Quiz - Chapter 5 - S3 Overview

Question 1

True or False? S3 buckets are global

Answer 1

FALSE

S3 buckets are Region-specific, and are therefore not global.

Question 2

How does availability and durability differ in S3?

Answer 2

1. Availability is the ability to access your data
2. Durability is the ability of AWS to ensure your data is properly stored in S3.
3. The distinction between availability and durability lies in your ability to access your data versus AWS’s ability to store your data

Question 3

What is the average retrieval time for objects stored in Glacier?

Answer 3

3 - 5 hours

The Standard version of Glacier allows you to retrieve objects in 3-5 hours.

Question 4

If you have data that needs to be instantly retrievable, but it’s not likely to be needed anytime soon, which S3 storage class would you select?

Answer 4

S3 Standard-IA

S3 Standard-IA is meant for data that is not accessed frequently, but when it is accessed, requires rapid retrieval.

Question 5

Your boss instructs you to open up all of your company’s S3 buckets so they can download content when they are at home. What do you do?

Answer 5

Explain to your boss that this is a terrible idea and opens up huge security risks for your company.

Question 6

True or False? You can create an S3 lifecycle policy to migrate objects from Glacier to Standard-IA.

Answer 6

FALSE

• Lifecycle policies can’t work backwards.
• You can use a lifecycle policy to migrate objects from the more frequently accessed storage classes to the longer-term options, but not the other way around.

Question 7

What kind of data should be stored in S3 Standard?

Answer 7

Data that is frequently used should be stored in S3 Standard