AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) - S3 Storage Class

The video tutorial provides an overview of AWS S3, focusing on its role as an object storage service. It explains the different storage classes, highlighting the trade-offs between cost and availability. Security features such as encryption and data classification are discussed, along with various methods for uploading data to S3, including AWS APIs, Direct Connect, and the Snow family of products. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of choosing the right storage class and data ingestion method based on specific needs.

What is the primary function of AWS S3?

• File storage

• Database management

• Virtual machine hosting

• Object storage

Which S3 storage class uses only one availability zone?

• Glacier

• 1A

• Intelligent-Tiering

• Standard

What is the purpose of data classification in S3?

• To encrypt data

• To increase storage capacity

• To manage and secure data

• To delete old data

How can you perform big data analytics on S3 data?

• By using S3's built-in analytics

• By exporting data to a database

• By using external analytics tools

• By transferring data to a local server

Which method uses CloudFront technology to speed up data transfer to S3?

• AWS APIs

• Amazon Direct Connect

• Storage Gateway

• Transfer Acceleration

What is the purpose of the Snowmobile in the Snow family?

• To transfer exabytes of data

• To transfer small amounts of data

• To provide cloud storage

• To run analytics on-site

Which Snow family product allows running instances directly on the device?

• Snowflake

• Snowmobile

• Snowball Edge

• Snowball