Content Delivery, Network and services Flashcards
What is CDN (Content Delivery Network)
Quicky deliver data to user anywhere on the world
it’s:
- fast
- reliable
- Global reach from a nearby service
What is AWS CloudFront?
The Amazon CDN (Content Delivery Network)
What are usecases for Amazon cloud front?
- Streaming videos
- Secure Transactions
- Using during traffic spikes e.g. Black Friday
- Detailed analytics about content.
What is core function of AWS Global Accelerator
It improves performance
Is it true that AWS offer Security, Reliability and integrate with other AWS services
yes
What 2 kind of subnets does a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) have?
A public subnet (public available)
A private subnet (only organization)
What is an internet gateway
Main door to the outside world
What is a route table
A table to show where information or things are stored.
What do Security groups do?
They define what is (not) allowed in certain areas of your cloud.
What does a Network access control list (NACL) do in your VPC?
Control traffic that comes in, and goes out.
What is the DNS (Domain Name Service) of Amazone?
AWS Route 53
What are 4 features of route 53?
- Sophisticated traffic routing
- Health Checks
- DNS failover (redirect automatically)
- Scalability and integration
What are the benefits of AWS Direct Connect?
- High speed Data Transfer
- Reduce bandwidth cost
- reliable connection
What does AWS VPN do?
Safely encrypts and transports your data.
What does the VPN-type Site-to-Site VPN do?
Secure connect between your data center and AWS enviroment
What does Client VPN do?
Secure access to AWS resources from any location
Biggest difference between Direct Connect and VPN
Direct Connect for large scale data transfer
What is an in-memory Database?
Database that’s stored in direct memory and therefore provide speed
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)?
Service to migrate your old DB to AWS.
What is AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)?
Transfers old DB schema’s to a format that is compatible with AWS DB
What are the key features of AWS Dynamo DB?
- High preformance
- Fully managed
- Built in Security
- Auto Backup and restore
When use Dynamo DB?
- Web- and mobile Applications
- Gaming applications
- IoT Applications
- E-commerce platforms