- (Exam Topic 1)
Which AWS service provides alerts when an AWS event may impact a company's AWS resources?

1. A. AWS Personal Health Dashboard
2. B. AWS Service Health Dashboard
3. C. AWS Trusted Advisor
4. D. AWS Infrastructure Event Management

Correct Answer: C

- (Exam Topic 2)
A user needs the ability to access as many resources as are needed. The user also needs the ability to scale up and scale down with only a few minutes of notice. Which benefit of the AWS Cloud describes these abilities?

1. A. Ratability
2. B. Economy of scale
3. C. Elasticity
4. D. Pay-as-you-go pricing

Correct Answer: C

- (Exam Topic 2)
A company is running a regulated Linux-based application. The application must run every Ft day horn 8 AM until midnight. The application is critical and cannot be interrupted Which Amazon EC2 instance purchasing option meets this requirement MOST cost-effectively?

1. A. On-Demand Capacity Reservation with Savings Plan
2. B. Spot instances
3. C. Regional Reserved Instances
4. D. Dedicated Hosts

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 2)
Which AWS service is a fully hosted version control service?

1. A. AWS CodeCommit
2. B. AWS CodeBuild
3. C. AWS CodeDeploy
4. D. AWS CodeStar

Correct Answer: B
CodeCommit is a secure, highly scalable, managed source control service that hosts private Git repositories. CodeCommit eliminates the need for you to manage your own source control system or worry about scaling its infrastructure. You can use CodeCommit to store anything from code to binaries. It supports the standard functionality of Git, so it works seamlessly with your existing Git-based tools.

- (Exam Topic 1)
Which controls are shared under the AWS shared responsibility model? (Select TWO.)

1. A. Awareness and training
2. B. Patching of Amazon RDS
3. C. Configuration management
4. D. Physical and environmental controls
5. E. Service and communications protection or security

Correct Answer: AC
In the AWS shared security model, a shared control, AWS provides the requirements for the infrastructure and the customer must provide their own control implementation within their use of AWS services.
Examples of shared controls include:
*Patch Management – AWS is responsible for patching and fixing flaws within the infrastructure, but customers are responsible for patching their guest OS and applications.
*Configuration Management – AWS maintains the configuration of its infrastructure devices, but a customer is responsible for configuring their own guest operating systems, databases, and applications.
*Awareness & Training – AWS trains AWS employees, but a customer must train their own employees. Customer Specific – Controls which are solely the responsibility of the customer based on the application they are deploying within AWS services.
Examples of customer specific controls include:
*Service and Communications Protection or Zone Security which may require a customer to route or zone data within specific security environments.