2. Interacting with AWS

Question 1

What are three main ways to interact with AWS Services?

Answer 1

• AWS CLI - Command Line Access for administering AWS resources.
• AWS Console - User can leverage their browser to configure resources.
• AWS SDK - Programmatic access to manage AWS resources.

Question 2

Describe the ‘AWS Management Console’. Provide the link for this.

Answer 2

A web and app based interface for interacting with most of all the 150+ AWS services. All major browsers and mobile operating systems are supported. console.aws.amazon.com

Question 3

Describe the ‘AWS Command Line Interface’.

Answer 3

CLI. Tool to manage your use of AWS services from the command line on Windows, Max, and Linux. Most every task that can be done in the console can be done with the CLI.

Question 4

Describe the ‘AWS Software Developer Kit’.

Answer 4

SDK. Programming language-specific resources that allow you to interact with AWS services via code. This approach enables you to automate many aspects of how you interact with the platform.

Question 5

What are the AWS SDK Languages supported?

Answer 5

9 (Java, Javascript, Node.JS, .NET, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, C++)

Question 6

Provide the CLI command for setting up a user profile and reviewing the account.

Answer 6

aws configure –profile pstest

aws s3 ls –profile pstest