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AWS Basics Flashcards

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Q: What is AWS?

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A: AWS is a cloud computing platform that offers over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.

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Q: What are the key benefits of AWS?

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A: Scalability, cost-efficiency, flexibility, security, global reach, and a broad range of services.

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Q: What are the main categories of AWS services?

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A: Compute, Storage, Databases, Networking, Security, AI/ML, Analytics, IoT, Developer Tools, and more.

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Q: What makes up AWS’s global infrastructure?

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A: Regions, Availability Zones (AZs), Edge Locations, and Local Zones.

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Q: What is the difference between a Region and an Availability Zone?

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A: A Region is a geographical area with multiple, isolated Availability Zones (data centers). AZs provide fault tolerance and low latency.

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Q: What is AWS’s pricing model?

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A: Pay-as-you-go, where you only pay for the services you use without upfront costs.

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Q: What is the AWS Shared Responsibility Model?

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A: AWS secures the cloud infrastructure, and customers secure their applications and data within the cloud.

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Q: What is the AWS Management Console?

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A: A web-based interface to access and manage AWS services.

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Q: What is the AWS CLI?

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A: The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) allows users to manage AWS services using commands.

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Q: What is the AWS Free Tier?

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A: A program that provides free usage of certain AWS services for 12 months after signup and some services always free.

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Q: What is the difference between elasticity and scalability in AWS?

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A: Elasticity is the ability to automatically adjust resources to match demand, while scalability is the ability to increase or decrease capacity manually.

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Q: What certifications does AWS hold for compliance?

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A: Examples include ISO 27001, SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance.

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Q: What are the AWS support plans?

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A: Basic, Developer, Business, and Enterprise.

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Q: What is AWS IAM?

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A: Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a service for controlling access to AWS resources securely.

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Q: What are EC2 and S3?

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A: EC2 is a compute service for running virtual servers, and S3 is an object storage service.

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Q: What are Edge Locations?

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A: Locations used to cache content closer to users for faster delivery via services like Amazon CloudFront.

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Q: What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

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A: A set of best practices for designing reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems.

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Q: What is the AWS Billing Dashboard?

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A: A tool to monitor usage, estimate costs, and set budgets for AWS resources.

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Q: What is the AWS Marketplace?

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A: A digital catalog of software and services that run on AWS.

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Q: What is an AWS VPC?

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A: A logically isolated section of the cloud where users can launch AWS resources in a virtual network.

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Q: What are the cloud computing models provided by AWS?

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A: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Q: What are the core services of AWS?

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A: Compute (EC2, Lambda), Storage (S3, EBS), Databases (RDS, DynamoDB), and Networking (VPC, Route 53).

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Q: What is Elastic Load Balancing?

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A: A service that automatically distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances.

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Q: What is AWS Auto Scaling?

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A: A service that automatically adjusts resources to maintain performance and minimize costs.

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Q: What is the difference between availability and durability in AWS?

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A: Availability refers to uptime and access to services, while durability ensures data is not lost or corrupted.

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Q: What is an Elastic IP address in AWS?

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A: A static IPv4 address designed for dynamic cloud computing.

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Q: Why do AWS prices vary by region?

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A: Pricing is influenced by factors like infrastructure costs, demand, and local regulations.

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Q: What is tagging in AWS?

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A: A method to assign metadata to AWS resources to help organize and manage them.

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Q: What are AWS SDKs?

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A: Software Development Kits (SDKs) for accessing AWS services in popular programming languages.

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Q: What are AWS Resource Groups?

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A: A tool to group and manage AWS resources based on tags or resource types.

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Q: How does CloudFormation differ from Terraform?

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A: CloudFormation is AWS-native for infrastructure as code, while Terraform supports multi-cloud environments.

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Q: What are the S3 storage classes?

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A: Standard, Intelligent-Tiering, Standard-IA, One Zone-IA, Glacier, and Glacier Deep Archive.

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Q: What is AWS Trusted Advisor?

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A: A tool that provides recommendations to optimize performance, security, and cost.

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Q: What is the AWS Service Health Dashboard?

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A: A tool for monitoring the status of AWS services globally.

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Q: What is the role of the AWS Abuse Team?

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A: To handle reports of suspected abuse, such as spamming, phishing, or DDoS attacks.

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Q: How does EBS differ from S3?

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A: EBS is block storage for EC2 instances, while S3 is object storage for data like files and media.

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Q: What can you find in the AWS Marketplace?

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A: Third-party software, applications, and services that run on AWS.

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Q: What is AWS Global Accelerator?

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A: A service that improves the availability and performance of applications using the AWS global network.

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Q: How are data transfer costs handled in AWS?

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A: Charges apply for data transfer between regions, out to the internet, and between Availability Zones.

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Q: What is CloudEndure?

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A: A service for disaster recovery and migration to AWS with minimal downtime.

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