AWS-SysOps Practice Test

AWS-SysOps Practice Test practice questions, page 14 of 38, with answer review and explanations.

Question 66

A user has setup a CloudWatch alarm on an EC2 action when the CPU utilization is above 75%. The alarm sends a notification to SNS on the alarm state. If the user wants to simulate the alarm action how can he achieve this?

  1. Run activities on the CPU such that its utilization reaches above 75%
  2. From the AWS console change the state to 'Alarm'
  3. The user can set the alarm state to 'Alarm' using CLI
  4. Run the SNS action manually

Question 67

A user is trying to setup a scheduled scaling activity using Auto Scaling. The user wants to setup the recurring schedule. Which of the below mentioned parameters is not required in this case?

  1. Maximum size
  2. Auto Scaling group name
  3. End time
  4. Recurrence value

Question 68

A user has setup a billing alarm using CloudWatch for $200. The usage of AWS exceeded $200 after some days. The user wants to increase the limit from $200 to $400? What should the user do?

  1. Create a new alarm of $400 and link it with the first alarm
  2. It is not possible to modify the alarm once it has crossed the usage limit
  3. Update the alarm to set the limit at $400 instead of $200
  4. Create a new alarm for the additional $200 amount

Question 69

[1] does this policy define?

  1. It is not possible to define a policy at the object level
  2. It will make all the objects of the bucket cloudacademy as public
  3. It will make the bucket cloudacademy as public [1]

Question 70

A user is trying to save some cost on the AWS services. Which of the below mentioned options will not help him save cost?

  1. Delete the unutilized EBS volumes once the instance is terminated
  2. Delete the AutoScaling launch configuration after the instances are terminated
  3. Release the elastic IP if not required once the instance is terminated
  4. Delete the AWS ELB after the instances are terminated