CM2606: Data Engineering Lecture 3 - Data Storage & PySpark

CM2606: Data Engineering Lecture 3 - Data Storage & PySpark

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What is a key use case for Amazon EBS?

Relational database storage

Which Amazon service provides scalable, shared file storage for EC2 instances?

Amazon EFS

What is a key use case for Amazon EFS?

Shared file systems

What is Amazon Glacier used for?

<p>Long-term data archiving</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of using Amazon EBS?

<p>Low-latency storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which service is used for primary storage for hosting the root file systems of EC2 instances?

<p>Amazon EBS</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of Storage Area Network (SAN) storage systems?

<p>Block-level data access and high performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of storage is designed for massive scalability, high availability, and cost-effectiveness in AWS?

<p>Amazon S3 Object storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use case for Amazon S3 as a data lake?

<p>Store vast amounts of raw, unstructured data for analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of Big Data Distributed Storage systems?

<p>Distributed, fault-tolerant, and geographically distributed</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use case for Amazon S3 as a log storage solution?

<p>Efficiently collect and store application and system logs</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using Traditional Disk Storage in AWS?

<p>Cost-effectiveness and local access</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of archive is suitable for storing policy documents, medical records, and emails that require long-term preservation?

<p>Document archives</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which data storage type is suitable for storing sensor data from IoT devices for later analysis?

<p>S3</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of storage is suitable for powering a live chat application with fast data access?

<p>S3</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which data storage type is suitable for sharing application log files across multiple servers?

<p>Glacier</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of storage is suitable for creating a new EC2 instance?

<p>EBS</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of archive is suitable for long-term storage of backups and datasets that are infrequently accessed?

<p>Data archives</p> Signup and view all the answers

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