1. What is an EC2 Instance?
An EC2 instance is a virtual server for running applications on the AWS platform.
2. Name 2 use cases for EC2.
3. Provide 1 reason to use ECS instead of Heroku.
1 reason to use ECS over Heroku is the added flexibility that comes from directly dealing with AWS.
1. Where can we find EC2 on the AWS Console?
Under Services. We can also type EC2 into the search box.
2. Explain the general difference between T2 Micro and XL.
A T2 Micro has much weaker hardware specs compared to a T2 XL, so it’s not as powerful, but it’s much more economical.
3. Explain a “Compute Cycle” to a non-technical friend.
1. What is Elastic Beanstalk?
EB automatically handles capacity provisioning and load balancing, so that user experience is smooth.
2. Describe the relationship between EC2 and Elastic Beanstalk.
Elastic Beanstalk will help manage EC2 instances.
3. Name some benefits of using Elastic Beanstalk.
It allows for automated configuration and deployment of more VMs, so we devs can focus more on developing code.
load balancing, to make user experience smoothercapacity provisioning