Launching a virtual machine in the cloud
WHAT IT TESTS: foundational fluency with cloud compute. OUTLINE: pick image, instance type, network placement and security, attached storage, and access keys. RED FLAG: leaving the instance open to the world or ignoring the security group and key pair.
WHAT IT TESTS: whether you understand the core decisions behind a single VM, the building block of cloud compute. ANSWER OUTLINE: choose a machine image for the OS and software, an instance type sizing CPU, memory, and network, a VPC and subnet with a security group controlling traffic, attached block storage with a chosen size and type, and a key pair or identity for access.
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