AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED! - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2

The video tutorial provides an in-depth overview of Amazon EC2 instance types, including general purpose, compute optimized, memory optimized, storage optimized, and advanced computing instances. It explains the specific use cases and benefits of each type, such as burst performance in T2 instances and high memory requirements in X1 instances. The tutorial also covers the importance of selecting the right instance type based on needs and cost considerations, and introduces new instance types like I3EN and C5N, highlighting the concept of bare metal instances for direct hardware access.

What determines the capabilities of an EC2 instance?

• The operating system installed on the instance

• The number of users accessing the instance

• The region where the instance is deployed

• The type or class of the instance

Which class in the general purpose category offers burst performance?

• M4

• M5

• T2

• M3

What is a key feature of compute optimized instances?

• Burst performance

• Low cost

• High CPU performance

• High memory capacity

Which instance type is suitable for high memory requirement installations?

• Compute optimized

• General purpose

• Memory optimized

• Storage optimized

What is a characteristic of storage optimized instances?

• High CPU performance

• Low latency

• High sequential read/write operations

• Burst performance

Which class is part of the advanced computing category?

• M5

• P3

• C5

• T2

What is a potential use case for advanced computing instances?

• File sharing

• Graphics processing

• Development and staging

• Basic web hosting

What is a bare metal instance?

• An instance with high memory capacity

• An instance with burst performance

• An instance running directly on hardware

• An instance running on virtual machines

Why might you choose a bare metal instance?

• For low cost

• For direct hardware access

• For burst performance

• For high memory capacity

What is a benefit of the I3EN instance type?

• High memory capacity

• Burst performance

• Low latency NVMe SSD storage

• High CPU performance