Getting Started With AWS

Question 1

What is the typical number of Availability Zones (AZs) in a region?

Answer 1

Most AWS regions have at least three Availability Zones (AZs), with some regions having up to six AZs.

Question 2

Why is latency important when selecting an AWS region?

Answer 2

Latency is important because choosing a region close to your users can reduce lag and improve application performance.

Question 3

How many Points of Presence (PoP) does AWS have, and what is their main purpose?

Answer 3

AWS has over 400 Points of Presence (PoP) across 90 cities and 40 countries, which help deliver content to end-users with the lowest latency.

Question 4

What does the global infrastructure of AWS consist of?

Answer 4

AWS global infrastructure includes regions, availability zones, points of presence, and edge locations.

Question 5

How are AWS regions typically named?

Answer 5

AWS regions are named with a code, such as US-East-1 (North Virginia) or EU-West-3 (Paris), and they are mapped to specific regions on the console.