Global Infrastructure and Reliability

Question 1

What two factors are most important when selecting an AWS region?

Answer 1

1. Compliance with data governance and legal requirements.
2. Proximity to customers

Question 2

What is an Availability Zone?

Answer 2

One or more data centers within a region.

Question 3

How many Availability Zones are in a Region?

Answer 3

Usually three, located roughly 10 miles apart, to keep latency low while insuring that if a disaster strikes one, the others are most likely to be unaffected.

Question 4

What does CDN stand for?

Answer 4

Content Delivery Network

Question 5

What is Amazon Cloudfront?

Answer 5

A CDN that helps deliver data, video, applications, and APIs to customers around the world with low latency and high transfer speeds.

Question 6

What is an Edge location?

Answer 6

A location outside a Region that is close to customers.

Question 7

What DNS does Amazon use?

Answer 7

Amazon Route 53 helps direct customers to the correct web locations with reliably low latency.

Question 8

Can AWS help you run services in your own building?

Answer 8

Yes, with AWS Outpost. AWS will basically install a fully operational mini Region, right inside your own data center. That’s owned and operated by AWS, using 100% of AWS functionality, but isolated within your own building.

Question 9

What are some things you can do with AWS Management Console?

Answer 9

Quickly access recently used services
Search for other services by name, keyword, or acronym.
The console includes wizards and automated workflows that can simplify the process of completing tasks.
You can also use the AWS Console mobile application to perform tasks such as monitoring resources, viewing alarms, and accessing billing information.

Question 10

What can you do with AWS CLI?

Answer 10

The Command Line Interface lets you save time when making API requests

Question 11

If I provide code and configuration settings, what service can help me deploy resources?

Answer 11

Amazon Elastic Beanstalk can help with:
Adjust capacity
Load balancing
Automatic scaling
Application health monitoring

Question 12

What can I do with AWS CloudFormation?

Answer 12

Build an environment by writing lines of code instead of using the AWS Management Console to individually provision resources.
CloudFormation lets you repeatedly provision resources