Fundamentals Flashcards
1
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What is a Region?
A
A Region is a physical location in the world that consists of 2 or more Availability Zones.
2
Q
What is an Availability Zone?
A
1 or more discrete data centers, each with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, which is housed in separate facilities.
3
Q
What are edge locations?
A
edge locations are endpoints for AWS that are used for caching content.
4
Q
What is an example of an edge location?
A
Cloudfront which is AWS’s content delivery network.
5
Q
What is an AWS Account?
A
An AWS Account is a container for identities (users), and resources.
