AWS Tutorial AWS Solutions Architect and SysOps Administrator - Regions

This lecture covers AWS Global Infrastructure, focusing on regions and their role in cloud services. AWS regions are geographical locations with data centers managed by AWS. The lecture explains how to choose a region for creating virtual servers and highlights the naming conventions used for identifying regions. Currently, AWS has 22 active regions worldwide, each with a unique code. The lecture concludes with a brief mention of availability zones, which will be discussed in the next session.

What is the primary purpose of AWS Global Infrastructure?

• To create social media platforms

• To offer free internet access worldwide

• To provide secure, scalable, and on-demand cloud services

• To build physical stores globally

What is a region in the context of AWS?

• A security protocol

• A software application

• A geographical location with AWS-managed data centers

• A type of virtual server

Why is it important to choose a specific region when creating a virtual server on AWS?

• To reduce the cost of the server

• To enable automatic software updates

• To ensure the server is created in the desired geographical location

• To increase the server's processing power

How does AWS identify its regions?

• By naming them after AWS executives

• By using color codes

• By assigning random numbers

• By using unique naming conventions

Which AWS region is labeled as US E 2?

• N Virginia

• Ohio

• N California

• Oregon