AWS Services Usage Flashcards

(67 cards)

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What does Amazon EC2 do?

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Provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud.

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What is the purpose of Amazon S3?

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Scalable object storage for data backup, archiving, and analytics.

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True or False: Amazon RDS is a managed relational database service.

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True

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What service does AWS Lambda provide?

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Run code in response to events without provisioning servers.

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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is a fully managed NoSQL database service.

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DynamoDB

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What does Amazon VPC allow you to do?

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Provision a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud.

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What is the main function of AWS IAM?

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Manage access to AWS services and resources securely.

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What does Amazon CloudFront do?

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Delivers content with low latency and high transfer speeds.

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True or False: AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and managing applications.

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True

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What is the purpose of AWS CloudFormation?

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Create and manage AWS resources using infrastructure as code.

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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ provides a scalable file storage service for use with AWS Cloud services.

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EFS (Elastic File System)

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What does Amazon SNS do?

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Provides a messaging service for sending notifications and alerts.

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What is the function of AWS CloudTrail?

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Logs and monitors account activity across your AWS infrastructure.

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True or False: Amazon Redshift is a data warehousing service.

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True

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What service does Amazon Route 53 provide?

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Scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service.

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What is the primary use of AWS Glue?

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Fully managed ETL (extract, transform, load) service.

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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is used for building machine learning models.

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SageMaker

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What does AWS CodePipeline facilitate?

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Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) for applications.

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True or False: AWS Step Functions allows you to coordinate multiple AWS services into serverless workflows.

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True

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What does Amazon Kinesis do?

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Processes and analyzes real-time streaming data.

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What is the main function of AWS Systems Manager?

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Provides operational data from multiple AWS services.

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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is a fully managed message queuing service.

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SQS (Simple Queue Service)

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What does AWS Artifact provide?

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Access to compliance reports and security and compliance documentation.

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True or False: Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed desktop computing service.

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True

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What is the purpose of AWS Fargate?
Run containers without managing servers or clusters.
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What does Amazon ElastiCache do?
Deploys, operates, and scales an in-memory cache in the cloud.
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Fill in the blank: AWS _____ provides a service for managing application secrets.
Secrets Manager
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What is the main function of Amazon CloudWatch?
Monitor AWS resources and applications in real time.
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True or False: AWS Direct Connect allows you to establish a dedicated network connection to AWS.
True
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What does AWS OpsWorks provide?
Configuration management service for managing applications and servers.
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What is the purpose of Amazon Inspector?
Automated security assessment service for applications.
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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is a web service that provides a distributed database.
DynamoDB
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What does AWS Shield do?
Protects applications from DDoS attacks.
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What is the primary use of AWS Config?
Tracks AWS resource configurations and changes.
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True or False: AWS Global Accelerator improves the availability and performance of applications.
True
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What does Amazon Comprehend do?
Natural language processing service for extracting insights from text.
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What is the function of Amazon Rekognition?
Image and video analysis service using machine learning.
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Fill in the blank: AWS _____ provides a way to create and manage virtual servers.
EC2
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What does AWS DMS do?
Migrates databases to AWS easily and securely.
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True or False: AWS AppSync is used for building GraphQL APIs.
True
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What is the purpose of Amazon Lex?
Build conversational interfaces using voice and text.
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What does AWS SSO stand for?
AWS Single Sign-On.
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What is the main function of Amazon Transcribe?
Automatic speech recognition service.
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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is used for deploying serverless applications.
Lambda
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What does AWS Snowball do?
Transfers large amounts of data into and out of AWS.
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True or False: AWS Glue is a data catalog and ETL service.
True
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What is the primary use of Amazon Chime?
Communications service for online meetings and video conferencing.
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What does Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth do?
Helps build highly accurate training datasets for machine learning.
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Fill in the blank: AWS _____ provides managed Kubernetes services.
EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
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What is the function of AWS Control Tower?
Simplifies the setup and governance of a secure multi-account AWS environment.
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True or False: AWS Personalize provides personalized recommendations for users.
True
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What does Amazon QuickSight do?
Business analytics service for building visualizations and dashboards.
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What is the main function of AWS CodeBuild?
Builds and tests code in the cloud.
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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is a fully managed service for creating and managing APIs.
API Gateway
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What does AWS DataSync do?
Automates data transfer between on-premises storage and AWS storage services.
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True or False: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic.
True
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What is the purpose of AWS Backup?
Centralized backup service for AWS services.
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What does AWS Snowmobile do?
Data transfer solution for exabytes of data using a shipping container.
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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ provides a platform for building and deploying mobile applications.
Amplify
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What is the main function of Amazon Managed Blockchain?
Create and manage blockchain networks.
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True or False: AWS IoT Core connects Internet of Things devices to the cloud.
True
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What does Amazon DocumentDB do?
Managed document database service that supports MongoDB workloads.
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What is the purpose of AWS WAF?
Web application firewall to protect applications from common web exploits.
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Fill in the blank: Amazon _____ is a managed service for deploying machine learning models.
SageMaker
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What does AWS Cloud9 provide?
Cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE).
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True or False: AWS Service Catalog allows organizations to create and manage catalogs of IT services.
True
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What is the function of AWS X-Ray?
Analyzes and debugs distributed applications.