Storage & Content Delivery Flashcards

1
Q

S3 is a highly ____ and ___ cloud ____ service that stores ____ within ____

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scalable, available, storage, objects, ‘buckets’

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2
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An S3 _____ is similar to a ______

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‘Bucket’, directory (file folder)

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3
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S3 _____ store _____ which consist of ___, and also stores _____.

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buckets, objects (or files), data, metadata

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4
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_____ and _____ are 2 very different aspects of data accessibility

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Durability, Availability

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5
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Durability:

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“will my data be there tomorrow?”; important so your objects are never lost or compromised. AWS S3 standard is designed for 11 ‘9’s of durability

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Availability:

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“how quickly can I access my data?”; important so you can access your data quickly when you need it. AWS S3 standard for availability is 99.99%

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7
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S3 achieves high ____ and _____ by replicating _____ data across mulitple ___

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Durability, availability, bucket, servers
- single or multi region

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8
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You can set the security (public access) for S3 at the _____ level or individual ____ level, using ___ ___ ___, _____ policies, or ____ _____ policies, or all three).

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bucket, object, access control lists (ACLs), Bucket, access point

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9
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(S3) You can enable ______ to create multiple _____ of your objects (files)

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versioning, versions

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10
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(S3) You can use ____ ____ to track (log) the _____ to your buckets and objects, so you can see the root cause of issues or track any suspicious activity.

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access logs, access

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11
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S3 is a ______ service but the bucket name is _____ unique

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regional, global

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12
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S3 ______ (storage class) is recommended for frequently accessed data. It is general-purpose storage; data is stored across _____ _____; and has low latency and high _______

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Standard, multiple AZs, throughput

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13
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S3 ____ _____ (storage class) automatically moves your data to the most ___ _____ storage class (based how you access that data)

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Intelligent Tiering, cost-effective
- recommended for data with unknown or changing access patterns
- automatic cost savings, no retrieval fees, data stored across multiple availability zones.

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14
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S3 Standard - ____ ____ (storage class) is recommended for ___ ___ ____ ____ data, that can be accessed in milliseconds when needed.

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Infrequent Access (IA), infrequently accessed, long-lived
- Data is stored across multiple AZs

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15
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S3 ___ ___ ___ _____ (storage class) is recommended for data that can be re-created, ___ ____, and availability and durability are not essential

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One Zone, Infrequent Access (IA), infrequently accessed,
- like S3 Standard-IA, but data stored in a single AZ
- costs 20% less
- still accessed in milliseconds

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16
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S3 ____ (storage class) is recommended for long-term backups and archival. Data retrieval takes ____ and has 3 options: ___ ____ and ____.

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Glacier (S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval), longer, 1-5 min; 3-5 hours; 5-12 hours.
- data stored across multiple AZs

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17
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S3 ___ ___ ___ is recommended for long-term _____ of data accessed only ____ or _____ a year. Good for retaining data for ____ _____

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Glacier Deep Archive, archival, once or twice a year, regulatory compliance
- longer access times than S3 Glacier

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18
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S3 Outposts is good for data that needs to be kept ____ _____.

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On-premises

  • only one single storage class
  • can store data across multiple devices and servers
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19
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4 Use cases for S3:

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  1. Static Websites
    - deploy static websites to S3 and use CloudFront for global distribution
  2. Data Archive
    - archive data using Amazon Glacier as a storage option
  3. Analytics Systems
    - store data in S3 for use with analytics services like Redshift (data warehousing solution) and Athena (uses SQL to query data in S3)
  4. Mobile Applications
    - mobile application users can upload files to S3 bucket using S3 transfer acceleration
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20
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(S3) Objects can be ____ or _____

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public, private

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21
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You can upload objects via the ___ ____, the ____, or programmatically from within code using ____.

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AWS console, CLI, SDKs

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22
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All EC2 Instances must have a root drive: either an ___ Volume or an ____ _____ Volume

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EBS, Instance Store

23
Q

EBS stands for ____ ____ _____

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Elastic Block Store

24
Q

You can attach multiple ____ volumes to a single ____ instance

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EBS, EC2

25
Q

3 different types of EC2 storage:

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EBS, EC2 Instance Store, EFS (Elastic File System)

26
Q

EBS is a storage device that can be ___ or ____ from your EC2 Instance. Data is _____ when the instance is not running

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Attached, removed, persistent

27
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An EBS _____ can only be attached to one _____ in the same ___

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volume, instance, AZ,
(can’t plug a flash drive into multiple computers)

28
Q

You can have ____ EBS _____ on a single instance

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multiple, volumes
(multiple flash drives plugged in)

29
Q

EC2 Instance store is ____ directly to the ____ ______ and cannot be ______

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directly, physical hardware (the host computer) and cannot be removed.

30
Q

The EC2 Instance store and the ___ ____ exist on the same machine, and data is _____

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EC2 Instance, not persistent (are ephemeral)

31
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EC2 Instance store volumes are _____ with higher __ _____ and lower ____

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faster with higher I/O speeds (throughput) - lower latency

32
Q

EC2 Instance store volumes are recommended for ______ storage needs

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Temporary storage needs

33
Q

___ is a _____ network file system for sharing files , and only supports the ____ file system

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EFS, serverless, Linux
(like dropbox for your EC2 instance)

34
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EFS stands for:

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Elastic File System

35
Q

EFS is like a _____ _____ that can be associated with many different ______

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shared drive, instances

36
Q

EFS is accessible across different ____ in the same ____ and is ___ expensive than EBS

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AZs, region, more

37
Q

EFS is Recommended when business-critical applications need _____ ______

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shared directories

38
Q

Storage Gateway is a _____ _____ ______, that combines/connects ____ storage and ____ ____ storage

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hybrid storage service, cloud, on-premises

39
Q

____ _____ is recommended for moving backups to the cloud; reducing costs for hybrid cloud storage; low latency access to data

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Storage Gateway

40
Q

_____ is a ‘catch all’ backup service that helps you manage data backups across multiple AWS services.

A

Backup

41
Q

Backup integrates with resources like ____ ___ ___, ___ and _____

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EC2 instance store, EBS and EFS

42
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A ___ ___ ___ is a mechanism to delivery content quickly and efficiently based on geographical location. A ____ provides low latency.

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Content Delivery Network, CDN

43
Q

____ ___ is a CDN that delivers data and applications globally with low latency, and is good for deploying ____ ____

A

Cloud Front, static websites

44
Q

____ ____ makes content available globally, or restricts it based on location

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Cloud Front

45
Q

___ ____ speeds up the delivery of _____ or ____ web content, and uses ____ locations to ____ content

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Cloud Front, static, dynamic, edge, Cache

46
Q

With a ___ _____, all of the files needed to render the website run on the _____ - do not need to go back to a _____ to get the content

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Static Website, client, server

47
Q

With ___ ___, if the content is already in the ____ location, ____ ____ delivers it immediately. If not, it retrieves the files from the ____

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Cloud Front, edge, Cloud Front, origin

48
Q

Cloud Front can retrieve files from __ ____, ___ ______, and ____ ____ _____

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S3 Buckets, EC2 Instances, Elastic Load Balancer

49
Q

Cloud Front can also ____ _____ and block ___ ______

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Prevent attacks, IP addresses (Geo-restriction prevents users in certain countries from accessing your content.)

50
Q

_____ _____sends your users/traffic through the AWS ____ ____ infrastructure when accessing your content, speeding up delivery

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Global Accelerator, global network

51
Q

Global Accelerator offers ___ percent performance boost with ___ ____ for ___ ____ applications

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60, low latency, single-region

52
Q

Global accelerator automatically____ traffic to ___ ____ regional endpoints

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re-routes, healthy available

53
Q

__ _____ _____ is a bucket-level feature that enables fast, easy, and secure transfers of files over long distances between your____ and an __ ______

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S3 Transfer Accelerator, client, S3 bucket

54
Q

uses CloudFront’s globally distributed edge locations
- customers around the world can upload to a central bucket

A