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Basic AWS Questions

1. What is AWS?
AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a cloud platform that provides computing, storage,
networking, security, and other services to help businesses run applications
without maintaining physical servers.

2. What are the key benefits of AWS?


Scalability – Easily scale resources up or down.
Cost-Effective – Pay only for what you use.
Security – Provides encryption and access controls.
Reliability – High uptime and multiple backups.
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3. What are the different types of cloud computing?
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) – Provides virtual servers, storage (e.g.,
AWS EC2).
PaaS (Platform as a Service) – Provides managed environments for app development
(e.g., AWS Elastic Beanstalk).
SaaS (Software as a Service) – Fully managed software services (e.g., Gmail,
Dropbox).

4. What is the AWS Free Tier?


AWS Free Tier offers limited free usage of AWS services for **12 months**,
allowing users to try services like EC2, S3, and Lambda without paying.

5. What are the key AWS services?


Compute – EC2, Lambda
Storage – S3, EBS
Databases – RDS, DynamoDB
Networking – VPC, Route 53
Security – IAM, Shield

6. What is the difference between Regions and Availability Zones?


Region – A geographical area (e.g., US-East-1, Asia-Pacific-Mumbai).
Availability Zone – A data center within a region. A region may have multiple
AZs.

7. What is the AWS Shared Responsibility Model?


AWS is responsible for **securing the cloud (infrastructure)**, while customers
are responsible for **securing their applications, data, and configurations**.

8. What is Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)?


ELB automatically distributes incoming network traffic across multiple **EC2
instances**, ensuring **high availability**.

9. What is Auto Scaling, and why is it used?


Auto Scaling automatically **increases or decreases** the number of EC2
instances based on demand, ensuring cost efficiency and performance.

10. What is AWS CloudFormation?


AWS CloudFormation allows you to **automate infrastructure deployment** using
templates (YAML or JSON files).

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AWS Compute Services (EC2, Lambda, etc.)

11. What is Amazon EC2, and how does it work?


Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) provides **virtual servers (instances)** to
run applications in the cloud.

12. What are the different EC2 instance types?


General Purpose – Balanced performance (e.g., T3, M5).
Compute Optimized – Best for high-performance computing (e.g., C5).
Memory Optimized – For large databases (e.g., R5).
Storage Optimized – For big data workloads (e.g., I3).

13. What is EBS (Elastic Block Store)?


EBS is **persistent storage** for EC2 instances, like a virtual hard drive.

14. What is the difference between EC2 and Lambda?


EC2--+ – A virtual machine requiring manual setup.
- **Lambda** – A serverless service that runs code automatically.

15. **What is Amazon AMI (Amazon Machine Image)?**


AMI is a pre-configured template with **OS, software, and settings** used to
launch EC2 instances.

16. **How does EC2 scaling work?**


- **Vertical Scaling** – Upgrading the instance type (e.g., T2 to M5).
- **Horizontal Scaling** – Adding more instances to handle load.

17. **What are Spot, On-Demand, and Reserved Instances?**


- **On-Demand** – Pay per hour, no commitment.
- **Reserved** – Discounted pricing for long-term use (1-3 years).
- **Spot** – Low-cost, used for non-critical workloads.

18. **What is AWS Lambda, and when should you use it?**
AWS Lambda runs **code without servers**, ideal for event-driven applications.

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### **AWS Storage Services (S3, EBS, etc.)**

19. **What is Amazon S3?**


Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an **object storage service** used to
store and retrieve data over the internet.

20. **What are the different S3 storage classes?**


- **Standard** – Default storage, high availability.
- **Intelligent-Tiering** – Moves data to lower-cost storage automatically.
- **Glacier** – Long-term archival storage.

21. **What is S3 versioning?**


S3 versioning keeps **multiple versions** of an object to prevent accidental
deletion.

22. **How can you secure an S3 bucket?**


- Enable **Bucket Policies** and **Access Control Lists (ACLs)**.
- Use **IAM roles**.
- Enable **encryption** (Server-Side Encryption, SSE).

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### **AWS Networking & Security**

23. **What is Amazon VPC?**


Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) allows you to **create an isolated network**
for AWS resources.

24. **What is an Internet Gateway in AWS?**


An Internet Gateway connects your VPC to the internet.

25. **What is AWS IAM?**


AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) manages **user permissions and access
control** for AWS resources.

26. **What are IAM Roles?**


IAM Roles are permissions assigned to AWS services instead of users.

27. **What is the difference between Security Groups and NACLs?**


- **Security Groups** – Work at the instance level, allowing or blocking
traffic.
- **NACLs (Network ACLs)** – Work at the subnet level, controlling
inbound/outbound traffic.

28. **What is AWS Shield?**


AWS Shield protects applications from **DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)
attacks**.

29. **What is AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)?**


AWS WAF helps block malicious traffic based on defined rules.

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### **AWS Database Services**

30. **What is Amazon RDS?**


Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) provides **managed relational
databases** like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

31. **What is Amazon DynamoDB?**


DynamoDB is a **fully managed NoSQL database** that provides fast performance
and automatic scaling.

32. **What is Amazon Redshift?**


Amazon Redshift is a **data warehousing service** for analyzing large datasets.

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### **AWS Monitoring & DevOps**

33. **What is AWS CloudWatch?**


AWS CloudWatch **monitors AWS resources** and generates alerts.

34. **What is AWS CloudTrail?**


AWS CloudTrail logs **all API calls** made in AWS for security tracking.

35. **What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk?**


AWS Elastic Beanstalk automatically deploys and manages applications.

36. **What is AWS CodeDeploy?**


AWS CodeDeploy automates **application deployments** to EC2 and Lambda.

37. **What is AWS Auto Scaling?**


Auto Scaling increases or decreases resources **based on demand**.
38. **What is AWS Trusted Advisor?**
AWS Trusted Advisor gives **best practice recommendations** for security, cost,
and performance.

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### **Final AWS Questions**

39. **What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework?**


A guide to **building secure, high-performing, and efficient AWS
architectures**.

40. **What are AWS Pricing Models?**


- **Pay-As-You-Go**
- **Reserved Instances**
- **Spot Instances**

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