AWS Developer Flashcards

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What does MFA stand for?

A

Multi Factor Authentication

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What does IAM stand for?

A

Identity and Access Management

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3
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What is MFA?

A

a password the user knows + security device user owns

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What are the MFA device options in AWS?

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  1. Virtual MFA device (google authenticator / Authy)
  2. Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) security Key
  3. Hardware Key Fob MFA Device
  4. Hardware Key Fob MFA Device for AWS GovCloud (us)
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What does SDK stand for?

A

Software Development Kit

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What is an IAM role?

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When a AWS service (ex: EC2) needs to perform actions on your behalf you will need assigned permissions to that AWS services

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What is EFS stand for in AWS?

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Elastic File System

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What is an instance in AWS?

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a virtual server in the AWS Cloud

With EC2 you can set up and configure the operating system and applications that run on your instance

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9
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What does AMIs stand for in AWS?

A

Amazon Machine Image

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What is a AMI in AWS?

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(Amazon Machine Image) a supported and maintained image provided by AWS that provides the information required to launch an instance

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What are spot instances good for?

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Spot Instances are good for short workloads and this is the cheapest EC2 Purchasing Option. But, they are less reliable because you can lose your EC2 instance.

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What should you use to control traffic in and out of EC2 instances?

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Security Groups operate at the EC2 instance level and can control traffic.

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How long can you reserve an EC2 Reserved Instance?

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EC2 Reserved Instances can be reserved for 1 or 3 years only.

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14
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What does HPC stand for?

A

High-Performance Computing

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15
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What is EC2 User Data used for?

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EC2 User Data is used to bootstrap your EC2 instances using a bash script. This script can contain commands such as installing software/packages, download files from the Internet, or anything you want.

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16
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What does OLTP stand for?

A

online transactional processing

17
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What are storage instances good for?

A

Storage Optimized EC2 instances are great for workloads requiring high, sequential read/write access to large data sets on local storage.

18
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What are Dedicated Hosts good for?

A

Dedicated Hosts are good for companies with strong compliance needs or for software that have complicated licensing models. This is the most expensive EC2 Purchasing Option available.