Practice Compute Services (1) - Chapter 2: AWS Core Services Overview

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Question 1.
What does EC2 stand for?
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Think about the name of the service.
Question 2.
Is AWS Lambda a server-based service?
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Focus on the term 'serverless'.
3Question 3.
What service is known as Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)?
- A serverless service
- Virtual server hosting
- Content delivery network
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Recall that EC2 is about running applications on virtual servers.
4Question 4.
True or False: AWS Lambda requires you to manage the underlying servers.
- True
- False
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Focus on the definition of serverless architecture.
Question 5.
A company plans to launch a new web application with variable traffic. Describe how they might utilize EC2 and Lambda to optimize costs and performance.
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Consider the scalability features of each service.
Question 6.
Discuss the implications of choosing a serverless approach (AWS Lambda) versus a traditional server hosting approach (EC2) for a new online platform.
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Think about management, scaling, and control.

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