AWS Business Essentials

What are the advantages of cloud computing over computing on-premises? (Select the best answer.)

• Avoid large capital purchases

• Use on-demand capacity

• Go global in minutes

• Increases speed and agility

• All of the above

What is the pricing model that enables AWS customers to pay for resources on an as-needed basis? (Select the best answer.)

• Pay as you go

• Pay as you reserve

• Pay as you decommission

• Pay as you buy

Which of these is not a cloud deployment model? (Select the best answer.)

• Software as a services (SaaS)

• System Administration as a service

• Platform as a service (PaaS)

• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Which of these is not a benefit of cloud computing over on-premises computing? (Select the best answer.)

• Pay for racking, stacking, and powering servers

• Trade capital expense for variable expense

• Increase speed and agility

• Benefit from massive economies of scale

Which of the following is a compute service? (Select the best answer)

• Amazon CloudFront

• Amazon EC2

• Amazon S3

• Amazon VPC

Which Amazon EC2 option is best for long-term workloads with predictable usage patterns? (Select the best answer)

• Reserved Instances

• Pay as you use

• Spot Instance

• Pay as you go

Which of the following best describes Infrastructure as a Service products?

• Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers

• Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources

• Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface

• Services that provide a service to end users through a public network

Which of the following best describes Platform as a Service products?

• Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers

• Services that provide a service to end users through a public network

• Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources

• Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface

Which of the following best describes Software as a Service products?

• Services that give you direct control over underlying compute and storage resources

• Platforms that allow developers to run their code over short periods on cloud servers

• Services that provide a service to end users through a public network

• Services that hide infrastructure complexity behind a simple interface