AWS Solutions Architect—Associate

Level Lesson 1: AWS

Overview

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 What You’ll
Learn

Brief Overview of AWS

Key Features

History of
AWS

AWS’s Globally
Distributed Infrastructure
AWS as the Market
Leader

AWS Products and

Services

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1.01: Description of
AWS
Brief overview of
AWS

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 Features of
AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services
platform.

Pay-as-you-go pricing Greater security is

Cloud-based
allows you to pay only provided through data
infrastructure helps
as long as you use the encryption capabilities
business growth and
resources and exceptional
scaling
hardware

1 2 3 4 5 6

Hybrid capabilities help

Build sophisticated
you run hybrid Global presence in
applications with
applications across your 190 countries
increased flexibility,
existing through 25
scalability, and
on-premises and cloud geographic regions
reliability
services
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1.02: History and Evolution of AWS
How AWS developed into the company it is
today

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 History of
AWS

2003 200 2010 2013

Chris Pinkham Amazon.com AWS started
and Benjamin 6 retail web providing
Black AWS was services were certification
presented officially moved to AWS. courses for
their idea. launched. computer
engineers.

1st 180,000 2.1

Vision + Billion

200 200 201 201

AWS released its Over 180,000 AWS held its first AWS was declared
first 4
service called 7 signed
developers 2
re:Invent 5 with a
profitable
Simple Queue. up with AWS. conference. revenue of $2.1billion
in Q3 2015.

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 Global
Distribution
AWS is spread across the world through 25 geographic regions and 80
availability zones.

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 Regions and Availability
Zones
A region is a geographic area isolated from other Amazon regions to provide the greatest possible
fault tolerance. Availability Zones located within a region, with at least 2 per region, are connected
via low-latency links.

Amazon Web Service

Availability Zone

Availabilit Availabilit
y y
Zone Data Zone
Centers

Region

There is always a minimum of two availability zones per region.

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 Edge
Locations
Edge locations are located in most of the major cities around the world to distribute content to end
users with
reduced latency.

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 AWS
Products
AWS offers a broad set of global compute, storage, database, analytics, application, and
deployment services
that help organizations with better speed, lower IT costs, and scale applications.
 Market
Leader
Gartner named AWS a market leader in Cloud Infrastructure as a
Service.
Knowledge
Check
KNOWLEDGE
AWS has geographic regions.
CHECK

a 1
. 0
b 1
. 6
c 3
. 3
d 19
. 0
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
AWS has geographic regions.

a 1
. 0
b 1
. 6
c 3
. 3
d 19
. 0

The correct answer is b.

As of January 2017, AWS has 16 geographic regions and 42

Availability Zones.
KNOWLEDGE
What is the minimum number of Availability Zones within a Region?
CHECK

a 5
.
b 3
. 3
c 3
.
d 2
.
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
What is the minimum number of Availability Zones within a Region?

a 5
.
b 3
. 3
c 3
.
d 2
.

The correct answer is d.

There are always at least two Availability Zones within a Region to provide
fault tolerance.
KNOWLEDGE
Which AWS product uses Edge Locations to provide a CDN service?
CHECK

a Amazon
. EC2
b Amazon Web
. Services
c Amazon
. CloudFront
d None of the
. above
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which AWS product uses Edge Locations to provide a CDN service?

a Amazon
. EC2
b Amazon Web
. Services
c Amazon
. CloudFront
d None of the
. above

The correct answer is c.

Amazon CloudFront is the Amazon Content Delivery Network (CDN) service that uses Edge
Locations to
provide content to end users with reduced latency.
 1.03 Overview of AWS Products and
Services
Overview of every product and service on the AWS
platform

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 AWS Management
Console
Let’s start with the Compute
section.
 Comput
e
The Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) from Amazon provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud,
which is
intended to make web-scale computing easier for developers.
 Compute
(contd.)
Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) is a highly scalable, high performance container management service
that
supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run applications on a managed cluster of Amazon EC2
instances.
 Compute
(contd.)
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is an easy-to-use service for deploying and scaling web applications and services
developed with
Java, .NET, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, and Docker on familiar servers such as Apache, Nginx, Passenger,
and IIS.
 Compute
(contd.)
AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. Pay for the
compute
time that you use; you only pay for execution time.
 Compute
(contd.)
Elastic Load Balancing is a networking service that automatically spreads out incoming
application
traffic across several available EC2 instances.
 Compute
(contd.)
Amazon Lightsail is a new service that allows you to quickly and easily create your
own Virtual
Private Server, or VPS, for as little as $5 per month.

Amazon
Lightsail
 Compute
(contd.)
• AWS Batch is Amazon’s attempt to eliminate third-party commercials or open source
batch processing solutions.
• It enables you to easily and efficiently run huge quantities of batch computing jobs on
AWS.
• It is a managed service, and it dynamically provisions the optimal quantity and type of
compute
required to run your batch jobs.

AWS
Batch
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Storage and Content
Delivery.
 Storage and Content
Delivery
Simple Storage Service (S3) is an object-based online storage service that offers unlimited
data storage
space in the cloud.

Amazon
S3
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
CloudFront is a content delivery service (CDN) that integrates with other Amazon's cloud
services to
provide an easy way for businesses and developers to distribute data through high-speed
transfers.
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
Elastic File System is a storage that can be attached to multiple EC2
instances.
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
Amazon Glacier is the long-term backup/archiving service in the
cloud.
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
Storage gateway is used to increase the capacity to store files, such as Word
documents.
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
• Amazon Snowball is used to move large amounts of data quickly (petabytes) without a network.
• Snowball Edge is a new version of Snowball; it has compute capacity that can be used to create
local storage tiers.
 Storage and Content Delivery
(contd.)
Amazon Snowmobile is an Exabyte-scale data transfer service used to move extremely large amounts
of data to
AWS.

AWS
Snowmobile
AWS Management
Console
Next section is
Database.
 Databas
e
The Relational Database Service (RDS) provides scalable relational databases in the cloud through a
Web service.
 Database
(contd.)
Replicate, migrate or convert your existing onsite databases
onto AWS.
 Database
(contd.)
DynamoDB is Amazon’s NoSQL
offering.

Amazon DynamoDB = No
SQL

Amazon
DynamoDB
 Database
(contd.)
If you have users running the same queries, then you can cache these results in Elasticache
to reduce
the load on your database instances.
 Database
(contd.)
RedShift is an Amazon Data Warehousing
service.
Knowledge
Check
KNOWLEDGE
Which AWS service is used to run Docker?
CHECK

a Elastic
. Beanstalk
b EC2 Container
. Service
c Lambd
. a
d Direct
. Connect
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which AWS service is used to run Docker?

a Elastic
. Beanstalk
b EC2 Container
. Service
c Lambd
. a
d Direct
. Connect

The correct answer is b.

EC2 Container Service is a management service that supports Docker containers. Elastic
Beanstalk is used to deploy and scale web applications. Lambda lets you run code without
provisioning or managing servers and Direct Connect allows you to directly join your
corporate site with AWS.
KNOWLEDGE
What is an Amazon NoSQL product?
CHECK

a RD
. S
b DM
. S
c RedShif
. t
d DynamoD
. B
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
What is an Amazon NoSQL product?

a RD
. S
b DM
. S
c RedShif
. t
d DynamoD
. B

The correct answer is d.

DynamoDB is the NoSQL offering from AWS. RDS is its relational database server, DMS
is its database
migration server, and RedShift is its data warehousing service.
KNOWLEDGE
What service would you use to archive data for long-term storage?
CHECK

a Glacie
. r
b Snowbal
. l
c S
. 3
d Storage
. Gateway
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
What service would you use to archive data for long-term storage?

a Glacie
. r
b Snowbal
. l
c S
. 3
d Storage
. Gateway

The correct answer is a.

Glacier is used to cost-effectively store data for long-term archival. Snowball is used to
transfer large amounts of data to AWS without using the Internet, S3 is the storage solution
for files that you want to access immediately, and Storage Gateway is a service that allows
you to extend your onsite storage into the cloud.
AWS Management
Console
Next section is
Network.
 Networkin
g
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) works as a bridge between a user’s existing IT infrastructure and
Amazon's cloud.
 Networking
(contd.)
Route53 is Amazon DNS and Domains
service.
 Networking
(contd.)
Direct Connect is a way of connecting into the AWS environment without using an Internet
connection.
AWS Management
Console
Next section is
Analytics.
 Analytic
s
Elasticsearch allows you to use the popular open source search and analytics engine as a managed
service in AWS.
 Analytics
(contd.)
Elastic MapReduce allows businesses and developers to process large amounts of data using a
Hadoop
framework. It’s ideal for processes like data mining and scientific simulation.
 Analytics
(contd.)
Kinesis can ingest lots of data very quickly from mobile apps, sensors, and
others.
 Analytics
(contd.)
QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business intelligence (BI) service that makes it easy for all
employees
to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from their
data.
 Analytics
(contd.)
Data pipeline is used to extract, transform, and load data from other locations
in AWS.
 Analytics
(contd.)
Amazon Athena is an interactive query service that allows you to analyze
data in
Amazon S3 using standard SQL.

Amazon
Athena
 Analytics
(contd.)
Amazon CloudSearch is a managed service that allows you to easily set up,
manage,
and scale a search solution for your website or application.

Amazon
CloudSearch
 Analytics
(contd.)
AWS Glue is fully managed ETL (Extract, transform, load) service that simplifies
and automates the difficult and time consuming data discovery, conversion,
mapping, and job scheduling tasks.
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Enterprise
Application.
 Enterprise
Applications
Amazon WorkDocs allows you to share Word Docs with your
colleagues.
 Enterprise Applications
(contd.)
Through Amazon WorkMail you can give everyone in your company the same email system and
calendar.
 Enterprise Applications
(contd.)
WorkSpaces is an enterprise application that gives you a standard Windows desktop that you can control
remotely.
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Artificial
Intelligence.
 Artificial Intelligence
(contd.)
Amazon Lex provides a conversational interface for your applications; it is
powered by
the same deep learning technologies used in Amazon Echos.

Amazon
Lex
 Artificial Intelligence
(contd.)
Amazon Machine Learning can predict future behavior from existing data, for
example, "people that bought x also bought y.” It can also perform
functions such as fraud detection.

Amazon
Machine
Learning
 Artificial Intelligence
(contd.)
Amazon Polly is a service that turns text into lifelike speech so you can
create
applications that talk.

Amazon
Polly
 Artificial Intelligence
(contd.)
Amazon Rekognition is a service that makes it easy to add image analysis
to your
applications.

Amazon
Rekognition
Knowledge
Check
KNOWLEDGE
Where does Route53 get its name from?
CHECK

a 53 is the port that DNS

. uses
b From the 53 available AWS
. routes
c It doesn’t have specific
. significance
d On average, the ping latency between AWS resources is
. 53 ms
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Where does Route53 get its name from?

a 53 is the port that DNS

. uses
b From the 53 available AWS
. routes
c It doesn’t have specific
. significance
d On average, the ping latency between AWS resources is
. 53 ms

The correct answer is a.

53 is the DNS port and it's a play on words of

Route66.
KNOWLEDGE
Which service allows you to stream data to AWS?
CHECK

a Elastic
. MapReduce
b QuickSig
. ht
c Kinesi
. s
d Data
. Pipeline
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which service allows you to stream data to AWS?

a Elastic
. MapReduce
b QuickSig
. ht
c Kinesi
. s
d Data
. Pipeline

The correct answer is c.

Kinesis allows you to stream large amounts of data to AWS from mobile apps or sensors.
Elastic MapReduce is used for data mining or scientific simulation with Hadoop frameworks
running on EC2 instances, QuickSight is a cloud powered BI service, and Data Pipeline is the
AWS ETL tool.
KNOWLEDGE
Which of these is NOT an AWS Enterprise Application?
CHECK

a WorkDoc
. s
b WorkMai
. l
c WorkServe
. r
d WorkSpace
. s
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which of these is NOT an AWS Enterprise Application?

a WorkDoc
. s
b WorkMai
. l
c WorkServe
. r
d WorkSpace
. s

The correct answer is c.

WorkDocs allows you to share documents with your colleagues, WorkMail is Amazon’s
answer to Microsoft
Exchange, and WorkSpaces allows you to run Windows desktops in the cloud.
AWS Management
Console
Next section is Mobile
Services.
 Mobile
Services
Amazon Cognito saves mobile user data in the AWS
cloud.
 Mobile Services
(contd.)
Amazon Mobile Analytics tracks and measures in-app
activity.
 Mobile Services
(contd.)
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) sends mobile notifications, emails, and/or SMS
messages.
 Mobile Services
(contd.)
AWS Device Farm tests your app on a bunch of different iOS and Android devices
simultaneously.
 Mobile Services
(contd.)
AWS Mobile Hub builds, tests, and monitors mobile
apps.
 Mobile Services
(contd.)
Amazon Pinpoint makes it easy to run targeted campaigns to drive user
engagement
in mobile apps.

Amazon
Pinpoint
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Internet of
Things.
 Internet of
Things
AWS IoT is a managed cloud platform that lets connected devices
interact
with cloud applications and other devices easily and securely.

AW
S
IoT Connected
Devices
 Internet of Things
(contd.)
AWS Greengrass is a software that lets you securely run local
compute,
messaging, and data caching for connected devices.

AWS
Greengrass
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Developer
Tools.
 Developer
Tools
AWS CodeCommit create AWS hosted version control for your
code.

git-
push

git-
push CodeCommi S
AWS
t 3
CodeCommi
t
git-
push
 Developer Tools
(contd.)
Through AWS CodeDeploy you can get your code from
CodeCommit
repository and deploy it to your EC2 instances.
 Developer Tools
(contd.)
AWS CodePipeline is a continuous delivery service for fast and reliable application
updates.
 Developer Tools
(contd.)
AWS X-Ray helps developers analyze and debug production and distributed
applications,
such as those built using micro services.

AWS X-
Ray
 Developer Tools
(contd.)
AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs
tests, and
produces software packages that are ready to be deployed.

AWS
CodeBuild
Knowledge
Check
KNOWLEDGE
Which service allows you to save mobile user data in the AWS cloud?
CHECK

a Cognit
. o
b SN
. S
c Device
. Farm
d Mobile
. Hub
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which service allows you to save mobile user data in the AWS cloud?

a Cognit
. o
b SN
. S
c Device
. Farm
d Mobile
. Hub

The correct answer is a.

Cognito allows you to save mobile user data in the cloud. SNS (Simple Notification Service)
allows you to send mobile notifications, emails, and SMS; Mobile Hub is the tool to build,
test, and monitor your mobile apps.
KNOWLEDGE
Which AWS service is used as a code repository?
CHECK

a CodeDeplo
. y
b CodeCommi
. t
c CodePipelin
. e
d Lambd
. a
KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which AWS service is used as a code repository?

a CodeDeplo
. y
b CodeCommi
. t
c CodePipelin
. e
d Lambd
. a

The correct answer is b.

CodeCommit allows you to store code repositories in the cloud. CloudDeploy is used to get
code from your repository and deploy it to your EC2 instances; CodePipeline builds, tests,
and deploys your code every time there is a code change; Lambda allows you to run code
without having to provision or manage servers.
 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Management
Tools.
 Management
Tools
CloudWatch enables monitoring of EC2 and other Amazon cloud services,
so you
can get alerts when an error occurs or when AWS services are
disconnected.

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
CloudFormation allows you to set up a bunch of connected AWS services
together.

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
CloudTrail audits user activity on your AWS
resources.

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
AWS Config keeps track of configuration management
changes.

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
OpsWorks helps configure and manage operations using
Chef.

104
 Management Tools
(contd.)
Service Catalog gives other AWS users in your group access to preset apps
you've built.

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
Trusted Advisor is an automated service which identifies areas where you're
paying
excess in your AWS setup (for example, unused EC2 instances).

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 Management Tools
(contd.)
AWS Personal Health Dashboard provides alerts and remediation guidance
when AWS
is experiencing events that may impact you.

AWS Personal Health

Dashboard

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 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Security and
Identity.

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 Security and
Identity
Identity and Access Management allows you to set up additional users, new AWS Keys, and
policies.

109
 Security and Identity
(contd.)
Amazon Inspector installs agents on your EC2 instances to scan AWS setup to determine its
security.

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
AWS CloudHSM service helps you meet corporate, contractual, and regulatory compliance
requirements for
data security by using dedicated Hardware Security Module (HSM) appliances within the AWS
cloud.

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
AWS Directory Service makes it easy to set up and run Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in the AWS
cloud, or
connect your AWS resources with an existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory.

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a managed service that makes it easy for you to
create and control the encryption keys used to encrypt your data, and uses Hardware
Security Modules (HSMs) to protect the security of your keys.

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
Web application firewall blocks bad requests to CloudFront protected
sites.

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
protection service that safeguards web applications running on
AWS.

AWS
Shield

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) handles the complexity of
provisioning, deploying, and managing SSL/TLS certificates for your
AWS-based websites and applications.

AWS Certificate
Manager

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 Security and Identity
(contd.)
The AWS Artifact portal provides on-demand access to AWS
security and compliance documents, also known as audit
artifacts.

AWS
Artifact

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 AWS Management
Console
Next section is Application
Services.

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 Application
Services
API Gateway proxy your apps API, so you can throttle bad client traffic, test new
versions, and
present methods more cleanly.

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 Application Services
(contd.)
AppStream lets you deliver your Windows applications to any
device.

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 Application Services
(contd.)
CloudSearch is Amazon’s full-text
search.

121
 Application Services
(contd.)
Elastic Transcoder is a way of transcoding media
files.

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 Application Services
(contd.)
Simple Email Service or SES allows you to send one-off emails
such as
transactional marketing emails, password resets, and
notifications.

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 Application Services
(contd.)
Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a hosted queue that increases the
workflow
between distributed components of applications that perform different
tasks.

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 Application Services
(contd.)
Amazon uses Simple Workflow Service (SWF) in its
warehouses.

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 Knowledge
Check

126
KNOWLEDGE
Which service is designed to assist with workflow?
CHECK

a SQ
. S
b SE
. S
c SN
. S
d SW
. F

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KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which service is designed to assist with workflow?

a SQ
. S
b SE
. S
c SN
. S
d SW
. F

The correct answer is d.

Simple Workflow Service (SWF) is a workflow control process that Amazon uses in its
warehouses. Simple Queue Service (SQS) is a hosted queue that increases the workflow
between distributed components of applications. Simple Notification Service (SNS) is used
to send mobile notifications, emails, and/or SMS messages. Simple Email Service (SES) is
used to send one-off emails.
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KNOWLEDGE
Which AWS service is used to control Active Directory?
CHECK

a Directory
. Service
b Direct
. Connect
c Io
. T
d KM
. S

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KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which AWS service is used to control Active Directory?

a Directory
. Service
b Direct
. Connect
c Io
. T
d KM
. S

The correct answer is a.

Directory Service allows you to create Microsoft AD services in the cloud or join them to your
existing on-site directories. Direct Connect joins your existing site with AWS directly, IoT is
the AWS Internet of Things service, and KMS is key management service.

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KNOWLEDGE
Which AWS tool is used to track, monitor, and log IAM user activity?
CHECK

a CloudFormatio
. n
b Inspecto
. r
c CloudWatc
. h
d CloudTra
. il

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KNOWLEDGE
CHECK
Which AWS tool is used to track, monitor, and log IAM user activity?

a CloudFormatio
. n
b Inspecto
. r
c CloudWatc
. h
d CloudTra
. il

The correct answer is d.

CloudTrail is used to track user activity. CloudFormation allows you to manage resources
with templates,
CloudWatch monitors application activity, and Inspector analyzes application security.

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 1.04: Key
Takeaways

©Simplilearn. All rights 133

 Key
Takeaways
1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform that offers cloud- based
infrastructure for
compute, database storage, content delivery, and other functionalities to help businesses scale and
grow.
2. AWS is truly global; it is available all over the world through 16 geographic Regions.
3. A region is a geographic area isolated from other Amazon regions to provide the greatest
possible fault tolerance. Availability Zones are located within a region, with at least two per
region, and are connected
via low-latency links.
4. Edge locations are CDNs and are located all over the world in major cities. It is used to provide
content to end users with low latency.
5. AWS has various cloud-based products to help your business grow.

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Qui
z

135
QUIZ 1
What is Amazon's NoSQL product?

a RD
. S
b DM
. S
c RedShif
. t
d DynamoD
. B

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 QUIZ 1
What is Amazon's NoSQL product?

a RD
. S
b DM
. S
c RedShif
. t
d DynamoD
. B

The correct answer is d

Explanations: DynamoDB is the NoSQL offering from AWS. RDS is their relational database server,
DMS is their
database migration server and RedShift is their data warehousing service.

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QUIZ 2
Which of these services would you use for Data Warehousing?

a DynamoD
. B
b Auror
. a
c RedShif
. t
d Elasticach
. e

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 QUIZ 2
Which of these services would you use for Data Warehousing?

a DynamoD
. B
b Auror
. a
c RedShif
. t
d Elasticach
. e

The correct answer is c

Explanations: RedShift is the AWS Data Warehousing tool. DynamoDB is a NoSQL database, Aurora is
Amazon's
version of MySQL and Elasticache is used to cache database queries to reduce load on your database
instances.
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QUIZ 3
Which AWS service can you use to create Chef recipes?

a Elastic Map
. Reduce
b EC2 Container
. Service
c Lambd
. a
d OpsWork
. s

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 QUIZ 3
Which AWS service can you use to create Chef recipes?

a Elastic Map
. Reduce
b EC2 Container
. Service
c Lambd
. a
d OpsWork
. s

The correct answer is d

Explanations: OpsWorks helps configure and manage operations using chef. Elastic Map Reduce helps to
process large amounts of data using a Hadoop, EC2 Container Service is used to run Docker containers
and Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers.

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QUIZ 4
What is an AWS Region?

a A distinct location within a geographic area designed to provide high

availability to a
.
specific geography
b
. An isolated data center
c A collection of RDS
. instances
d A service distributed all over the world to assist with content
. delivery

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 QUIZ 4
What is an AWS Region?

a A distinct location within a geographic area designed to provide high

availability to a
.
specific geography
b
. An isolated data center
c A collection of RDS
. instances
d A service distributed all over the world to assist with content
. delivery

The correct answer is a

Explanations: There are multiple AWS Regions around the world, for example on the US east coast or in
Germany,
and there are more coming online in different countries all the time.

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QUIZ 5
What is an Availability Zone?

a A networking term used in

. Route53
b A service configured in Elastic Load
. Balancing
c A monitoring metric defined in
. CloudWatch
d An isolated location inside a
. region

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 QUIZ 5
What is an Availability Zone?

a A networking term used in

. Route53
b A service configured in Elastic Load
. Balancing
c A monitoring metric defined in
. CloudWatch
d An isolated location inside a
. region

The correct answer is d

Explanations: An Availability Zone is effectively a data center or collection or data centers that
are located
inside a Region.

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QUIZ 6
What is the minimum number of Availability Zones in a Region?

a On
. e
b Tw
. o
c Thre
. e
d Fiv
. e

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 QUIZ 6
What is the minimum number of Availability Zones in a Region?

a On
. e
b Tw
. o
c Thre
. e
d Fiv
. e

The correct answer is b

Explanations: There are always at least two Availability Zones in a Region to provide fault
tolerance.

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QUIZ 7
What is the main benefit of using an Edge Location?

a Lower
. cost
b Reduced
. complexity
c Lower
. latency
d Workflow
. control

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 QUIZ 7
What is the main benefit of using an Edge Location?

a Lower
. cost
b Reduced
. complexity
c Lower
. latency
d Workflow
. control

The correct answer is c

Explanations: An edge location is where end users access services located at AWS. They are located in
most of the major cities around the world and are specifically used by CloudFront (CDN) to distribute
content to end user to reduce latency.

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