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What is cloud computing?
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Cloud computing provides resources such as servers, storage, databases, and networking on demand, typically with pay-as-you-go pricing.
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What does scalability mean?
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Scalability is the ability to handle increased workload by adding capacity.
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What is an AWS Region?
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An AWS Region is a separate geographic area where AWS services and resources can be created.
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What does Amazon EC2 provide?
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Amazon EC2 provides resizable compute capacity through virtual servers.
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How does the shared responsibility model divide security work?
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AWS protects the underlying infrastructure, including facilities, hardware, networking, and virtualization. Customers secure their data, workloads, and configurations according to the services they use.
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What does elasticity mean in cloud computing?
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Elasticity is the ability to adjust capacity up or down as demand changes.
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What is an Availability Zone?
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An Availability Zone is an isolated location within a Region, made up of one or more data centers.
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What resilience benefit can deployment across multiple AZs provide?
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Deploying application parts in multiple AZs can help maintain operation if one AZ is affected; it does not by itself protect against a Region-wide disruption.
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What is AWS Lambda used for?
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AWS Lambda runs code without requiring customers to manage servers.
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What is Amazon S3 used for?
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Amazon S3 stores and retrieves objects such as files, backups, and static website assets.
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What does Amazon RDS help manage?
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Amazon RDS helps set up and operate relational databases.
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What does Amazon VPC provide?
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Amazon VPC provides a virtual network where customers can launch and configure AWS resources.
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