What is the max filesize of an SQS message?
256KB
Does SQS deliver by pulling, pushing, or both?
pull only
Can autoscaling be applied to SQS?
yes
Can you use SQS as a FIFO solution to your queuing managment
no, this is not guaranteed
What is the retention period difference between SQS and SWF
SQS retains 14 days, SWF up to a year
What type of API is SWF? message- or task-oriented
task-oriented
What type of API is SQS? message- or task-oriented
message-oriented
What is a Workflow starter
An application that can initiate a workflow
What is a Decider
something that controls the flow of activity tasks in a workflow execution. If something finishes in a workflow (or fails) a decider decides what to do next
Activity workers
What actually carries out the task
What does SNS do
send notifications from the cloud to many different types of devices
Whats the difference between SQS and SNS in terms of how you get messages
SNS is push, SQS is pull
Can SQS Queues be prioritized?
no
What is the max timeout window of SQS Job?
12 hrs
What is the maximum retention period of SQS Messages
14 days
What are all the types of subscribers supported by SNS
HTTP, HTTPS, Email, Email-JSON, SQS, Application, Lambda
What is streaming data
data that is generated continuously by 1000s on data sources, sent in small kb-sizes
What is a Kinesis Stream
a series of shard that get data from producers, send to consumers, wherethen gets output to other services
How long does Kenisis store data for?
24 hrs
What is data sent to Kenisis stored in
A shard
How long can you increase retention in a shard for?
up to 7 days
