Module 5

Question 1

Amazon CloudFront

Answer 1

A fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and application programming interfaces (APIs) to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds, all within a developer-friendly environment.

Question 2

AWS Direct Connect

Answer 2

​​Direct Connect is a cloud service solution that provides the ability to establish a dedicated network connection from your on-premises environment to AWS. Using Direct Connect, you can establish private connectivity between AWS and your data center, office, or colocation environment, which in many cases can reduce your network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than internet-based connections.

Question 3

Caching

Answer 3

Storing frequently requested data in edge locations so that it can be accessed more quickly.

Question 4

Content delivery network (CDN)

Answer 4

A system of distributed servers (network) that delivers pages and other web content to a user, based on the geographic locations of the user, the origin of the webpage, and the content delivery server.

Question 5

Distribution

Answer 5

Distribution Instructs CloudFront where to get the information that it is caching in the edge locations and how to track and manage the content delivery.

Question 6

Edge location

Answer 6

A site where data can be stored for lower latency. Often, edge locations will be close to high-population areas that will generate high traffic volumes.

Question 7

Origin

Answer 7

A complex type that describes the Amazon S3 bucket, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server (for example, a web server), or other server from which CloudFront gets your files.