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AWS Solutions Architect Associate Sample Test

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Sample Questions

Question 1

What is the difference between an IAM Policy and an IAM Permission Boundary?

Answer: An IAM Policy grants permissions to a principal. A Permission Boundary sets the maximum permissions an IAM entity can have, but does not grant permissions on its own.

Question 2

Which IAM policy evaluation result takes precedence over all others?

Answer: An explicit Deny always takes precedence over any Allow in IAM policy evaluation.

Question 3

What is the purpose of an IAM Instance Profile?

Answer: An Instance Profile is a container for an IAM Role that is used to pass the role to an EC2 instance, allowing the instance to make API calls using the role's permissions.

Question 4

What type of IAM policy is attached directly to an AWS resource (e.g., an S3 bucket) rather than to an IAM identity?

Answer: A resource-based policy is attached directly to a resource and specifies who (principal) can perform actions on that resource.

Question 5

What is the security best practice regarding the AWS root account?

Answer: Lock away root account credentials, enable MFA on the root account, and do not use the root account for everyday tasks—create IAM users with least-privilege permissions instead.