Module 3: Global Infrastructure and Reliablity

Question 1

Availability Zones

Answer 1

A single data center or a group of data centers within a Region.

Question 2

Edge Location

Answer 2

A site that Amazon CloudFront uses to store cached copies of your content closer to your customers for faster delivery.

Question 3

AWS Management Console

Answer 3

A web-based interface for accessing and managing AWS services.

Question 4

AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)

Answer 4

• Enables you to control multiple AWS services directly from the command line within one tool.
• You can automate the actions that your services and applications perform through scripts.

Question 5

Software Development Kits (SDKs)

Answer 5

• Make it easier for you to use AWS services through an API designed for your programming language or platform.
• Enables you to use AWS services with your existing applications or create entirely new applications that will run on AWS.

Question 6

AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Answer 6

You provide code and configuration settings and Elastic Beanstalk deploys the necessary resources to perform the following tasks; Adjust Capacity, Load Balancing, Automatic Scaling, Application Health Monitoring.

Question 7

AWS CloudFormation

Answer 7

Provisions your resources in a safe, repeatable manner, enabling you to frequently build your infrastructure and applications without having to perform manual actions or write custom scripts.