Lambda Flashcards
1
Q
How does Lambda scale?
A
Lambda scales out for each invocation by default, does not scale up.
2
Q
What does it mean by “lambda functions are independent”
A
Each lambda invocation is independent of each other.
3
Q
Is lambda serverless?
A
Yes
4
Q
Can lambda functions trigger other functions?
A
Yes
5
Q
What AWS service should you use to debug Lambda functions?
A
AWS X-Ray
6
Q
Can you do things globally with lambda functions?
A
Yes
7
Q
What triggers are there (main ones)
A
S3, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, Kinesis
8
Q
What is the max duration of a lambda function?
A
15 minutes. It used tobe 5 minutes.
9
Q
What are the two ways you can use lambda?
A
Event driven function, based on events. Request based, you activate a lambda function based on request (like an API)
