ECS

Question 1

A ___ is a package that contains an app, libraries, runtime, and tools required to run it

Answer 1

container

Question 2

_____ logical collection of ECS resources - either ECS EC2 instances or fargate instances

Answer 2

cluster

Question 3

___ ____ defines your app. similar to a dockerfile but for running containers in ecs. can contain multiple containers

Answer 3

task definition

Question 4

__ ___ inside a task definition, it defines the individual containers a task uses. controls CPU and memory allocation and port mappings.

Answer 4

container definition

Question 5

___ single running copy of any containers defined by a task definition. one working ocpy of an app ( ie: db and web containers)

Answer 5

task

Question 6

____ allows task definitions to be scaled by adding tasks. defines minimum and max values

Answer 6

service

Question 7

____ storage for container images (elastic container registry (ECR) or docker hub) used to download images to creation containers

Answer 7

registry

Question 8

what is fargate?

Answer 8

a serverless container engine

Question 9

benefits of fargate?

Answer 9

eliminates the need to provision and manage servers

Question 10

how is pay handled with fargate?

Answer 10

specify and pay for resources per app

Question 11

fargate works with both ecs and eks?

t or f

Answer 11

t

Question 12

with fargate, each workload runs in its own kernel

t or f

Answer 12

t

Question 13

why would i use ec2 over fargate?

Answer 13

compliance requirements

require broader customization

apps require access to GPUs

Question 14

____ is open source software that lets you deploy and manage containerized apps at scale

Answer 14

eks

Question 15

how are you charged for ecr?

Answer 15

storage and data transfer

Question 16

which alb is preffered with ecs?

Answer 16

alb

it allows dynamic host port mapping, path based routing, priority rules