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EC2 Module Review Quiz

Test your knowledge on Amazon EC2, Security Groups, EBS, Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling.

20 min
Introductory

Module 4.1 Review Snapshot

In this module, we've explored the "server you manage" side of AWS compute. Before you move on to storage services, let's recap the core components of a professional EC2 architecture:

  • EC2: The virtual server itself.
  • Security Groups: The virtual firewall rules (stateful and allow-only).
  • EBS: Persistent, durable block storage (the virtual hard drive).
  • Instance Store: High-speed, temporary (ephemeral) storage.
  • ELB: Spreads traffic across multiple healthy targets.
  • Auto Scaling: Automatically adjusts the number of servers to match demand.
  • Horizontal Scaling: Adding more servers (Scaling Out).
  • Vertical Scaling: Making a server bigger (Scaling Up).

Tip

The Golden Rule: EC2 gives you servers, security groups protect them, EBS stores their important data, load balancers spread traffic, and Auto Scaling changes the instance count when needed.


Knowledge Check: Module 4.1 Review

Quiz — 15 Questions

Take this quiz in a focused, distraction-free view. Hints available for each question.

Next lesson

Module 4.2: Storage Services
Lesson 4.9: S3 Review and Storage Classes