AWS Fundementals Flashcards
What permission options does an AMI have?
Public Access, Owner only, Specific AWS Accounts
What is not stored in an AMI?
Instance settings and Network settings
EC2 is an example of which service model?
IAAS
What is true of an AWS Public Service?
Located in the AWS Public Zone and anyone can connect, but permissions are required to access the service.
What is true of an AWS Private Service?
Located in a VPC, and accessible from the VPC it is located in?
What is true of Simple Storage Service (S3)?
S3 is an AWS public service, it is an object storage system and buckets can store an unlimited amount of data.
What is a CloudFormation Template?
a resource defined in a CloudFormation Template
What is a CloudFormation Physical Resource?
A physical resource created by creating a CloudFormation stack.
What is a simple and correct definition of High Availability?
A system which maximizes uptime.
What is the correct definition of a fault tolerant system?
A system which allows failure, and can continue operation without disruption.
How many DNS root servers exist?
13
Who manages the DNS Root Servers?
12 Large organizations
Who manages the DNS Root Zone?
IANA
What DNS Record Type converts a HOST into an IPv4 addres?
A
Which DNS Record type is how the root zone delegates control of .org to the .org registry?
NS
Which type of organization maintains the zones for a TLD (e.g. .ORG)
Registry
Which type of organization has relationships with the .org TLD zone manager allowing domain registration?
Registrar
How many subnets are in a default VPC?
Equal to the number of AZ’s in the region the VPC is located in
What is the IP CIDR of a default VPC?
172.31.0.0/16
What is an AWS Public Service?
Something that is accessed using public endpoints such as S3
What is a Private AWS Service?
Something which runs within a VPC
What are the main 3 different networking zones?
- Public Internet
- AWS Private (where VPC’s run from)
- AWS Public (where AWS public services operate from)
On-Premises networks can access VPCs only if configured via?
VPN or Direct Connect
Attaching an Internet Gateway to your VPC allows what?
- Allows private resources to access the public internet
- Allows access to public AWS services (i.e. S3) but this data doesn’t touch the public internet at any point.