Miscellaneous Services Flashcards
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What is Amazon EC2?
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A web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, allowing users to run virtual servers.
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What is Amazon S3?
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A scalable object storage service for storing and retrieving any amount of data from anywhere on the web.
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What is AWS Lambda?
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A serverless computing service allowing users to run code without provisioning or managing servers.
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What is Amazon RDS?
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A managed relational database service that simplifies database setup, operation, and scaling.
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What is Amazon DynamoDB?
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A managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability.
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What is Amazon CloudFront?
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A content delivery network (CDN) service for securely delivering data, videos, applications, and APIs with low latency and high transfer speeds.
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What is Amazon Route 53?
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A scalable domain name system (DNS) web service designed to route end-user requests to globally distributed endpoints.
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What is Amazon Elastic Beanstalk?
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A service for deploying and managing applications without dealing with the underlying infrastructure.
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What is AWS CloudFormation?
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A service for defining and provisioning AWS infrastructure as code using templates.
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What is Amazon QuickSight?
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A fast, cloud-powered business intelligence (BI) service that enables users to create and visualize interactive dashboards.
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What is AWS Data Pipeline?
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A web service for orchestrating and automating the movement and transformation of data between different AWS services and on-premises data sources.
12
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What is Amazon EMR?
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A cloud-native big data platform for processing vast amounts of data quickly and cost-effectively at scale.
13
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What is Amazon Kinesis?
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A suite of services for real-time data streaming, allowing users to collect, process, and analyze real-time streaming data.
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What is AWS Glue?
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A managed extract, transform, and load (ETL) service that makes it easy to move data between data stores, enabling data analysis.
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What is AWS DataSync?
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A data transfer service for automating data movement between on-premises storage and Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or Amazon FSx.
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What is AWS Snow Family?
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A suite of physical devices for securely transferring large amounts of data into and out of AWS.
17
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What is AWS Step Functions?
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A serverless orchestration service for building workflows that integrate AWS services, allowing coordination of distributed applications.
18
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What is AWS App Runner?
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A fully managed service for building, deploying, and scaling containerized applications quickly.
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What is AWS App Mesh?
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A service mesh that makes it easy to monitor and control microservices running on AWS.
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What is AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)?
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A highly scalable, high-performance container orchestration service supporting Docker containers.
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What is AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)?
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A managed Kubernetes service for running containerized applications using Kubernetes.
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What is AWS Fargate?
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A serverless compute engine for containers allowing users to run containers without managing the underlying infrastructure.
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What is AWS Outposts?
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A fully managed service extending AWS infrastructure to your on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience.
24
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What is AWS Wavelength?
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A service enabling ultra-low latency applications for 5G networks by extending AWS infrastructure to the edge of the network.
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What is AWS Local Zones?
A type of AWS infrastructure deployment that places compute, storage, database, and other select services closer to customers' locations.
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What is Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)?
A scalable file storage service providing highly available and durable shared file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances.
27
What is AWS Backup?
A fully managed backup service that makes it easy to centralize and automate the backup of data across AWS services.
28
What is AWS Storage Gateway?
A hybrid cloud storage service enabling on-premises applications to seamlessly use AWS cloud storage.
29
What is Amazon WorkSpaces?
A managed desktop computing service in the cloud, providing secure access to documents, applications, and resources.
30
What is Amazon AppStream 2.0?
A fully managed, secure application streaming service allowing users to stream desktop applications to web browsers.
31
What is AWS ThinkBox?
A suite of creative and analytical tools for managing render farms for visual effects and other workloads.
32
What is Amazon Kendra?
A highly accurate and easy-to-use intelligent search service powered by machine learning.
33
What is AWS Private 5G?
A managed private cellular network service.
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What is AWS Fault Injection Simulator?
A chaos engineering service for automating fault injection experiments on your applications.
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What is AWS Network Firewall?
A managed firewall service for protecting your VPCs.
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What is AWS Key Management Service (KMS)?
A managed encryption service for creating and controlling the keys used to encrypt your data.
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What is Amazon S3 Select & S3 Select with Glacier?
A feature of S3 that enables applications to retrieve only a subset of data from an object by using simple SQL expressions, even from archived objects.
38
What is Amazon S3 Batch Operations?
A feature of S3 that allows you to perform large-scale batch operations on Amazon S3 objects.
39
What is AWS CodeStar?
A fully managed service for developing, building, and deploying modern applications on AWS.
40
What is AWS Elemental Link?
A device for connecting live video sources to AWS Elemental MediaLive for secure and reliable video ingest from locations with internet connectivity.
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What is Amazon Lookout for Vision?
A machine learning service for identifying visual defects and anomalies in manufactured products.
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What is AWS Proton Console?
A graphical user interface (GUI) for managing AWS Proton services and resources.
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What is AWS Snowcone?
A small, portable, rugged device for collecting, processing, and transferring data in edge locations.
44
What is AWS Panorama?
A machine learning appliance and SDK for adding computer vision (CV) to existing on-premises cameras.
45
What is Amazon Rekognition?
A deep learning-based image and video analysis service for identifying objects, people, text, scenes, and activities.
46
What is AWS Deep Learning AMIs?
Amazon Machine Images for deep learning applications, providing the necessary environment to train deep learning models using popular deep learning frameworks.
47
What is AWS Data Lakes and Analytics?
A comprehensive suite of big data and analytics services, allowing organizations to quickly discover and share insights from vast amounts of data.
48
What is AWS Lake Formation?
A service for setting up, securing, and managing a data lake, enabling users to catalog, search, and transform data.
49
What is Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)?
A cloud-native big data platform for processing vast amounts of data quickly and cost-effectively at scale.
50
What is AWS Glue DataBrew?
A visual data preparation tool that makes it easy to clean and normalize data for analytics and machine learning.
51
What is AWS AI and Machine Learning?
A comprehensive suite of services and tools for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.
52
What is Amazon SageMaker?
A fully managed service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models, providing a complete set of tools for the entire machine learning lifecycle.
53
What is AWS Marketplace?
A digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors, allowing users to find, test, buy, and deploy software.
54
What is AWS IQ?
A service that connects customers with AWS Certified third-party experts for project-based work.
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What is AWS Snow Family?
AWS Snow Family is a suite of physical devices designed to help customers transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS Cloud securely and efficiently.
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What are the main products and storage capacities in AWS Snow Family?
AWS Snowcone (8TB) , AWS Snowball (80TB), and AWS Snowmobile (100PB)
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What is AWS Snowcone?
AWS Snowcone is a small, portable, rugged device for edge computing and data transfer. It has 2 vCPUs, 4 GB of memory, and 8 TB of usable storage.
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What is AWS Snowball?
AWS Snowball is a larger data transfer device designed for larger data sets. It comes in two options: Snowball Edge, which includes local compute capabilities, and Snowball, a data transfer-only device.
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What is AWS Snowmobile?
AWS Snowmobile is a massive, rugged data transfer device capable of transferring exabytes of data to the AWS Cloud. It is transported in a secure, 45-foot long shipping container.
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How does AWS Snow Family devices work?
Customers load their data onto the Snow Family devices, and AWS takes care of the shipping, data transfer, and data processing, making it easier and faster to transfer large datasets to and from AWS.
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What are some use cases for AWS Snow Family?
Use cases include data migration especially in environments where internet bandwidth is limited or unreliable, for example, video production
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What security features are offered with AWS Snow Family?
AWS Snow Family devices come with security features such as encryption, tamper-evident seals, and an industry-standard Trusted Platform Module (TPM) designed to ensure the security and integrity of your data.
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How can customers manage AWS Snow Family devices?
AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or the Snowball client which allows the user to track the status of their jobs, monitor data transfer progress, and more.
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What is AWS CodeCommit?
AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source control service that makes it easy for teams to host secure and scalable Git repositories.
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What is AWS CodeBuild?
AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy.
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What is AWS CodeDeploy?
AWS CodeDeploy is a deployment service that automates software deployments to a variety of compute services, such as Amazon EC2, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, and on-premises servers.
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What is AWS CodePipeline?
AWS CodePipeline is a continuous delivery service that automates the build, test, and deployment phases of your release process. It allows you to model, visualize, and automate the steps required to release your application.
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What is AWS CodeStar?
AWS CodeStar is a fully managed service that makes it easy to develop, build, and deploy applications on AWS. It provides a unified user interface, enabling you to easily manage your software development activities in one place.
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What is AWS Cloud9?
AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you write, run, and debug your code with just a browser. It includes a code editor, debugger, and terminal.
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What is AWS X-Ray?
AWS X-Ray is a service that helps developers analyze and debug distributed applications, such as those built using a microservices architecture. It provides an end-to-end view of requests as they travel through your application.
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What is AWS CodeArtifact?
AWS CodeArtifact is a fully managed artifact repository service that makes it easy for organizations to securely store and share software packages used in their development, build, and deployment processes.
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What is AWS CodeGuru?
AWS CodeGuru is a machine learning-based service that helps you improve your code quality and identify performance optimizations by providing intelligent recommendations.
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Name a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, allowing users to run virtual servers.
Amazon EC2
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Name a scalable object storage service for storing and retrieving any amount of data from anywhere on the web.
Amazon S3
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Name a serverless computing service allowing users to run code without provisioning or managing servers.
AWS Lambda
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Name a managed relational database service that simplifies database setup, operation, and scaling.
Amazon RDS
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Name a managed NoSQL database service that provides fast and predictable performance with seamless scalability.
Amazon DynamoDB
78
Name a content delivery network (CDN) service for securely delivering data, videos, applications, and APIs with low latency and high transfer speeds.
Amazon CloudFront
79
Name a scalable domain name system (DNS) web service designed to route end-user requests to globally distributed endpoints.
Amazon Route 53
80
Name a service for deploying and managing applications without dealing with the underlying infrastructure.
Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
81
Name a service for defining and provisioning AWS infrastructure as code using templates.
AWS CloudFormation
82
Name a fast, cloud-powered business intelligence (BI) service that enables users to create and visualize interactive dashboards.
Amazon QuickSight
83
Name a web service for orchestrating and automating the movement and transformation of data between different AWS services and on-premises data sources.
AWS Data Pipeline
84
Name a cloud-native big data platform for processing vast amounts of data quickly and cost-effectively at scale.
Amazon EMR
85
Name a suite of services for real-time data streaming, allowing users to collect, process, and analyze real-time streaming data.
Amazon Kinesis
86
Name a managed extract, transform, and load (ETL) service that makes it easy to move data between data stores, enabling data analysis.
AWS Glue
87
Name a data transfer service for automating data movement between on-premises storage and Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, or Amazon FSx.
AWS DataSync
88
Name a suite of physical devices for securely transferring large amounts of data into and out of AWS.
AWS Snow Family
89
Name a serverless orchestration service for building workflows that integrate AWS services, allowing coordination of distributed applications.
AWS Step Functions
90
Name a fully managed service for building, deploying, and scaling containerized applications quickly.
AWS App Runner
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Name a service mesh that makes it easy to monitor and control microservices running on AWS.
AWS App Mesh
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Name a highly scalable, high-performance container orchestration service supporting Docker containers.
AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS)
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Name a managed Kubernetes service for running containerized applications using Kubernetes.
AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
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Name a serverless compute engine for containers allowing users to run containers without managing the underlying infrastructure.
AWS Fargate
95
Name a fully managed service extending AWS infrastructure to your on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience.
AWS Outposts
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Name a service enabling ultra-low latency applications for 5G networks by extending AWS infrastructure to the edge of the network.
AWS Wavelength
97
Name a type of AWS infrastructure deployment that places compute, storage, database, and other select services closer to customers' locations.
AWS Local Zones
98
Name a scalable file storage service providing highly available and durable shared file storage for use with Amazon EC2 instances.
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
99
Name a fully managed backup service that makes it easy to centralize and automate the backup of data across AWS services.
AWS Backup
100
Name a hybrid cloud storage service enabling on-premises applications to seamlessly use AWS cloud storage.
AWS Storage Gateway
101
Name a managed desktop computing service in the cloud, providing secure access to documents, applications, and resources.
Amazon WorkSpaces
102
Name a fully managed, secure application streaming service allowing users to stream desktop applications to web browsers.
Amazon AppStream 2.0
103
Name a suite of creative and analytical tools for managing render farms for visual effects and other workloads.
AWS ThinkBox
104
Name a highly accurate and easy-to-use intelligent search service powered by machine learning.
Amazon Kendra
105
Name a managed private cellular network service.
AWS Private 5G
106
Name a chaos engineering service for automating fault injection experiments on your applications.
AWS Fault Injection Simulator
107
Name a managed firewall service for protecting your VPCs.
AWS Network Firewall
108
Name a managed encryption service for creating and controlling the keys used to encrypt your data.
AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
109
Name a feature of S3 that enables applications to retrieve only a subset of data from an object by using simple SQL expressions, even from archived objects.
Amazon S3 Select & S3 Select with Glacier
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Name a feature of S3 that allows you to perform large-scale batch operations on Amazon S3 objects.
Amazon S3 Batch Operations
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Name a fully managed service for developing, building, and deploying modern applications on AWS.
AWS CodeStar
112
Name a device for connecting live video sources to AWS Elemental MediaLive for secure and reliable video ingest from locations with internet connectivity.
AWS Elemental Link
113
Name a machine learning service for identifying visual defects and anomalies in manufactured products.
Amazon Lookout for Vision
114
Name a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing AWS Proton services and resources.
AWS Proton Console
115
Name a small, portable, rugged device for collecting, processing, and transferring data in edge locations.
AWS Snowcone
116
Name a machine learning appliance and SDK for adding computer vision (CV) to existing on-premises cameras.
AWS Panorama
117
Name a deep learning-based image and video analysis service for identifying objects, people, text, scenes, and activities.
Amazon Rekognition
118
Name amazon Machine Images for deep learning applications, providing the necessary environment to train deep learning models using popular deep learning frameworks.
AWS Deep Learning AMIs
119
Name a comprehensive suite of big data and analytics services, allowing organizations to quickly discover and share insights from vast amounts of data.
AWS Data Lakes and Analytics
120
Name a service for setting up, securing, and managing a data lake, enabling users to catalog, search, and transform data.
AWS Lake Formation
121
Name a cloud-native big data platform for processing vast amounts of data quickly and cost-effectively at scale.
Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)
122
Name a visual data preparation tool that makes it easy to clean and normalize data for analytics and machine learning.
AWS Glue DataBrew
123
Name a comprehensive suite of services and tools for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.
AWS AI and Machine Learning
124
Name a fully managed service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models, providing a complete set of tools for the entire machine learning lifecycle.
Amazon SageMaker
125
Name a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors, allowing users to find, test, buy, and deploy software.
AWS Marketplace
126
Name a service that connects customers with AWS Certified third-party experts for project-based work.
AWS IQ
127
Name a suite of physical devices designed to help customers transfer large amounts of data into and out of the AWS Cloud securely and efficiently.
AWS Snow Family
128
Name a small, portable, rugged device for edge computing and data transfer up to 8 TB
AWS Snowcone
129
Name a larger data transfer device designed for larger data sets up to 80TB
AWS Snowball
130
Name the largest, shipping container size data transfer device capable of transferring up to 100TB to the AWS Cloud
AWS Snowmobile
131
How can a customer migrate data in environments where internet bandwidth is limited or unreliable?
AWS Snow Family
132
Name a fully managed source control service that makes it easy for teams to host secure and scalable Git repositories.
AWS CodeCommit
133
Name a fully managed continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy.
AWS CodeBuild
134
Name a deployment service that automates software deployments to a variety of compute services, such as Amazon EC2, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, and on-premises servers.
\AWS CodeDeploy
135
Name a continuous delivery service that automates the build, test, and deployment phases of your release process. It allows you to model, visualize, and automate the steps required to release your application.
AWS CodePipeline
136
Name a fully managed service that makes it easy to develop, build, and deploy applications on AWS. It provides a unified user interface, enabling you to easily manage your software development activities in one place.
AWS CodeStar
137
Name a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that lets you write, run, and debug your code with just a browser. It includes a code editor, debugger, and terminal.
AWS Cloud9
138
Name a service that helps developers analyze and debug distributed applications, such as those built using a microservices architecture. It provides an end-to-end view of requests as they travel through your application.
AWS X-Ray
139
Name a fully managed artifact repository service that makes it easy for organizations to securely store and share software packages used in their development, build, and deployment processes.
CodeArtifact
140
Name a machine learning-based service that helps you improve your code quality and identify performance optimizations by providing intelligent recommendations.
AWS CodeGuru
141
What Amazon service lets you send, store, and receive messages between software components at any volume, without losing messages or requiring other services to be available?
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
142
What Amazon service allows you to send messages to a distributed set of customers (email, SMS) or other services (HTTP)?
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
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The service that allows customers (or services) to sign up for topics know as a publish - subscribe pattern is called ...
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
