MCQs on Introduction to Amazon CloudFront | AWS Amazon CloudFront MCQs

This comprehensive set of AWS Amazon CloudFront MCQ questions and answers is ideal for understanding the basics of Amazon CloudFront. Topics include what is Amazon CloudFront, key features and benefits, use cases like CDN, media streaming, and API acceleration, and concepts like edge locations and regional edge caches, essential for AWS certifications and interviews.

AWS CloudFront MCQs

What is Amazon CloudFront?

1. What is Amazon CloudFront primarily used for?
   a) Storing database backups
   b) Content delivery and caching
   c) Hosting virtual machines
   d) Managing IoT devices
2. Amazon CloudFront is classified as:
   a) A database service
   b) A content delivery network (CDN) service
   c) A compute service
   d) An artificial intelligence service
3. How does CloudFront enhance user experience?
   a) By reducing server load
   b) By compressing data automatically
   c) By caching content closer to end-users
   d) By monitoring data traffic
4. CloudFront integrates seamlessly with which AWS service for storage?
   a) Amazon RDS
   b) Amazon DynamoDB
   c) Amazon S3
   d) AWS Lambda
5. Which protocol is NOT supported by Amazon CloudFront?
   a) HTTP
   b) HTTPS
   c) FTP
   d) WebSocket

Key Features and Benefits

6. What is the primary benefit of using Amazon CloudFront?
   a) Faster content delivery
   b) Enhanced encryption algorithms
   c) Reduced application development time
   d) Real-time monitoring
7. Which of the following is a security feature provided by CloudFront?
   a) AWS Identity Access Management
   b) AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF)
   c) IAM Policies
   d) S3 Object Lock
8. CloudFront reduces latency by:
   a) Using serverless computing
   b) Delivering content from edge locations
   c) Compressing media files
   d) Storing content only in the origin server
9. What type of caching is provided by CloudFront?
   a) Real-time caching
   b) Object-level caching
   c) Query-level caching
   d) Dynamic caching
10. CloudFront provides integration with AWS Shield for:
    a) Monitoring traffic spikes
    b) Reducing bandwidth costs
    c) DDoS attack protection
    d) Automating content updates

Use Cases: CDN, Media Streaming, API Acceleration

11. Which of the following is a common use case for Amazon CloudFront?
    a) Machine learning model training
    b) Delivering video-on-demand and live streaming
    c) IoT device communication
    d) Real-time financial transactions
12. How does CloudFront help in API acceleration?
    a) By caching API requests
    b) By encrypting API responses
    c) By reducing server-side processing time
    d) By storing API keys securely
13. Which CloudFront feature is specifically useful for media streaming?
    a) Edge caching
    b) AWS Global Accelerator
    c) RTMP distribution
    d) Data compression
14. CloudFront helps e-commerce websites by:
    a) Storing customer details
    b) Accelerating page load times
    c) Handling payment processing
    d) Managing user accounts
15. What is the role of CloudFront in IoT applications?
    a) Hosting IoT dashboards
    b) Delivering firmware updates to IoT devices
    c) Securing IoT network traffic
    d) Compressing IoT telemetry data

Understanding Edge Locations and Regional Edge Caches

16. What is an edge location in CloudFront?
    a) A data center that serves cached content closer to users
    b) A region-specific AWS support center
    c) A reserved instance for content delivery
    d) A backup location for disaster recovery
17. How many edge locations does CloudFront operate globally?
    a) Over 50
    b) Over 100
    c) Over 200
    d) Over 500
18. What is the difference between edge locations and regional edge caches?
    a) Edge locations handle dynamic requests, while regional caches handle static files.
    b) Edge locations serve immediate content, while regional caches optimize cache efficiency.
    c) Regional caches are larger but slower than edge locations.
    d) Edge locations store real-time logs, while regional caches store data archives.
19. Which AWS region does NOT impact the performance of CloudFront?
    a) Origin region
    b) Target region
    c) Edge location region
    d) Availability zone
20. What is the benefit of regional edge caches in CloudFront?
    a) Faster content delivery for frequently accessed objects
    b) Lower data transfer costs
    c) Real-time data processing
    d) Enhanced security features

Miscellaneous

21. Which tool is used to monitor CloudFront performance?
    a) AWS CloudTrail
    b) AWS CloudWatch
    c) AWS Inspector
    d) AWS Glue
22. What is a signed URL in CloudFront?
    a) A URL used for accessing private content
    b) A URL generated by AWS Support
    c) A monitoring URL for CloudFront distributions
    d) A backup URL for disaster recovery
23. CloudFront’s Field-Level Encryption is used to:
    a) Encrypt metadata
    b) Encrypt sensitive information in HTTP requests
    c) Encrypt logs stored in CloudTrail
    d) Encrypt file transfers between S3 and CloudFront
24. Which type of origin can NOT be used with CloudFront?
    a) AWS S3 bucket
    b) AWS Lambda function
    c) AWS DynamoDB
    d) Custom HTTP server
25. How does CloudFront charge for its services?
    a) By compute hours
    b) Based on data transfer and requests
    c) By instance type
    d) By request size
26. What is a distribution in CloudFront?
    a) A configuration that specifies where content is delivered
    b) A database for storing content metadata
    c) A cluster of edge locations
    d) A tool for logging CloudFront usage
27. Which AWS CLI command is used to create a CloudFront distribution?
    a) aws cloudfront create-distribution
    b) aws cloudfront create-cache
    c) aws distribution create-edge
    d) aws cli deploy-cloudfront
28. How does CloudFront handle HTTPS requests?
    a) Redirects them to HTTP for faster processing
    b) Passes them to origin servers securely
    c) Decrypts them at the edge locations
    d) Stores them unencrypted at regional edge caches
29. What is CloudFront’s default Time-To-Live (TTL) for cached content?
    a) 10 minutes
    b) 24 hours
    c) 1 week
    d) 1 hour
30. Which AWS service can be integrated with CloudFront for authentication?
    a) AWS Cognito
    b) Amazon RDS
    c) AWS Glue
    d) AWS CodeBuild

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