2. Storage Flashcards
1
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What is Amazon S3 primarily used for?
A
Object storage for data backup and retrieval.
2
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What does the acronym ‘EBS’ stand for in AWS?
A
Elastic Block Store.
3
Q
Fill in the blank: Amazon S3 stores data as __________.
A
objects.
4
Q
What is the maximum size of a single object that can be stored in Amazon S3?
A
5 terabytes.
5
Q
Which storage option is best for frequently accessed data?
A
Amazon S3 Standard.
6
Q
What is the purpose of Amazon Glacier?
A
Long-term archival storage.
7
Q
True or False: Amazon EBS volumes can only be attached to EC2 instances in the same availability zone.
A
True.
8
Q
What type of storage does Amazon RDS use?
A
Block storage.
9
Q
Which AWS service provides a file storage solution that can be mounted on EC2 instances?
A
Amazon EFS (Elastic File System).
10
Q
What is the primary benefit of using Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering?
A
Cost optimization for data with unknown access patterns.
11
Q
What is the storage class used for infrequently accessed data in Amazon S3?
A
S3 Standard-IA (Infrequent Access).
12
Q
True or False: Data stored in Amazon EBS is persistent even after the EC2 instance is terminated.
A
True, if the EBS volume is not deleted.
13
Q
What is the main feature of Amazon S3 versioning?
A
It allows you to keep multiple versions of an object in the same bucket.
14
Q
Which AWS service allows you to create snapshots of EBS volumes?
A
Amazon EBS Snapshots.
15
Q
What is the primary advantage of using Amazon FSx?
A
Fully managed file systems for Windows or Lustre.
16
Q
Fill in the blank: Amazon S3 is designed for __________ data storage.
A
unstructured.
17
Q
What is the lifecycle policy in Amazon S3 used for?
A
Automatically transitioning or deleting objects based on defined rules.
18
Q
Which storage service is best for low-latency access to block storage?
A
Amazon EBS.
19
Q
True or False: Amazon S3 supports server-side encryption for data at rest.
A
True.
20
Q
What is the maximum number of EBS volumes that can be attached to a single EC2 instance?
A
Up to 28 EBS volumes.
21
Q
What does the ‘S3 Select’ feature do?
A
Allows you to query a subset of data from an object.
22
Q
Fill in the blank: Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration speeds up transfers using __________.
A
Amazon CloudFront edge locations.
23
Q
What is the purpose of Amazon Storage Gateway?
A
Hybrid cloud storage service that connects on-premises software appliances with cloud-based storage.
24
Q
True or False: AWS provides a free tier for Amazon S3.
A
True.
25
What type of storage is Amazon DynamoDB primarily based on?
NoSQL database storage.
26
What is the primary use case for Amazon EFS?
Shared file storage for multiple EC2 instances.
27
Which AWS service should you use for data warehousing?
Amazon Redshift.
28
Fill in the blank: EBS volumes are __________ attached to EC2 instances.
block-level.
29
What is Amazon S3's maximum number of buckets per account?
100 buckets.
30
Which storage class in S3 is designed for data that is rarely accessed and has a retrieval time of hours?
S3 Glacier Deep Archive.
31
True or False: EBS volumes can be resized without detaching them from the EC2 instance.
True.
32
What is the primary benefit of S3 Cross-Region Replication?
Automatic replication of objects across different AWS regions.
33
What does the term 'throughput' refer to in the context of EBS volumes?
The amount of data that can be read or written per second.
34
Fill in the blank: Amazon S3 supports __________ access control policies.
fine-grained.
35
Which AWS service is optimized for big data workloads?
Amazon EMR (Elastic MapReduce).
36
What is the primary characteristic of Amazon S3 One Zone-IA?
Lower-cost storage for infrequently accessed data that is stored in a single availability zone.
37
True or False: Amazon RDS supports multiple database engines.
True.
38
What is the purpose of the AWS Storage Gateway's file gateway?
To provide a file interface to Amazon S3.
39
What kind of data is Amazon Redshift designed to handle?
Structured data for analytics and reporting.
40
What is the primary use of Amazon S3 Event Notifications?
To trigger workflows or actions in response to S3 events.
41
Fill in the blank: Amazon EBS volumes can be either __________ or __________.
magnetic; SSD.
42
What is the maximum IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) for an EBS Provisioned IOPS volume?
Up to 64,000 IOPS.
43
True or False: Amazon S3 supports multipart uploads for large objects.
True.
44
What is the benefit of using Amazon S3 Transfer Manager?
Simplifies the process of uploading and downloading files to S3.
45
Which AWS service is best suited for storing large amounts of unstructured data?
Amazon S3.
46
Fill in the blank: Amazon S3 provides __________ durability for objects.
99.999999999%.
47
What is the purpose of Amazon EBS volume encryption?
To secure data at rest on EBS volumes.
48
True or False: Amazon S3 can be accessed via REST APIs.
True.
49
What is the main advantage of using S3 Select?
Reduces the amount of data transferred by allowing queries on objects.
50
What does the term 'latency' refer to in data storage?
The time it takes to access data from storage.
51
What is the main feature of Amazon FSx for Lustre?
High-performance file system for compute-intensive workloads.
52
Which AWS service provides automatic backups for databases?
Amazon RDS.
53
True or False: You can set up lifecycle rules for EBS snapshots.
True.
54
What is the primary purpose of Amazon S3 Inventory?
To provide a scheduled report of objects and their metadata in S3 buckets.
55
What is the benefit of using Amazon EFS for applications?
Provides scalable and elastic file storage accessible across multiple instances.
56
Fill in the blank: The AWS service that provides object storage is __________.
Amazon S3.
57
What does the 'S3 Select' feature allow?
Querying specific data from within an S3 object.
58
What is the advantage of using Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration?
Faster upload and download speeds for large files.
59
True or False: Amazon EBS can be used as a boot volume.
True.
60
What is the main use case for Amazon RDS Multi-AZ deployments?
High availability and disaster recovery.
61
What is the primary function of Amazon S3's bucket policies?
To control access to S3 buckets and objects.
62
Fill in the blank: EBS snapshots are stored in __________.
Amazon S3.
63
What is the purpose of Amazon S3's Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)?
To allow web applications to interact with S3 resources from different domains.
64
What is the main characteristic of Amazon S3 Standard-IA?
Lower cost for infrequently accessed data with rapid access.
65
True or False: You can use Amazon S3 for hosting static websites.
True.
66
What is the main benefit of using Amazon S3 for data storage?
Scalability and durability.
67
What does AWS S3 stand for?
Amazon Web Services Simple Storage Service
68
True or False: AWS S3 is a block storage service.
False
69
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 stores data as _______.
objects
70
What is the maximum size of a single object that can be stored in AWS S3?
5 TB
71
Which AWS storage service is optimized for data that requires frequent access?
Amazon S3 Standard
72
What is the purpose of AWS S3 Glacier?
Long-term archival storage
73
Which storage class in AWS S3 is designed for infrequently accessed data?
S3 Infrequent Access (IA)
74
What is the primary benefit of using AWS EBS?
Persistent block storage for EC2 instances
75
True or False: AWS EBS volumes can be attached to multiple EC2 instances simultaneously.
False
76
What is the maximum size for an AWS EBS volume?
16 TB
77
Which AWS service provides a fully managed file storage solution?
Amazon EFS (Elastic File System)
78
Fill in the blank: AWS EFS is designed to be _______ and _______.
scalable, elastic
79
What is the primary use case for AWS FSx?
Managed Windows file system
80
Which AWS service provides a data lake solution?
AWS Lake Formation
81
What protocol does AWS Snowball use for data transfer?
S3 API
82
True or False: AWS Storage Gateway allows on-premises applications to use cloud storage.
True
83
What is the main advantage of using Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration?
Faster uploads to S3 from remote locations
84
What is the purpose of AWS S3 Lifecycle Policies?
To automate the transition of objects between storage classes
85
Which AWS service can be used to monitor AWS S3 usage and performance?
AWS CloudWatch
86
What does the term 'eventual consistency' mean in the context of AWS S3?
Changes to objects may not be immediately visible to all requests
87
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 uses _______ for data durability.
replication
88
What is the maximum number of tags that can be assigned to an AWS S3 bucket?
50
89
True or False: AWS EBS snapshots are incremental.
True
90
What is the main feature of AWS EBS Provisioned IOPS?
High performance for I/O-intensive applications
91
Which AWS storage service is designed for big data analytics?
Amazon S3
92
What does the term 'data lake' refer to?
A centralized repository for storing structured and unstructured data
93
Fill in the blank: AWS Glue is a _______ service for ETL processes.
serverless
94
What is the purpose of AWS Athena?
Interactive query service for analyzing data in S3 using SQL
95
Which AWS service can be used to create a backup of your S3 data?
AWS Backup
96
True or False: AWS S3 supports versioning of objects.
True
97
What is the default storage class for objects stored in AWS S3?
S3 Standard
98
Which AWS service provides storage for containerized applications?
Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
99
Fill in the blank: AWS DataSync is used for _______ data transfer between on-premises and AWS.
automated
100
What is the role of AWS Direct Connect in cloud storage?
Provides a dedicated network connection to AWS
101
True or False: You can access AWS S3 using RESTful API.
True
102
What feature allows you to restrict access to specific IP addresses in AWS S3?
Bucket Policy
103
What does the term 'data replication' refer to in AWS?
Copying data across multiple locations for durability
104
Which AWS storage service is best suited for high-throughput workloads?
Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS
105
What is the main benefit of using Amazon S3 Select?
Retrieve only a subset of data from an object
106
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 supports _______ for fine-grained access control.
IAM policies
107
What is the maximum number of objects that can be stored in an AWS S3 bucket?
Unlimited
108
Which AWS service is designed for large-scale data transfer to AWS?
AWS Snowmobile
109
True or False: AWS S3 is designed for high availability.
True
110
What does the term 'object lifecycle management' refer to?
Managing the lifecycle of objects stored in S3
111
What is the primary function of AWS Storage Gateway?
Integrate on-premises environments with cloud storage
112
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 supports _______ to ensure data integrity.
checksums
113
Which AWS service provides a managed Hadoop framework?
Amazon EMR (Elastic MapReduce)
114
What is the main purpose of AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS)?
To provide block-level storage for EC2 instances
115
True or False: AWS S3 can be used as a content delivery network.
True
116
What is the benefit of using the S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class?
Cost savings for unpredictable access patterns
117
Which AWS service is ideal for shared file storage across multiple EC2 instances?
Amazon EFS
118
What is the main advantage of using AWS Backup?
Centralized backup management for AWS resources
119
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 supports _______ to enable cross-region replication.
replication rules
120
What does the term 'data governance' refer to?
Managing data availability, usability, integrity, and security
121
Which AWS service can be used for analyzing large datasets in S3?
Amazon Athena
122
True or False: AWS Snowball can be used for data migration to AWS.
True
123
What is the primary goal of AWS Data Lake Formation?
To simplify the process of building a data lake
124
Fill in the blank: AWS S3 supports _______ to manage data retention.
lifecycle policies
125
What is the purpose of AWS Storage Class Analysis?
To optimize storage costs by analyzing access patterns
126
What is the main feature of AWS FSx for Lustre?
High-performance file system for compute-intensive workloads
127
True or False: AWS S3 supports server-side encryption.
True
128
What is the maximum number of AWS EBS volumes that can be attached to a single EC2 instance?
28
