Cloud Automation GCLD Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A company uses multiple cloud providers and wants to automate the provisioning of virtual machines, storage, and networking resources consistently across all of them. The team also wants to avoid vendor lock-in. Which tool is best suited for this multi-cloud automation requirement?

   • AAzure Automation
   • BAWS CloudFormation
   • CGoogle Cloud Deployment Manager
   • DTerraform
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is a benefit of automating security compliance checks in the cloud?

   • AGuaranteed compliance with every regulation
   • BContinuous and consistent enforcement of security policies
   • CRemoval of the need for security audits
   • DElimination of all security risks
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4. 13foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key benefit of using Infrastructure as Code?

   • AInfrastructure changes are applied instantly without any validation
   • BInfrastructure is automatically self-healing without any monitoring
   • CInfrastructure can be versioned and reviewed like application code
   • DInfrastructure can only be deployed in a single cloud provider
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5. 14application · medium

   An organization uses Chef to manage configuration of Windows servers in Azure. They need to ensure that all servers have a specific security policy applied, and that any deviation is automatically corrected. Which Chef concept should they use?

   • AChef recipes and resources that define the desired state and run periodically via Chef client.
   • BChef environments to separate dev and prod.
   • CChef roles to group servers by function.
   • DChef data bags to store secrets.
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6. 15application · medium

   A startup is migrating its on-premises web application to AWS. The team wants to provision identical staging and production environments using code, and they need to ensure that any changes to the infrastructure are reviewed before being applied. Which approach best meets these requirements?

   • ACreate a shell script that calls the AWS CLI to provision resources and run it directly in both environments.
   • BUse AWS OpsWorks to define the application stack and rely on its built-in auto-scaling to manage environment differences.
   • CUse the AWS Management Console to manually create resources in staging, then replicate the same configuration in production.
   • DWrite AWS CloudFormation templates, store them in a Git repository, and use pull requests to review changes before deploying to each environment.
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