AWS Global Infrastructure Flashcards
1
Q
What is an availability zone?
A
An Availability Zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an AWS Region.
2
Q
What is an AWS Region?
A
A geographical area consisting of two or more Availability Zones
3
Q
What is an AWS Edge Location?
A
Endpoints use for caching content. Used by CloudFront
4
Q
Why should I choose a specific AWS Region?
A
- > Data Sovereignty Laws
- > Latency to end users
- > AWS Services (US East 1 always has the latest and greatest)