6.7 Explain the Process of Diagnosing / Determining the Source of an Unexpected Cloud Cost Increase CLOUD-SECURITY-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   A billing statement shows charges from a vendor not directly associated with the cloud provider's core services. What is the most likely source of these charges?

   • AMarketplace subscription
   • BCompute instance charges
   • CData transfer fees
   • DStorage fees
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2. 12expert · hard

   After investigating a cost increase, you found that a development team created a large number of untagged resources in a shared AWS account. You need to communicate the findings and prevent future occurrences. What should you recommend?

   • ACreate a new AWS account for the development team and migrate all their resources.
   • BReview the CloudTrail logs to identify the IAM users who created the untagged resources.
   • CImplement a tagging policy using AWS Organizations and SCPs to require tags on all new resources.
   • DIncrease the monthly budget to accommodate the untagged resources.
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4. 13application · medium

   A company's Google Cloud bill increased by 10% this month. The cost breakdown by service shows no significant changes in compute, storage, or networking. You need to find the source of the increase. What should you check?

   • AVerify that the project's quota limits have not been increased.
   • BReview the 'Marketplace' section of the billing report for any new or increased third-party subscription charges.
   • CReview the IAM policies to see if any new permissions were granted.
   • DCheck the Cloud Monitoring metrics to see if any VM was rebooted recently.
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5. 14foundation · easy

   A cloud engineer notices an unexpected increase in the monthly bill. Which tool is specifically designed to help identify which services or resources are driving the cost increase?

   • AResource monitoring tool
   • BCloud provider cost management dashboard
   • CNetwork security group rules
   • DIdentity and access management console
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which type of resource is most likely to incur charges while providing no business value?

   • AActive load balancer
   • BOrphaned storage volumes
   • CRunning production database
   • DConfigured auto-scaling group
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