AWS Cloud Technical Essentials Week 1 Quiz Answers Coursera

About this Course

Are you in a technical role and want to learn the fundamentals of AWS? Do you aspire to have a job or career as a cloud developer, architect, or in an operations role? If so, AWS Cloud Technical Essentials is an ideal way to start. This course was designed for those at the beginning of their cloud-learning journey - no prior knowledge of cloud computing or AWS products and services required!

Throughout the course, students will build highly available, scalable, and cost effective application step-by-step. Upon course completion, you will be able to make an informed decision about when and how to apply core AWS services for compute, storage, and database to different use cases. You’ll also learn about cloud security with a review of AWS' shared responsibility model and an introduction to AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). And, you’ll know how AWS services can be used to monitor and optimize infrastructure in the cloud.

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials is a fundamental-level course and will build your competence, confidence, and credibility with practical cloud skills that help you innovate and advance your professional future. Enroll in AWS Cloud Technical Essentials and start learning the technical fundamentals of AWS today!

Note: This course was designed for learners with a technical background. If you are new to the cloud or come from a business background, we recommend completing AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (https://www.coursera.org/learn/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials) before enrolling in this course.

This course is part of multiple programs

This course can be applied to multiple Specializations or Professional Certificates programs. Completing this course will count towards your learning in any of the following programs:

Modern Application Development with Node.js on AWS Specialization
DevOps on AWS Specialization

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You will be able to make an informed decision about when and how to apply key AWS services for compute, storage, and database to different use cases.

SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN

Compute
Cloud Computing Security
AWS cloud
Networking
Storage

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https://www.coursera.org/learn/aws-cloud-technical-essentials

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

Week 1 Quiz Answers

Question 1)

What are the four main factors you should take into consideration when choosing a Region?

Latency, taxes, speed, and compliance
Latency, high availability, taxes, and compliance
Latency, security, high availability, and resiliency
Latency, price, service availability, and compliance

Question 2)

True or false: Every action you take in AWS is an API call.

True
False

Question 3)

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Regions, Availability Zones and data centers?

Data centers are cluster of Availability Zones. Regions are clusters of Availability Zones.
Regions are clusters of Availability Zones. Availability Zones are clusters of data centers.
Availability Zones are clusters of Regions. Regions are clusters of data centers.
Data centers are clusters of Regions. Regions are clusters of Availability Zones.

Question 4)

Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

Go global in minutes.
Increase time-to-market.
Overprovision for scale.
Run and maintain your own data centers.

Question 5)

True or false: In the cloud, instead of physically managing hardware, you use services.

True
False

Question 6)

Which of the following is a best practice when securing the AWS root user?

Enable MFA for the root user
Using the root user for routine administrative tasks
Disabling or deleting the access keys associated with the root user
A and B
A and C

Question 7)

Users in your company are authenticated in your corporate network and want to be able to use AWS without having to sign in again. Which AWS authentication option should you use?