AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 - Hands-On! - Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) Overview

The video provides an overview of Amazon SQS, comparing it with Kinesis, and explaining its features, including message production and consumption, FIFO queues, handling large messages, use cases, limits, security, and pricing. SQS is a fully managed message queuing service that scales automatically and supports high throughput. It offers both standard and FIFO queues, with different use cases and limitations. The video also covers security features like SSL encryption and server-side encryption using KMS.

What is the default message retention period in SQS?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 4 days

• 1 day

How does SQS handle message delivery?

• At least once

• Twice

• At most once

• Exactly once

What is the maximum message size allowed in SQS?

• 1 MB

• 256 KB

• 128 KB

• 512 KB

What is a key feature of the FIFO queue in SQS?

• Unlimited throughput

• Higher latency

• Messages are processed in order

• No message duplication

How can large messages be handled in SQS?

• By compressing the messages

• By increasing the message size limit

• Using the SQS Extended Client with S3

• By splitting them into smaller messages

Which AWS service can be used for server-side encryption of SQS messages?

• CloudWatch

• EC2

• IAM

• KMS

What is a common use case for SQS?

• Decoupling applications

• Network monitoring

• Data storage

• Real-time data processing