Route 53

Question 1

Describe Route 53

Answer 1

A service to register domains and configure DNS records.

Question 2

What is the function of DNS Servers

Answer 2

To translate common language web domains into IP addresses.

Question 3

Describe the process that occurs when you type a domain name (web address) into a web browser.

Answer 3

The browser sends a request to a DNS server asking for the IP address associated with the domain name.

Question 4

In a highly available, fault-tolerant architecture, with multiple EC2 instances hosting a website, what is the purpose of Route 53?

Answer 4

To populate external DNS servers with domain/IP address information AND to route incoming traffic to the ELB.