Definitions

Question 1

ACL

Answer 1

Access control list.
Ensures the proper traffic is allowed to subnet
a firewall/security layer on the subnet level

Question 2

Auto Scaling

Answer 2

Automates the process of adding or removing EC2 instances based on traffic demand for your application.

Question 3

Buckets

Answer 3

Root-level folders

Question 4

Cloudfront

Answer 4

Content delivery network that allows you to store your content at edge locations. Makes content available globally with low latency

Question 5

Cloudtrail

Answer 5

Tracks user activity and API calls within your account.

Question 6

Cloudwatch

Answer 6

Collection of services that help you monitor and observe your cloud resources.

Question 7

Consolidated billing

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allows you to view, manage and pay bills for multiple aws accounts in one user interface.

Question 8

DNS Server

Answer 8

database of website domains and their corresponding IP address

Question 9

DynamoDB

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NoSQL database service that does not provide NoSQL software options

Question 10

EBS

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Elastic block store. Provides persistent block volumes for use of EC2 instances. Storage device that can be attached to or remove from your instance

Question 11

EC2

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Elastic compute cloud

a virtual computer. Allows you to rent and manage virtual servers in the cloud

Question 12

ELB

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Elastic load balancing.

Evenly distributes traffic between EC2 instances and that are associated with it

Question 13

ElastiCache

Answer 13

Data caching service used to help improve the speed/performance of web applications running on AWS

Question 14

Elasticity

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the ability of system to increase and decrease in size.

Question 15

Lambda

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serverless compute service that lets you run code without managing servers.

Question 16

Fargate

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a serverless compute engine for containers

Question 17

Lightsail

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Lightsail allows you to quickly launch all the resources you need for small projects.

Question 18

Outposts

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Allows you to run cloud services in your internal data center.
Provides object storage on-premis
Data that needs to be kept local
Demanding application performance needs
Store data across multiple devices and servers

Question 19

Batch

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Batch allows you to process large workloads in smaller chunks (or batches).

Question 20

S3

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Simple Storage Service. Object storage service for the cloud that is highly available

Question 21

EFS

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Elastic File System.

a serverless network file system for sharing files

Question 22

Storage gateway

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hybrid storage service.
moving backs ups to the cloud
connect on-premise and cloud data

Question 23

Global Accelerator

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Provides Low Latency. Sends your users through the AWS global network when accessing your content, speeding up delivery

Question 24

S3 transfer acceleration

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Simple storage service acceleration.
Improves content uploads and downloads to and from S3 buckets
Fast travel of files over long distances

Question 25

Route 53

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a DNS service that routes users to applications. Where you configure and manage web domains for websites or applications you host on AWS.

Question 26

VPC

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Virtual Private Cloud. a foundational service that allows you to create a secure private network in the aws cloud where you launch your resources. A private subsection of AWS you control and in which you can place AWS resources.

Question 27

Direct Connect

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Dedicated physical network connection from your on-premises data center to AWS

Question 28

VPN

Answer 28

Virtual private Network. | Site to site VPN Creates a secure connection between your internal networks and your AWS VPCs.

Question 29

Benefits of Cloud computing

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1. High availability 2. Elasticity 3. Agility 4. Durability

Question 30

6 Advantages of cloud computing

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1. Go global in minutes 2. Stop spending money running and maintain data centers 3. Benefit from massive economies of scale 4. Increase Speed & Agility 5. Stop guessing capacity 6. Trade capital expenses for variable expense.

Question 31

Regions

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a physical location that contains multiple AZs. | Geographic locations

Question 32

Availability Zones

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Collection of one ore more physically separated data centers Characteristics: - fault tolerant - Allows for high availibility - physically seperated - connected through low-latency links

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Edge Location

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Cache content for fast delivery to your users. | Reduced latency - low latency

Question 34

Data Center

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A single data center contains multiple servers

Question 35

On-Demand Instance

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a fixed price in which you are billed down to the second based on instance type.

Question 36

Spot Instance

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Let you take advantage of unused EC2 Capacity. Cheapest option

Question 37

Reserved instances (RI)

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Allows you to commit to a specific instance type in a particular region for 1 to 3 years. Pay money upfront to receive discount.

Question 38

Dedicated Hosts

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Allow you to pay for a PHYSICAL SERVER that is fully dedicated to running your instances.

Question 39

Dedicated Instance

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runs on the host

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Savings Plans

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Allows you to commit to compute usage (measured per hour) for 1 to 3 years

Question 41

S3 Standard

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Simple Storage Service,. General purpose storage. Data stored multiple availability zones. Low latency, high throughput. Recommended for frequently accessed data

Question 42

S3 Intelligent Tiering

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Simple Storage Service. General purpose storage. Data stored across multiple availability zones. Automatically moved your data to the most cost-effective storage class.

Question 43

S3 Standard-infrequent Access

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Data accessed less frequently but require rapid access. .Data stored in across multiple availability zone

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S3 One Zone-Infrequent Access

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Like S3 Standard-IA but data stored in a single availability zone

Question 45

S3 Glacier

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Long term data storage & archival for lower costs.

Question 46

S3 Glacier Deep Archive

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Like S3 Glacier but longer access times. 12-48 hours. Cheapest of all S3 options.