2.2 - Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)
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Practice Questions
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What does Amazon EBS stand for?
💡 Hint: Think of elastic as flexible storage.
What happens to EBS data when an EC2 instance is stopped?
💡 Hint: Persistence is key!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of Amazon EBS?
💡 Hint: Focus on how EBS is used with EC2.
True or False: EBS data is lost when the associated EC2 instance is stopped.
💡 Hint: Consider what persistence means.
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Challenge Problems
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A company has a web application that includes a database. What benefits would switching from local storage to Amazon EBS provide?
💡 Hint: Consider how EBS features improve application performance.
Outline a backup strategy for a critical application using EBS snapshots. How frequently should snapshots be created?
💡 Hint: Think about the application’s downtime tolerance.
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