Code 401: Class 17 - AWS: S3 and Lambda

Questions

What is the difference between a FIFO and standard queue? A standard queue operates with a first in first out principal aka FIFO.
How can the server be assured a message was properly received? A server can request that a recipient sends a confirmation of receipt.
What classic design pattern is represented by event driven programming? A messaging service is a classic event driven architecture.
how do you test an event driven system? Run multiple clients and confirm that they are communicating appropriately.

Server Instances Virtual server “machines” that function in the cloud to handle application traffic
Containers Similar to a server instance, a container is an allocation of server resources for a Lambda function
Cloud Services Decentralized infrastructure that provides application scalability, management, and deployment
Cloud Architecture Software that is designed for cloud services
AWS Amazon Web Services
EC2/BeanStalk vs Heroku Elastic Compute Cloud and Elastic BeanStalk are Amazon’s services that provide scalability, management, and deployment. Heroku allows developers to build, run, and operate applications in the cloud.

Amazon Simple Storage Service, object storage offering scalability, data availability, security, and performance

Amazon Lambda is one of the most popular serverless computing services
Lambda functions can perform any kind of computing task, from serving web pages and processing streams of data to calling API’s
Fully managed services that takes care of all of the infrastructure for the user

Serverless compute service that allows the user to run code without provisioning or managing servers

Content Delivery Network - a geographically distributed group of servers that work together to provide fast delivery of internet content
CDN’s provide content to the client based on the closest available server
CDN’s also add reliability and security because they are more resilient when confronted with a distributed denial of service attack