

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True or False: EBS volumes have a fixed performance regardless of the volume type.

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False

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What is the purpose of EBS volume tags?
To organize and manage resources in AWS.
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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be shared across multiple accounts using _____.
Resource Access Manager
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What is the primary benefit of using EBS Provisioned IOPS SSD volumes?
Consistent and low-latency performance for I/O-intensive applications.
28
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a feature of AWS EBS? A) Automatic scaling B) Data replication C) Local storage D) None of the above
B) Data replication
29
True or False: EBS volumes can only be encrypted at rest.
False
30
What is the maximum IOPS for io1 and io2 EBS volumes?
64,000 IOPS
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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be converted from one type to another without _____ the data.
losing
32
What is the primary function of the EBS console in AWS?
To manage EBS volumes and snapshots.
33
Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type should be used for high-throughput applications? A) Provisioned IOPS SSD B) General Purpose SSD C) Throughput Optimized HDD D) Cold HDD
C) Throughput Optimized HDD
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True or False: EBS volumes can be restored to a specific point in time using snapshots.
True
35
What is the purpose of EBS volume cloning?
To create a new volume that is a copy of an existing volume.
36
Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be used as _____ for databases.
data storage
37
What is the primary security feature of AWS EBS?
Encryption of data at rest and in transit.
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Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is best for workloads with unpredictable I/O patterns? A) General Purpose SSD B) Magnetic C) Provisioned IOPS SSD D) Throughput Optimized HDD
A) General Purpose SSD
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True or False: EBS provides a service-level agreement (SLA) for availability.
True
40
What is the benefit of using EBS optimized instances?
To maximize the performance of EBS volumes.
41
Fill in the blank: EBS Snapshots can be shared with other AWS _____ accounts.
AWS
42
What is the purpose of using tags in EBS?
To categorize resources for management and billing.
43
Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is NOT designed for high IOPS? A) Provisioned IOPS SSD B) General Purpose SSD C) Magnetic D) Throughput Optimized HDD
C) Magnetic
44
True or False: EBS volumes can be attached while an EC2 instance is stopped.
False
45
What is the maximum number of snapshots that can be created for an EBS volume?
Unlimited
46
Fill in the blank: EBS volumes are replicated across _____ to provide durability.
Availability Zones
47
What does the 'delete on termination' option do for EBS volumes?
Automatically deletes the volume when the associated EC2 instance is terminated.
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Multiple choice: Which of the following EBS volume types provides the lowest cost per GB? A) General Purpose SSD B) Provisioned IOPS SSD C) Cold HDD D) Magnetic
D) Magnetic
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True or False: EBS volumes can be attached to multiple EC2 instances at the same time.
False
50
What is the benefit of using EBS snapshots?
To back up EBS volumes and restore them when needed.
51
Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be monitored using _____ metrics.
CloudWatch
52
What is the primary use case for using EBS volumes with databases?
To provide persistent and high-performance storage.
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Multiple choice: Which EBS volume type is best for large datasets that are infrequently accessed? A) General Purpose SSD B) Cold HDD C) Provisioned IOPS SSD D) Magnetic
B) Cold HDD
54
True or False: EBS volumes can be used with serverless architectures.
False
55
What is the main advantage of using EBS over S3 for storage?
EBS provides block-level storage for EC2 instances.
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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes can be created from existing _____ for quick deployment.
snapshots
57
What feature allows EBS volumes to maintain performance during peak usage?
Provisioned IOPS
58
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a benefit of EBS volume encryption? A) Cost reduction B) Improved performance C) Data security D) None of the above
C) Data security
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True or False: EBS volumes can be attached to instances in different regions.
False
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What is the primary purpose of EBS volume snapshots?
To create backups of data stored on EBS volumes.
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Fill in the blank: EBS volumes are designed to be _____ and persistent.
durable

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