Compute / network / integration keywords

20 timed questions (~32 min, ~96 sec each). Underline force words before picking. Pair with the night guide.

1. 1.Private subnet to S3/DynamoDB; no NAT; no public Internet.

   A.VPC endpointsB.Direct ConnectC.VPN CloudHubD.Enable encryption

2. 2.Protect API backends from spikes beyond NACLs.

   A.API Gateway throttlingB.API Gateway Multi-AZ read replicaC.Resize API Gateway EC2D.Do nothing always

3. 3.Predictable weekday peak; mixed instance sizes; morning lag.

   A.Scheduled scaling before peakB.Dynamic CPU onlyC.Predictive as best on mixed sizesD.Manual reboot

4. 4.Always ≥2 after AZ loss; max 6.

   A.Min 4 max 6 two AZsB.Min 2 max 6 one each AZC.Min 2 max 4D.Min 6 max 6 one AZ

5. 5.EC2 memory and disk space metrics.

   A.CloudWatch agentB.Default CloudWatchC.EC2 Enhanced MonitoringD.Inspector

6. 6.Cost-effective CloudFront auth + 504 mitigation.

   A.Full multi-Region app + latency Route 53B.Lambda@Edge + origin failoverC.Only raise max-age foreverD.Transit VPC mesh

7. 7.Anonymize PII before NoSQL; real-time.

   A.S3 then LambdaB.Kinesis → Lambda → DynamoDBC.DynamoDB then Streams scrubD.Firehose → Redshift

8. 8.Default ASG terminate after AZ balance prefers?

   A.Fewest sessionsB.Oldest launch templateC.Longest running always firstD.Pure random only

9. 9.Bursts within seconds through an API.

   A.API GW + EC2 ASGB.API GW + LambdaC.API GW + ECS ASGD.API GW + Beanstalk

10. 10.S3 can notify how many destinations directly?

    A.Unlimited SNS and SQS together as multiplesB.One destination config (use SNS to fan-out)C.Only LambdaD.Only SQS FIFO

11. 11.Direct Connect is for?

    A.Replacing VPC endpoints for S3 in-VPC private accessB.Encrypting DynamoDBC.Dedicated connectivity from on-premises to AWSD.Being a WAF

12. 12.Predictive scaling limitation called out in exams?

    A.Cannot use schedulesB.Only works with LambdaC.Assumes homogeneous instance capacityD.Requires Snowball

13. 13.EventBridge → ECS task on S3 PUT least effort means?

    A.Always wrap with extra Lambda StartTaskB.CloudTrail alarm requiredC.EventBridge target ECS directly when possibleD.Must use Step Functions

14. 14.IPv6 egress-only component name?

    A.NAT GatewayB.Internet Gateway alone always outbound-onlyC.Egress-only Internet GatewayD.VPC peering

15. 15.CloudWatch default includes memory utilization?

    A.YesB.Yes on Windows onlyC.No — custom/agentD.Yes if Spot

16. 16.Force word within seconds vs Auto Scaling groups?

    A.Prefer ASG alwaysB.Prefer DXC.Prefer SnowballD.Prefer Lambda for second-scale bursts

17. 17.Origin group / failover addresses which symptom?

    A.SQLiB.S3 Intelligent-TieringC.IAM permission errorsD.HTTP 504 from primary origin

18. 18.DynamoDB Streams not enabled by default — implication?

    A.SNS enables StreamsB.Streams always onC.DAX enables StreamsD.Adapter options without enable Streams are incomplete

19. 19.First underline on compute stems?

    A.IndustryB.CEO nameC.LogoD.Time words (seconds/minutes/schedule)

20. 20.Night 40 success habit after each miss?

    A.Only rebuild GSAB.Memorize answer lettersC.Skip reviewD.Log force words + distractor type