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What does AWS provide to clients?

Free software tools
Physical server hosting only
On-premise hardware and software
On-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs (correct)

What is autoscaling in the context of AWS?

Automated software updates
Allows scaling computing resources based on application usage (correct)
Scaling physical server infrastructure
Freezing computing resources

What is the foundational service that allows users to have a virtual cluster of computers?

Amazon Redshift
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) (correct)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

What attributes do AWS's virtual computers emulate?

Hardware CPUs, GPUs, memory, storage, operating systems, networking, and pre-loaded application software (B) Signup and view all the answers

How are AWS services delivered to customers?

Via a network of AWS server farms located throughout the world (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS)?

AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments on a pay-as-you-go basis. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of autoscaling in AWS?

Autoscaling allows clients to use more computing resources during high application usage and scale down to reduce costs during low traffic periods. Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the services provided by AWS related to cloud computing?

AWS provides services related to networking, compute, storage, middleware, IoT, and other processing capacity. Signup and view all the answers

What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and what does it offer to users?

EC2 allows users to have a virtual cluster of computers with high availability, interacted with over the internet via REST APIs, a CLI, or the AWS console. Signup and view all the answers