AWS Concepts

Question 1

In very simple terms, what is the “cloud”?

Answer 1

A computer located somewhere else that you utilize in some fashion

Question 2

What is scalability?

Answer 2

Scalability is the ability of a system to increase in size based on demand

Question 3

What are the 4 primary benefits of using cloud services?

Answer 3

High availability, fault tolerant, scalability, and elasticity

Question 4

What are some of the common features or services offered by cloud service providers?

Answer 4

Virtualization, computing power, storage

Question 5

What best describes AWS EC2?

Answer 5

A virtual computer used primarily for it’s processing power