AWS Global Infrastructure Flashcards

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What is an availability zone?

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An Availability Zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an AWS Region.

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What is an AWS Region?

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A geographical area consisting of two or more Availability Zones

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3
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What is an AWS Edge Location?

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Endpoints use for caching content. Used by CloudFront

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4
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Why should I choose a specific AWS Region?

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  • > Data Sovereignty Laws
  • > Latency to end users
  • > AWS Services (US East 1 always has the latest and greatest)
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