AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam - Storing Files

AWS Services for File Storage

Question

Which AWS services can be used to store files? Choose 2 answers from the options given below.

Answers

Explanations

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A. B. C. D. E.

Answer - B and C.

The AWS documentation mentions the following:

Amazon S3 is object storage built to store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere - web sites and mobile apps, corporate applications and data from IoT sensors or devices.

It is designed to deliver 99.999999999% durability.

It stores data for millions of applications used by market leaders in every industry.

For more information on the Simple Storage Service, please refer to the below URL:

https://aws.amazon.com/s3/

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) provides persistent block storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances in the AWS Cloud.

Each Amazon EBS volume is automatically replicated within its Availability Zone to protect you from component failure, offering high availability and durability.

For more information on Amazon EBS, please refer to the below URL:

https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/

Answer A is incorrect.

Amazon CloudWatch is used for performance monitoring.

Answer D is incorrect.

AWS Config is used to audit and monitor configuration changes.

Answer E is incorrect.

Amazon Athena is a serverless query service used to analyze BigData stored in S3.

The two AWS services that can be used to store files are Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS).

  1. Amazon S3: It is a highly scalable, durable, and secure object storage service that can store and retrieve any amount of data from anywhere on the web. It is designed to store and retrieve data from websites, mobile applications, corporate applications, and data archives. Amazon S3 provides easy-to-use management features and supports multiple access methods, including REST, SOAP, and AWS SDKs.

  2. Amazon EBS: It is a block-level storage service that provides persistent block-level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon EBS volumes are designed for use with EC2 instances and offer low-latency access to data. They can be attached to and detached from running instances and offer options for backup and replication to ensure data durability.

Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring service that can be used to collect and track metrics, collect and monitor log files, and set alarms. AWS Config is a service that helps you assess, audit, and evaluate the configuration of your AWS resources. Amazon Athena is a serverless query service that enables you to analyze data in Amazon S3 using standard SQL. None of these services can be used to store files.