AWS Overview Flashcards
1
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AWS Global Infrastructure Hierachy
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- AWS Regions
- Availability Zones
- Data Ceters
- Edge Locations/Poins of Presence
2
Q
AWS Regions
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- Cluster of data centers
- Most Services are region-scoped
- 3 to 6 availability zones
3
Q
Factors in choosing a region
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- Compliance (government)
- Proximity (latency)
- Available Services (not all services available in all regions)
- Pricing (varries by region)
4
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AWS Availability Zone
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- One or more data centers
- Redundant power, networking, and connectivity
- Isolated from other avaiability zones
- Connected hihg bandwidth, ultra-low latency
- Linked to form a region
5
Q
Shared Responsibility Model
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- Customer responsibly for security in the cloud
- AWS responsible for security of the cloud
6
Q
3 pricing categories of the AWS Cloud
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- Compute
- Storage
- Data transfer out of cloud
7
Q
Options to access AWS
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- Management Console
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Software Developer Kit (SDK)
- CloudShell
8
Q
AWS CLI (Command Line Interface)
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- Command-line shell
- Direct access to APIs
- Scripts to manage resources
- Open Source
9
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AWS SDK (Software Development Kit)
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- Language-specific APIs (libraries)
- Access services programatically
- Embedded within applications
- Multiple programing languages
10
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AWS CloudShell
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- CLI terminal integrated into AWS
- Browser based
- Not available in all regions
