AWS Network Services (Domain 3, double-check this)

What is Amazon VPC?

A logically isolated virtual network for AWS resources

What are the main components of a VPC?

IP ranges, subnets, route tables, and gateways

What are subnets?

Smaller networks within a VPC

What do route tables do?

Direct network traffic to its destination

What do network gateways do?

Connect a VPC to the internet or other networks

What is the difference between security groups and network ACLs?

Security groups protect resources while ACLs protect subnets

What are network ACLs?

Subnet-level firewalls controlling inbound and outbound traffic

What are security groups?

Resource-level firewalls controlling inbound and outbound traffic

What is Amazon Inspector?

A service that identifies security vulnerabilities in AWS workloads

What are VPC endpoints?

Private connections between VPCs and supported AWS services

What is AWS VPN and when would you use it?

Securely connects on-premises networks to AWS over the internet

What is AWS Direct Connect and when would you use it?

Provides dedicated network connections for consistent high-bandwidth workloads

What is Amazon Route 53?

A scalable DNS service that translates domain names to IP addresses

What is Amazon CloudFront and when would you use it?

A global CDN (content delivery network) for fast and secure content delivery (also good scaling)