SWF Flashcards

1
Q

What is a Decider?

A

A program that controls the coordination of tasks - ordering, concurrency, scheduling - according to the application logic.

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__________ are programs that interact with SWF to get tasks, process received tasks, and return the results.

A

Workers.

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3
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What is Amazon SWF?

A

Simple Workflow Service.

SWF is a web service that makes it easy to coordinate work across distributed application components.

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4
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What is a Worker?

A

A program that gets tasks from SWF, processes those tasks, and returns the results.

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5
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True or False: Workers and Deciders can run on cloud infrastructure only.

A

False.

The can run on cloud infrastructure or on machines behind firewalls.

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6
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__________ is a one-time step that you perform for each different type of workflows and activities.

A

Registration

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A __________ is a program that controls the coordination of tasks - ordering, concurrency, scheduling - according to the application logic.

A

Decider

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8
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A logical container for your application resources is called a __________.

A

Domain

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