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2.1 Foundations of Cloud Computing Flashcards

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What is Cloud Computing?

A

On-demand delivery of compute, database storage, apps and IT resources thru the cloud with pay as you go pricing

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Explain:

“Trade Capital Expense For Variable Expense”

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Pay only for what you use.

No data centers and servers.

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What are two examples of AWS “Compute” resources?

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EC2

Lambda

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What are two examples of AWS “Networking” resources?

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VPC

Direct Connect

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What are two examples of AWS “Storage” resources?

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S3

EBS

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What are two examples of AWS “Analytics” resources?

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Athena

Redshift

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What are two examples of AWS “Development” resources?

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Cloud9

CodeCommit

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What are two examples of AWS “Security” resources?

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IAM

Macie

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What are two examples of AWS “Database” resources?

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RDS

DynamoDB

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Describe a Virtual Machine

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Virtualization lets you divide hardware resources on a single physical server into smaller units called VMs.

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