AWS Services Vocabulary Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards summarizing 102 AWS services, their primary purpose, and key use cases to aid exam preparation.

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

Scalable virtual servers that provide compute capacity for running applications; often paired with S3, RDS, Lambda.

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

Durable object storage for virtually unlimited data; common for backup, restore, and disaster-recovery workloads.

AWS Lambda

Serverless compute that runs code in response to events such as S3 uploads or API calls; no server management required.

Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)

Managed relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) with automated backups and scaling; integrates with EC2, VPC, CloudWatch.

Amazon DynamoDB

Fully managed NoSQL database delivering single-digit-millisecond latency for mobile, IoT, and gaming apps.

Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)

Logically isolated cloud network where you launch AWS resources with custom IP ranges, subnets, and routing tables.

Amazon CloudFront

Global content delivery network (CDN) that caches and accelerates delivery of web assets, videos, and APIs.

AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management)

Controls user and service access to AWS resources via policies, roles, and MFA.

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

Persistent block storage volumes for EC2 instances, ideal for databases and file systems.

AWS CloudTrail

Records account activity and API calls for governance, compliance, and auditing.

Amazon CloudWatch

Monitoring and observability platform for metrics, logs, and alarms across AWS resources.

Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service)

Pub/sub messaging for application-to-application or application-to-person notifications via email, SMS, or endpoints.

Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service)

Fully managed message queuing that decouples microservices and buffers tasks.

AWS CloudFormation

Infrastructure as Code service that provisions resources from JSON/YAML templates.

AWS KMS (Key Management Service)

Managed creation and control of cryptographic keys used to encrypt data across AWS services.

AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Protects web apps from common exploits like SQL injection and XSS; deploys on CloudFront, ALB, API Gateway.

Amazon Route 53

Scalable Domain Name System (DNS) service offering domain registration and routing policies.

Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

Managed Kubernetes control plane for running containerized workloads on AWS.

AWS Elastic Beanstalk

PaaS for deploying, managing, and scaling web applications without managing infrastructure.

Amazon S3 Glacier

Low-cost, secure storage for long-term data archiving and backup with retrieval options.

AWS Snowball

Rugged data-transfer appliance for migrating large datasets into or out of AWS.

Amazon Aurora

MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database engineered for high performance and availability.

AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)

Distributes incoming traffic across multiple targets for high availability and fault tolerance.

Amazon Kinesis

Real-time data streaming service for collecting, processing, and analyzing streaming data at scale.

AWS Fargate

Serverless compute engine that runs containers for ECS or EKS without managing servers.

AWS Config

Monitors and records AWS resource configurations to enable compliance auditing and change tracking.

AWS CodeCommit

Fully managed Git repositories for secure source control and collaboration.

AWS CodePipeline

Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service for automated release pipelines.

AWS CodeBuild

Fully managed build service that compiles code, runs tests, and produces packages for deployment.

AWS CodeDeploy

Automates code deployments to EC2, Lambda, on-premises servers, and more with rollback options.

Amazon Athena

Serverless SQL query service that analyzes data directly in S3 without provisioning infrastructure.

AWS Glue

Managed ETL service that discovers, catalogs, transforms, and loads data for analytics.

Amazon Redshift

Petabyte-scale, fully managed data warehouse optimized for analytic queries.

Amazon QuickSight

Cloud business intelligence service that builds interactive dashboards and visualizations.

Amazon EMR (Elastic MapReduce)

Managed Hadoop/Spark cluster platform for large-scale data processing and analytics.

Amazon Elasticsearch Service (OpenSearch Service)

Fully managed Elasticsearch/OpenSearch clusters for log analytics, search, and monitoring.

AWS Step Functions

Serverless workflow engine for orchestrating AWS services into reliable application flows.

AWS AppSync

Managed GraphQL service for real-time data access and offline sync in web and mobile apps.

Amazon Cognito

User sign-up, sign-in, and access control service for web and mobile applications.

AWS Cloud9

Cloud-based IDE for writing, running, and debugging code collaboratively in a browser.

AWS X-Ray

Distributed tracing service that helps analyze and debug production applications.

AWS Service Catalog

Enables organizations to create and manage approved catalogs of IT services for self-service provisioning.

AWS Systems Manager

Operational hub for managing AWS resources, patching, configuration, and automation.

Amazon WorkSpaces

Secure cloud desktops that provide users with persistent Windows or Linux environments.

Amazon AppStream 2.0

Fully managed application streaming to deliver desktop apps to any device.

AWS Directory Service

Managed Microsoft Active Directory domain controllers in AWS for authentication and directory-aware workloads.

Amazon Polly

Text-to-speech service that converts text into lifelike voice audio.

Amazon Rekognition

Image and video analysis service that detects objects, scenes, and faces.

Amazon Comprehend

Natural Language Processing service for sentiment analysis, entity recognition, and topic modeling.

Amazon Translate

Neural machine translation that converts text between supported languages for localization.

Amazon Lex

Service for building chatbots with voice and text using the same tech as Alexa.

Amazon Connect

Cloud contact-center platform for customer support with AI-powered routing and analytics.

AWS Batch

Orchestrates efficient execution of batch computing jobs at any scale.

AWS IoT Core

Securely connects IoT devices to AWS and routes messages to other services for processing.

AWS Greengrass

Extends AWS IoT to edge devices, enabling local compute, messaging, and ML inference.

Amazon SageMaker

End-to-end managed service to build, train, and deploy machine-learning models at scale.

Amazon Forecast

Managed ML service for generating accurate time-series forecasts using historical data.

AWS DeepRacer

Autonomous 1/18-scale race car platform for learning reinforcement learning through racing.

AWS Ground Station

Fully managed service to control satellites and ingest and process downlinked data.

AWS Control Tower

Turns best practices into blueprints for setting up and governing multi-account AWS environments.

AWS Trusted Advisor

Interactive dashboard providing cost, performance, and security optimization recommendations for AWS.

AWS Personal Health Dashboard

Provides alerts and remediation guidance for AWS events that impact your resources.

AWS Artifact

On-demand access to AWS compliance and security documentation and reports.

AWS Shield

Managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection for applications on AWS.

AWS Firewall Manager

Centralized management for WAF, Shield, and VPC security group rules across accounts.

AWS Organizations

Centrally manages multiple AWS accounts with consolidated billing and policy controls.

AWS License Manager

Tracks, controls, and audits software licenses across AWS and on-premises environments.

AWS Backup

Centralized, policy-based backup service for AWS resources and on-premises data.

AWS DataSync

Accelerates and automates data transfers between on-premises storage and AWS services like S3 and EFS.

AWS Transfer Family

Managed SFTP, FTPS, and FTP service for file transfers directly into and out of Amazon S3.

AWS Managed Blockchain

Creates and manages scalable Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum blockchain networks as a service.

AWS Outposts

Brings native AWS infrastructure, services, and APIs to on-premises or edge locations for hybrid deployments.

Amazon Macie

ML-powered security service that discovers and protects sensitive data such as PII stored in S3.

AWS Elemental Media Services

Suite for video processing, packaging, and delivery of live and on-demand content.

AWS RoboMaker

Makes it easy to develop, test, and deploy intelligent robotics applications using ROS in the cloud.

Amazon WorkDocs

Secure content creation and file-sharing service with real-time collaboration features.

Amazon WorkMail

Managed business email and calendar service with native Outlook compatibility and encryption options.

AWS Data Pipeline

Web service for reliable data processing and movement between AWS compute and storage services.

Amazon Neptune

Fully managed graph database optimized for storing and querying highly connected data.

AWS Transit Gateway

Connects VPCs and on-premises networks through a central hub for simplified network architecture.

AWS Direct Connect

Dedicated, private network connection from on-premises environments to AWS for lower latency.

AWS Global Accelerator

Improves application availability and performance for global users via static Anycast IP addresses.

AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM)

Securely shares AWS resources (e.g., subnets, Transit Gateways) across AWS accounts or Organizations.

Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

Fully managed native Windows file system for shared storage accessible over SMB.

Amazon FSx for Lustre

High-performance parallel file system for compute-intensive workloads that integrates with S3.

AWS Storage Gateway

Hybrid storage service that provides on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage through local caches.

AWS App Mesh

Service mesh that provides application-level networking for microservices running on ECS, EKS, or EC2.

AWS CodeArtifact

Managed artifact repository for secure storage and sharing of software packages and dependencies.

AWS Cost Explorer

Interactive tool for analyzing AWS cost and usage data, spotting trends, and saving money.

AWS Budgets

Sets custom cost or usage budgets and sends alerts via email or SNS when thresholds are breached.

Amazon Detective

Makes it easy to analyze and visualize security data to investigate and rapidly identify root causes.

Amazon GuardDuty

Continuous threat detection service that identifies malicious activity using ML, anomaly detection, and threat intel.

AWS Security Hub

Aggregates and prioritizes security findings across AWS accounts for centralized compliance and security posture.

AWS IoT Greengrass

Runs local compute, messaging, and ML inference on connected edge devices, extending AWS IoT Core.

Amazon EventBridge

Serverless event bus that connects application data from SaaS, AWS services, and custom apps for event-driven architectures.

AWS CloudHSM

FIPS 140-2 Level 3 hardware security modules in the cloud for dedicated key protection and cryptographic operations.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Automatically adds or removes EC2 instances to maintain application availability and optimize costs.

AWS Step Functions (duplicate entry)

Low-code visual workflow service to coordinate AWS services into reliable, serverless workflows.

AWS Glue DataBrew

Visual data-profiling and preparation tool for cleaning, normalizing, and transforming data without writing code.

AWS Fault Injection Simulator

Chaos engineering service for injecting faults into AWS workloads to test resiliency and improve reliability.