AWS Cloud Practitioner

Question 1

What is Cloud-computing

Answer 1

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of compute power, database storage, applications, and other IT resources.

Question 2

What does AWS (Amazon Web Services) do?

Answer 2

AWS owns and maintains the network-connected hardware required for these application services, while you provision and use what you need via a web application.

Question 3

What are the deployment types of the cloud?

Answer 3

Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud

Question 4

What is IaaS

Answer 4

Infrastructure as a Service

Provides Building Blocks for Cloud IT
Provides networking, computers, data storage space
Highest level of flexibility
Easy parallel with traditional on-premises IT

Question 5

What is PaaS

Answer 5

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Removes the need for your organization to manage the underlying infrastructure

Focus on the deployment and management of your applications

Question 6

What is SaaS

Answer 6

Software as a service

Completed product that is run and managed by the service provider

Question 7

How to choose an AWS Region

Answer 7

By the following 4:

1) Compliance : data governance and legal requirements: data never leaves a region without your explicit permission (if you need data in US, get US AWS Region)
2) Proximity to customer: reduced latency
3) Available service within a Region: new services and new features aren’t available in every Region
4) Pricing: Pricing varies region to region and is transparent in the service pricing page.

Question 8

What are AWS Availability zones

Answer 8

They are “Sub” Zones within a Region. It is designed separate data centers that communicate with each other with low latency networking. It is separate to isolate each other from disasters