AWS Hypervisors Flashcards

1
Q

What is a hypervisor, or virtual machine monitor (VMM)?

A

A computer software, firmware, or hardware that creates and runs virtual machines.

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2
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What is a computer that runs one or more virtual machines?

A

a host machine

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3
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What is a virtual machine on a host machine called?

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a guest machine

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4
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Which hypervisor technology does AWS use?

A

Xen (although C5 instances may use KVM)

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5
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Are guest VMs aware of other VMs?

A

No. They have no interaction with each other.

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6
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How are customers isolated in AWS?

A

By the firewall

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7
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What are the layers of isolation?

A

Physical interface, firewall, security groups, virtual interface, hypervisor, customer accounts

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8
Q

Who is responsible for access to the AWS hypervisor?

A

AWS.

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9
Q

Does AWS log all access into the AWS management console?

A

yes

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10
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Who is responsible for guest access into an EC2 instance?

A

The customer

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11
Q

If you lose access into your EC2 instance, never fear, AWS has access to the EC2, your passwords, and certificates. True or False?

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False. AWS has no access to your EC2 instances.

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12
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What is memory scrubbing?

A

EBS resets every block of storage used to ensure data is never exposed to another customer. Memory is not returned to the pool until each block is set to 0

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13
Q

What is the prefered choice? HVM or PV?

A

HVM wheverever possible

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14
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What does HVM stand for?

A

Hardware virtualized machine

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15
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what does PV stand for?

A

paravirtualization

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16
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How does isolation work in PV?

A

by layers, or rings, where the hypervisor is ring 0, guest OS is ring 1, the application is ring 2

17
Q

Who has access to AWS hypervisors?

A

AWS administrators