Quiz - Chapter 16 - Serverless Overview

Question 1

What type of file is used to build a container image?

Answer 1

Dockerfile

You’d use a Dockerfile to create the container image

Question 2

What is the maximum amount of RAM you can allocate to a single Lambda function?

Answer 2

Lambda supports up to 10GB of RAM

Question 3

Which AWS service allows you to use Fargate without needing ECS or EKS?

Answer 3

NONE

Fargate requires either ECS or EKS

Question 4

What is one thing EC2 instances allow you to configure but a serverless application doesn’t?

Answer 4

Operating System

In a serverless application, you don’t have access to the OS

Question 5

What AWS service can create EC2 instances and place containers in them based on your task definitions?

Answer 5

ECS manages this process for you

Question 6

Which open-source container management engine powers EKS?

Answer 6

Kubernetes

EKS is a managed version of Kubernetes

Question 7

Which IAM entity is assigned to a Lambda function to provide it with permissions to access other AWS APIs?

Answer 7

ROLES

Roles should be used for Lambda to talk to other AWS APIs

Question 8

What is the maximum length of time Lambda can run?

Answer 8

15 minutes