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CLF-C02 Flashcards

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Free flashcards for AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02): flip each card to reveal the definition. Built from the AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) glossary as a study aid, these are concept checks, not real exam questions.

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Cloud computing
On-demand delivery of IT resources over the internet, pay-as-you-go.
Region
A geographic area with multiple Availability Zones.
Availability Zone
One or more isolated data centres in a Region.
Edge location
A site used by CloudFront to cache content near users.
Shared responsibility model
AWS secures the cloud; the customer secures what is in it.
EC2
Virtual servers in the cloud.
S3
Scalable object storage.
RDS
Managed relational databases.
VPC
Your isolated private network in AWS.
IAM
Identity and Access Management - users, roles, policies.
Lambda
Serverless functions that run code on demand.
Elasticity
Scaling resources up and down with demand.
On-Demand
Pay for compute by the second/hour with no commitment.
Reserved Instance
A capacity commitment for a lower price.
Spot Instance
Spare capacity at a deep discount, can be reclaimed.
Free Tier
Limited free usage for new AWS accounts.
CloudWatch
Monitoring and observability service.
CloudTrail
Records account activity and API calls.
Trusted Advisor
Recommends cost, security and performance improvements.
Total Cost of Ownership
The full cost of running workloads, on-prem vs cloud.