Introduction to AWS Flashcards
1
Q
What is a client-server model?
A
In computing, a client can be a web browser or desktop application that a person interacts with to make requests to computer servers. A server can be services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), a type of virtual server.
2
Q
Benefits of cloud computing?
A
- Trade upfront expense for variable expense
- stop spending money to run and maintain data centres
- stop guessing capacity
- benefit from massive economies of scale
- increase speed and agilitiy
- go global in minutes
3
Q
What is cloud computing?
A
On-demand delivery of IT resources and applications through the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing
4
Q
What is another name for on-premises deployment?
A
Private cloud deployment
5
Q
How does the scale of cloud computing help you to save costs?
A
The aggregated cloud usage from a large number of customers results in lower pay-as-you-go prices.
Benefits from massive economies of scale in cloud computing.
