definitions

Question 1

architecture automatically responds to changing demand up or down, out or in.

Answer 1

scalability

Question 2

service that helps respond to changing demand

Answer 2

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling.

Question 3

a solution put together using different components and services that can operate and execute independently of one another, instead of being closely coupled to each of its connecting components to operate and function. Each component is effectively unaware of any other changes to other components due to the segregation of boundaries applied. Each service communicates with others using specific interfaces which remain constant throughout its development regardless of what configurations are made.

Answer 3

decoupled architecture

Question 4

application with tightly coupled components. These components might include databases, servers, the user interface, business logic…

Answer 4

monolithic applications

Question 5

loosely coupled application components

Answer 5

microservices applications

Question 6

a standard way to package your application’s code and dependencies into a single object. also for processes and workflows in which there are essential requirements for security, reliability, and scalability.

Answer 6

containerized applications

Question 7

open-source software that enables you to deploy and manage containerized applications at scale.

Answer 7

Kubernetes

Question 8

the on-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing

Answer 8

cloud computing

Question 9

each Region is isolated from every other Region in the sense that absolutely no data goes in or out of your environment in that Region without you explicitly granting permission for that data to be moved

Answer 9

Regional data sovereignty

Question 10

one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity

Answer 10

availability zone or AZ

Question 11

redundant features of Availability Zones

Answer 11

redundant power, networking, and connectivity

Question 12

how many availability zones covered by a region?

Answer 12

multiple

Question 13

how many regions covered by an availability zone

Answer 13

one

Question 14

each AWS Region consists of multiple isolated and physically separate ____________ within a geographic Region.

Answer 14

availability zones

Question 15

API

Answer 15

application programming interface