AWS Cloud Formation Basics - CloudFormation Template Structure

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on AWS CloudFormation templates, covering essential sections like resources, format, description, metadata, parameters, mappings, and conditions. It explains the use of intrinsic functions such as select, join, and substitute, and how they can be applied in different sections of a template. The tutorial also discusses the importance of mappings for region-specific resources and the use of conditions for environment-specific configurations. Finally, it highlights the role of outputs in sharing information between stacks.

Which section is mandatory in a CloudFormation template?

• Parameters

• Metadata

• Resources

• Mappings

What is the purpose of the description field in a CloudFormation template?

• To specify the API version

• To define parameters

• To provide a user-friendly explanation of the template's purpose

• To list all resources

How are parameters used in a CloudFormation template?

• To specify the template's version

• To create mappings

• To customize resources based on user input

• To define the template's metadata

Which intrinsic function is used to combine multiple strings in a CloudFormation template?

• Substitute

• GetAttribute

• Select

• Join

What is the role of mappings in a CloudFormation template?

• To define the template's description

• To manage region-specific configurations

• To list all parameters

• To specify the API version

How can conditions be used in a CloudFormation template?

• To specify the template's version

• To list all resources

• To create resources based on the environment

• To define the template's metadata

What is the purpose of the outputs section in a CloudFormation template?

• To share information between stacks

• To list all parameters

• To specify the API version

• To define the template's description