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Advance Networking in AWS Online Test

About the test:

The Advance Networking in AWS test evaluates a candidate's understanding of various networking concepts and their implementation on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. The test includes questions to test knowledge of VPC, subnets, route tables, internet gateways, load balancers, VPN connections, and network security. It assesses the candidate's ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot network architectures in AWS.

Covered skills:

  • AWS Networking
  • Subnets
  • Internet Gateways
  • VPC Peering
  • Direct Connect
  • DNS in AWS
  • VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
  • Route Tables
  • NAT Gateways
  • VPN Connections
  • Load Balancers
  • Network Security in AWS

9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface Advance Networking in AWS Test is the most accurate way to shortlist AWS Solutions Architects



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Advance Networking in AWS Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

  • Ability to design and implement AWS VPCs
  • Ability to configure and manage subnets within a VPC
  • Ability to create and manage route tables in AWS
  • Ability to configure and use internet gateways in a VPC
  • Ability to configure and use NAT gateways in a VPC
  • Ability to establish and manage VPC peering connections
  • Ability to create and manage VPN connections in AWS
  • Ability to configure and use AWS Direct Connect
  • Ability to configure and manage load balancers in AWS
  • Ability to configure DNS services in AWS
  • Ability to implement network security measures in AWS
Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

How we design questions

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Advance Networking in AWS Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question

Easy

Downtime and Workload
EC2
Solve
ChickTok is a dating app that runs on EC2 behind an ALB. The EC2 instances run in an EC2 Auto Scaling group across multiple AZ. On every Saturday night, the app becomes atleast 5 times slower. Upon investigation, it is found that the CPU utilization reaches 100% within a matter of seconds instead of being a gradual increment. This is happening due to a batch core dating algorithm update that happens on every Saturday 9PM. 
ChickTok wants a solution that

- Tackles the extra workload
- Avoids downtime
Which of the following would you recommend?
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Medium

EC2DataProcessing
EC2
S3
Security Groups
Network ACLs
Solve
You work as a Solutions Architect for a data analysis firm. The company stores large datasets on Amazon S3, and you've been tasked with setting up an Amazon EC2 instance to process this data. The EC2 instance will fetch data from S3, process it, and then write the results back to a different S3 bucket.

To ensure security, the EC2 instance should not have direct internet access, and it should only be able to communicate with the S3 buckets. You've decided to place the EC2 instance in a VPC private subnet with a CIDR block of 10.0.1.0/24. The associated security group is set to deny all inbound traffic and allow all outbound traffic.

Which additional configuration should you make to enable the EC2 instance to access the S3 buckets while complying with the security requirements?
A: Modify the Network ACL of the subnet to allow outbound connections to the IP range of the S3 service.
B: Assign a Public IP to the EC2 instance and update the security group to allow inbound and outbound traffic to S3.
C: Add a NAT Gateway in the private subnet and update the route tables to direct S3 traffic to the NAT Gateway.
D: Create an S3 VPC Gateway Endpoint and update the route tables for the private subnet to direct S3 traffic to the VPC Endpoint.
E: Create a VPN connection from the VPC to the S3 buckets.

Medium

Orderly Restoration of RDS with Transaction Logs
RDS
Transaction Logs
Point-in-time recovery
Solve
You work as a database manager for a fintech company that uses an AWS RDS PostgreSQL instance. The company abides by stringent data security standards, which require minimal data loss in the event of database failures or accidental data modifications.

Unexpectedly, an operation that updates a significant number of records in a crucial transaction table is mistakenly run. You discover that this operation occurred at 12:45 PM. Your RDS PostgreSQL instance is configured to perform automated backups every day at 1:00 AM, with transaction logs being backed up every 5 minutes. Furthermore, there is a manual DB snapshot taken at 11:00 AM on the same day. 

To restore the database with minimal data loss, considering the sequence and order of log application, which of the following steps should you execute?
A: Restore from the manual DB snapshot at 11:00 AM, then perform a point-in-time recovery to 12:45 PM.
B: Perform a point-in-time recovery to 12:45 PM.
C: Restore from the last automated backup at 1:00 AM, then apply all transaction logs until 12:45 PM.
D: Restore from the manual DB snapshot at 11:00 AM, then apply transaction logs from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM.
E: Perform a point-in-time recovery to 11:00 AM, then apply transaction logs from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM.

Medium

Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push
Solve
Flowlife is a tips iOS app that is running on AWS with ~10 million users in the US. Users can post tips about a particular place (restaurants, businesses etc) and other users can search for the tips in the app. Flowlife wants to implement location based alerts on their iOS app. Users will receive relevant tips in proximity to their location. For maximum user engagement and relevant tips, the tips must be in the low minute count. Which of the following solutions is cost effective?
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Medium

SecureEC2Setup
EC2
Security Groups
VPC
Solve
As an AWS Cloud Engineer for a financial institution, you're setting up an EC2 instance in a VPC to host a web application that handles sensitive financial data. The EC2 instance is placed in a private subnet and associated with a security group that only allows inbound HTTPS (port 443) traffic from the internet. You have an Application Load Balancer (ALB) in a public subnet, which forwards incoming traffic to the EC2 instance.

However, during the testing phase, you find that the web application on the EC2 instance is not reachable from the internet, but works fine from within the VPC. 

What could be the reason for this?
A: The security group should allow inbound traffic from the ALB's security group, not the internet.
B: The ALB should be in the private subnet, not the public subnet.
C: EC2 instances hosting sensitive data cannot be reached through an ALB.
D: The ALB and EC2 instance must be in the same subnet.
🧐 Question🔧 Skill

Easy

Downtime and Workload
EC2

2 mins

AWS
Solve

Medium

EC2DataProcessing
EC2
S3
Security Groups
Network ACLs

2 mins

AWS
Solve

Medium

Orderly Restoration of RDS with Transaction Logs
RDS
Transaction Logs
Point-in-time recovery

3 mins

AWS
Solve

Medium

Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push

3 mins

AWS
Solve

Medium

SecureEC2Setup
EC2
Security Groups
VPC

2 mins

AWS
Solve
🧐 Question🔧 Skill💪 Difficulty⌛ Time
Downtime and Workload
EC2
AWS
Easy2 mins
Solve
EC2DataProcessing
EC2
S3
Security Groups
Network ACLs
AWS
Medium2 mins
Solve
Orderly Restoration of RDS with Transaction Logs
RDS
Transaction Logs
Point-in-time recovery
AWS
Medium3 mins
Solve
Push Notifications
Dynamic DB
AWS Mobile Push
AWS
Medium3 mins
Solve
SecureEC2Setup
EC2
Security Groups
VPC
AWS
Medium2 mins
Solve
Reason #4

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With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Advance Networking in AWS Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Science behind Adaface tests
Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Advance Networking in AWS Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

invite candidates
Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

test completion rate
Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


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About the Advance Networking in AWS Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Advance Networking in AWS Online Test?

The Advance Networking in AWS Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

  • Implementing and managing AWS VPCs
  • Configuring and managing subnets and route tables in AWS
  • Setting up and configuring internet gateways in AWS
  • Configuring NAT gateways in AWS
  • Establishing and managing VPC peering connections in AWS
  • Configuring and managing VPN connections in AWS
  • Setting up and configuring AWS Direct Connect
  • Configuring and managing load balancers in AWS
  • Managing DNS in AWS
  • Implementing network security measures in AWS

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Advance Networking in AWS Online Test?

  • AWS Networking

    AWS Networking refers to the various services and features provided by Amazon Web Services for creating and managing a network infrastructure in the cloud. It includes a wide range of components such as VPC, subnets, route tables, internet gateways, and more, which allow users to build scalable and secure networks within the AWS ecosystem.

  • VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)

    VPC, or Virtual Private Cloud, is a service offered by AWS that allows users to create their own isolated virtual network in the cloud. It provides complete control over network settings, including IP address ranges, subnets, routing tables, and network gateways, enabling organizations to design and configure customized networking environments for their applications and resources.

  • Subnets

    Subnets are smaller divisions of IP address ranges within a VPC. They help in organizing and managing different segments of a network, allowing users to distribute their resources across multiple subnets for enhanced security and fault tolerance. By setting up subnets, users can isolate components of their infrastructure and control traffic flow between them.

  • Route Tables

    Route tables serve as a set of rules that determine how network traffic is directed within a VPC. They define the paths for inbound and outbound traffic, specifying which subnets to route the traffic to and which internet gateways or virtual private gateways to use. Proper configuration of route tables is important for efficient routing of network traffic between various resources in the network.

  • Internet Gateways

    Internet Gateways are a vital component of a VPC that allows traffic to flow between the VPC and the internet. They act as a gateway for outbound traffic, enabling resources within the VPC to access the internet, and also as a target for inbound traffic coming from the internet into the VPC. Internet Gateways provide connectivity and enable communication between the resources in the VPC and external networks.

  • NAT Gateways

    NAT Gateways, or Network Address Translation Gateways, provide a means for resources within a private subnet in a VPC to access the internet while remaining protected from direct exposure. They act as an intermediary between the private subnets and the internet, translating the private IP addresses into public ones to enable bidirectional network communication.

  • VPC Peering

    VPC Peering allows the connection of multiple VPCs in AWS, enabling secure communication between them as if they were within the same network. It provides a way to share network resources, such as routing tables, security groups, and subnets, across multiple VPCs, allowing users to create a virtual network topology that spans multiple regions or accounts.

  • VPN Connections

    VPN Connections in AWS enable users to establish secure and encrypted connections between their on-premises networks and their VPCs in the cloud. They provide a secure communication channel over the internet, allowing for secure access to resources in the VPC as if they were locally connected to the on-premises network. VPN Connections are important for hybrid cloud setups and for extending on-premises networks into the AWS cloud.

  • Direct Connect

    Direct Connect is a service offered by AWS that provides dedicated network connections between on-premises data centers and AWS data centers. It bypasses the public internet, offering a more secure, reliable, and low-latency connection for transferring data between the organizations' network infrastructure and their resources in the AWS cloud. Direct Connect is crucial for enterprises with high bandwidth requirements or stringent security and compliance needs.

  • Load Balancers

    Load Balancers in AWS distribute incoming network traffic across multiple resources, such as EC2 instances, containers, or IP addresses, to ensure proper load distribution and high availability of applications. They help in scaling and managing the load on resources, improving overall application performance and fault tolerance. Load Balancers can be configured to distribute traffic based on various algorithms, such as round-robin, least connections, or IP hash, among others.

  • DNS in AWS

    DNS in AWS refers to the Domain Name System services provided by Amazon Web Services. It allows users to manage and resolve domain names to their corresponding IP addresses, enabling access to resources in the AWS cloud through human-readable domain names. DNS services in AWS include Route 53, which offers highly available and scalable DNS management, allowing users to configure DNS records, set up health checks, and perform domain registration.

  • Network Security in AWS

    Network Security in AWS encompasses various features and tools provided by Amazon Web Services for securing network resources and preventing unauthorized access. This includes security groups, network access control lists (ACLs), web application firewalls (WAFs), and more. Network Security in AWS is essential for protecting sensitive data, preventing attacks, and ensuring the integrity and availability of applications and resources.

  • Full list of covered topics

    The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Advance Networking in AWS Test to be based on.

    VPC Design
    Subnet Configuration
    Route Tables
    Internet Gateways
    NAT Gateways
    VPC Peering
    VPN Connections
    AWS Direct Connect
    Load Balancers
    DNS Configuration
    Network Security
    VPC Sizing
    Elastic IP Addresses
    Egress-only Internet Gateways
    Security Groups
    Network Access Control Lists
    Elastic Load Balancer
    Application Load Balancer
    Classic Load Balancer
    Network Load Balancer
    Elastic Network Interfaces
    VPC Flow Logs
    Amazon Route 53
    Simple Routing Policy
    Weighted Routing Policy
    Latency Based Routing Policy
    Failover Routing Policy
    Geolocation Routing Policy
    Multivalue Answer Routing Policy
    Private DNS Namespaces
    Outbound Rules
    Network Address Translation
    AWS Site-to-Site VPN
    AWS Client VPN
    AWS Direct Connect Gateway
    Public Virtual Interfaces
    Private Virtual Interfaces
    Virtual Private Gateway
    Dead Letter Queues
    Message Visibility Timeout
    Content-Based Filtering
    Message Attributes
    Auto Scaling Group
    ELB Connection Draining
    Access Logs
    Path-Based Routing
    Weighted Target Groups
    Connection Draining
    Alias Records
    Private Hosted Zones
    Internal Load Balancer
    Network Security Groups
    Ingress Rules
    Egress Rules
    Security Group Rules Evaluation
    NACL Rules Evaluation

What roles can I use the Advance Networking in AWS Online Test for?

  • AWS Solutions Architect
  • Network Engineer
  • Cloud Engineer
  • DevOps Engineer
  • Infrastructure Engineer
  • System Administrator
  • Security Engineer
  • Network Administrator
  • IT Manager
  • IT Consultant

How is the Advance Networking in AWS Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

  • Designing and implementing advanced networking architectures in AWS
  • Optimizing network performance and latency in AWS
  • Troubleshooting network connectivity issues in AWS
  • Implementing advanced routing scenarios in AWS
  • Configuring and managing network ACLs in AWS
  • Using AWS networking services for hybrid cloud environments
  • Implementing advanced network traffic management techniques in AWS
  • Configuring and managing AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)
  • Implementing network monitoring and logging in AWS
  • Performing network capacity planning and scaling in AWS
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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


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Advance Networking in AWS Hiring Test FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Screen proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser
  • Copy paste protection

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.

What is the cost of using this test?

You can check out our pricing plans.

Can I get a free trial?

Yes, you can sign up for free and preview this test.

I just moved to a paid plan. How can I request a custom assessment?

Here is a quick guide on how to request a custom assessment on Adaface.

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