Serverless Flashcards
1
Q
What is Lambda?
A
A serverless compute resource provided by AWS
2
Q
Does Lambda scale out or up?
A
out
3
Q
What is the difference between traditional cloud infrastructure vs serverless infrastructure?
A
Traditional relies on EC2 instances and RDSs where as Lambda dos not (relies on DynamoBD)
4
Q
Are Lambda functions independent?
A
Yes 1 even = 1 function
5
Q
Can 1 lambda function trigger another?
A
yes
6
Q
What are the advantages of using Lambda?
A
HA and cost saving!
7
Q
What is the main disadvantage of using Lambda?
A
It can get very complicated very quickly!
8
Q
What service can be used to debug your Lambda architecture?
A
AWS X-ray
9
Q
Is Lambda global?
A
Yes, e.g. back up a S3 bucket.
10
Q
Can Lambda trigger an RDS instance?
A
No!
