AWS IAM Quiz

What is the AWS root user primarily used for?

• Daily operations

• A way to group users

• It's less secure

• A person or application with specific permissions

What is an IAM role in AWS?

• A way to group users

• Temporary access permissions

• A type of billing option

• A monitoring tool

Why is it recommended not to use the AWS root user for everyday tasks?

• It's less secure

• A way to group users

• A person or application with specific permissions

• Daily operations

What is an IAM user?

• A person or application with specific permissions

• A resource monitoring tool

• A billing entity

• A storage service

How does a business enforce secure login for IAM users?

• By applying strong password policies

• By enabling MFA

• By using VPC

• By enabling S3 bucket policies

What is an IAM group?

• A way to assign policies to individual users

• A collection of users

• A temporary access token

• A storage bucket in AWS

What is MFA in AWS?

• A way to monitor account usage

• A security feature requiring two factors to log in

• A type of IAM role

• A type of storage feature

Why are IAM roles preferred for applications running on EC2 instances?

• They provide secure, temporary permissions

• They increase storage capacity

• They enable MFA

• They simplify billing

How can a business securely allow external consultants to access AWS resources?

• By giving them the root user credentials

• By creating temporary IAM roles

• By adding them to IAM groups

• By enabling MFA

What is the main benefit of using IAM groups in a business?

• It reduces cost

• It allows easier management of user permissions

• It increases data storage capacity

• It enables billing automation