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WGU D282 CLOUD FOUNDATIONS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDES LATEST 2024-2025 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Q: HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) - ANSWER-A secure version of HTTP used for
encrypted communication over the internet, often indicated by "https://" in a web address.
Q: Encryption - ANSWER-The process of converting data into a secure, unreadable format to
protect it from unauthorized access.
Q: DNS (Domain Name System) - ANSWER-A system that translates human-readable domain
names (e.g., www.example.com) into IP addresses.
Q: Latency - ANSWER-The time delay between sending and receiving data over a network, often
measured in milliseconds.
Q: Data Transfer Acceleration - ANSWER-AWS service that speeds up transferring files to and
from Amazon S3 by using edge locations.
Q: Auto Scaling - ANSWER-A service that automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances to
handle changes in traffic or demand.
Q: Monitoring - ANSWER-The process of observing and collecting data on the performance and
health of AWS resources and applications.
Q: CloudWatch - ANSWER-AWS's monitoring and observability service for collecting and
tracking metrics, logs, and alarms.
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Q: CloudTrail - ANSWER-AWS service for logging and monitoring API activity, helping with
security analysis, resource change tracking, and compliance auditing.
Q: Bastion Host - ANSWER-A secure, intermediary server used to access and manage resources
in a private network or VPC.
Q: Private IP Address - ANSWER-An IP address used within a private network or VPC for internal
communication, not accessible from the public internet.
Q: Public IP Address - ANSWER-An IP address assigned to a resource that is accessible from the
public internet.
Q: Elastic Load Balancing - ANSWER-AWS service for distributing incoming network traffic
across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances or containers.
Q: SLA (Service Level Agreement) - ANSWER-A commitment from a service provider (like AWS)
to meet specific performance and availability standards.
AWS (Amazon Web Services) - ANSWER-A cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that
offers a wide range of cloud services, including computing power, storage, databases, and
more.
Q: Cloud Computing - ANSWER-The delivery of computing services over the internet, allowing
users to access and use resources (like servers or storage) without the need for physical
hardware.
Q: Region - ANSWER-A geographical area where AWS data centers (Availability Zones) are
located. Each region is independent and isolated from others.
Q: Availability Zone - ANSWER-A data center within an AWS region, designed for redundancy
and fault tolerance.
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Q: Elasticity - ANSWER-The ability to scale resources up or down based on demand, ensuring
efficient resource utilization.
Q: Scalability - ANSWER-The ability to handle increased workload by adding resources or
adjusting capacity, usually achieved by horizontal scaling (adding more servers).
Q: EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) - ANSWER-AWS's virtual server service, allowing users to create
and manage virtual machines.
Q: S3 (Simple Storage Service) - ANSWER-AWS's object storage service for storing and retrieving
data, often used for backup, data archiving, and content distribution.
Q: RDS (Relational Database Service) - ANSWER-AWS's managed database service, which
simplifies the setup, operation, and scaling of relational databases.
Q: IAM (Identity and Access Management) - ANSWER-A service that allows you to control
access to AWS resources by creating and managing users, groups, and permissions.
Q: VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) - ANSWER-A logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where
you can launch AWS resources, including instances, databases, and more.
Q: Load Balancer - ANSWER-A service that evenly distributes incoming network traffic across
multiple instances, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
Q: EBS (Elastic Block Store) - ANSWER-AWS's block storage service used to create and attach
storage volumes to EC2 instances.
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Q: Lambda - ANSWER-A serverless compute service that allows you to run code in response to
events without provisioning or managing servers.
Q: SaaS (Software as a Service) - ANSWER-A cloud computing model where software
applications are hosted and provided as a service over the internet.
Q: PaaS (Platform as a Service) - ANSWER-A cloud computing model where a platform and
environment for developing, running, and managing applications is provided.
Q: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) - ANSWER-A cloud computing model where virtualized
computing resources (like servers and storage) are provided as a service over the internet.
Q: TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) - ANSWER-The total cost associated with owning and
operating an IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, maintenance, and more.
Q: Compliance - ANSWER-Adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards for
data security and privacy.
Q: Billing and Cost Management - ANSWER-Monitoring and controlling costs associated with
AWS resources and services.
Q: High Availability - ANSWER-A design approach that ensures systems or applications are
accessible and operational with minimal downtime.
Q: Fault Tolerance - ANSWER-The ability of a system to continue functioning even in the
presence of hardware or software failures.
Q: Backup - ANSWER-Creating copies of data to protect against data loss, typically stored in a
separate location or medium.
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