Services Flashcards
What does AWS CodePipeline do?
Automates the end-to-end flow of releasing software, integrating with tools like CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and third-party tools.
What does AWS CodeBuild do?
A fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment.
What does AWS CodeDeploy do?
Automates application deployments to EC2 instances, on-premises servers, Lambda functions, and ECS services.
What does AWS CodeCommit do?
A fully managed source control service for hosting Git repositories.
What does AWS CodeStar do?
Provides a unified user interface for managing software development activities, such as setting up CI/CD pipelines.
What does AWS CloudFormation do?
Enables you to define and provision AWS infrastructure resources using templates.
What does AWS OpsWorks do?
Provides managed instances of Chef and Puppet to automate server configuration, deployment, and scaling.
What does AWS Elastic Beanstalk do?
Simplifies application deployment by automatically handling infrastructure setup, scaling, and monitoring.
What does AWS Systems Manager do?
Helps automate operational tasks across AWS resources, such as patch management and run commands.
What does SSM Parameter Store do?
Securely stores configuration data like passwords or API keys.
What does SSM Patch Manager do?
Automates patching of instances.
What does Amazon CloudWatch do?
A monitoring service that collects and tracks metrics, monitors log files, and sets alarms based on thresholds.
What does CloudWatch Logs do?
Aggregates logs from multiple AWS resources.
What does CloudWatch Alarms do?
Triggers actions based on thresholds for specific metrics.
What does AWS X-Ray do?
Helps trace requests as they travel through a distributed application.
What does AWS CloudTrail do?
Logs all API activity on your AWS resources, enabling auditing, compliance, and governance.
What does AWS Config do?
Tracks AWS resource configurations over time, ensuring compliance with governance policies.
What does Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) do?
Distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances and containers.
What does Amazon Route 53 do?
A scalable DNS service that can route users based on geography, health checks, or failover.
What does Amazon S3 Cross-Region Replication do?
Automatically replicates data across different AWS regions to improve data availability and durability.
What does AWS Auto Scaling do?
Automatically adjusts the number of EC2 instances based on demand to ensure high availability.
What does AWS Backup do?
A centralized service for managing and automating backups across AWS resources.
What does AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) do?
Controls access to AWS services and resources by managing user roles and permissions.
What does AWS Key Management Service (KMS) do?
Manages encryption keys for encrypting data across AWS services.
What does AWS Secrets Manager do?
Securely stores and manages access to secrets like database credentials and API keys.
What does AWS Shield do?
Provides DDoS protection for web applications running on AWS.
What does AWS Shield Standard do?
Included at no cost to protect from basic DDoS attacks.
What does AWS Shield Advanced do?
Provides advanced DDoS protection with additional reporting and mitigation capabilities.
What does Amazon Macie do?
Uses machine learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in Amazon S3.
What does AWS Security Token Service (STS) do?
Issues temporary, limited-privilege credentials for accessing AWS resources.
What does Amazon GuardDuty do?
A threat detection service that continuously monitors for malicious or unauthorized behavior.
What does Amazon ECS do?
A fully managed container orchestration service for running containerized applications on AWS.
What does Amazon EKS do?
A managed service that makes it easy to run Kubernetes on AWS.
What does AWS Fargate do?
A serverless compute engine for containers that eliminates the need to manage EC2 instances.
What does AWS Lambda do?
Runs code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers.
What does AWS Step Functions do?
Orchestrates distributed microservices into serverless workflows.
What does Amazon SNS do?
Sends notifications from applications to users via email, SMS, or mobile push notifications.
What does Amazon SQS do?
A fully managed message queuing service that allows decoupled communication between different parts of your application.
