Quiz

2908 questions of the kind that actually get asked — in interviews, in architecture review boards, and by the person who has to run the thing at 3 AM. Every answer states the trade-off rather than the slogan, and says when the obvious choice is the wrong one.

All areas2908 Architecture Fundamentals91 Distributed Systems101 Data Architecture90 Cloud Architecture87 Networking86 API & Integration Architecture87 Reliability & Resilience99 Observability92 Performance & Capacity Engineering100 Security Architecture95 Cost Architecture & FinOps102 Business Architecture103 Architecture Communication102 Enterprise Architecture100 Legacy Modernization92 AI-Era Architecture96 Software Architecture & Engineering93 Architecture Patterns94 Architecture Decision-Making101 The Architect's Meta-Skills102 Delivery & Release Engineering103 Platform Engineering & Developer Experience102 Testing & Quality Architecture102 Data Platform Architecture98 Streaming & Real-Time Data103 Data Governance & Semantics91 Frontend & Experience Architecture101 Edge, Mobile & IoT98 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture99 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk98

Difficulty Any beginner intermediate advanced

3 questions in Network & Egress Costs.

Quiz

A 900 TB estate has to move from one cloud to another. At list egress rates the transfer alone is quoted near $0.08 per GB and the finance director refuses. Since 2024 the largest providers waive transfer charges for customers leaving. Sequence the move and say where the waiver does not apply.

A live-streaming platform's largest infrastructure line item is data transfer. What architectural levers reduce it, and which are unavailable?

A microservice estate spread across three availability zones has a large unexplained network charge. Explain and fix.