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List out the checklist of Aws terminology

Here's a checklist of popular AWS terminology with examples:

1. Region:
Example: us-east-1 (North Virginia), eu-west-1 (Ireland)
Explanation: A geographical area where AWS has data centers.
2. Availability Zone (AZ):

Example: us-east-1a, us-west-2b
Explanation: Isolated locations within a region to provide fault tolerance.
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3. EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud):

Example: Launching virtual servers (instances) in the cloud.
Explanation: Provides resizable compute capacity.
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4. S3 (Simple Storage Service):

Example: Storing and retrieving any amount of data.
Explanation: Scalable object storage in the cloud.
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5. IAM (Identity and Access Management):

Example: Creating users, groups, and roles to manage access.
Explanation: Manages access to AWS services and resources securely.
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6. VPC (Virtual Private Cloud):

Example: Isolating resources in a virtual network.
Explanation: A logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud.
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7. RDS (Relational Database Service):

Example: Managing relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL).
Explanation: Fully managed relational database service.
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8. Lambda:

Example: Running code without provisioning or managing servers.
Explanation: Serverless compute service.
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9. API Gateway:

Example: Creating, publishing, and managing APIs.
Explanation: Fully managed service to create RESTful APIs.
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10. Route 53:

- **Example:** Domain registration and DNS web service.
- **Explanation:** Scalable domain name system web service.
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11. CloudFormation:

- **Example:** Creating and managing AWS infrastructure as code.
- **Explanation:** Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service.
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12. CloudWatch:

- **Example:** Monitoring and logging AWS resources.
- **Explanation:** Monitoring service for resources and applications.
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13. Elastic Beanstalk:

- **Example:** Deploying and managing applications.
- **Explanation:** Fully managed service for deploying and scaling applications.
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14. SNS (Simple Notification Service):

- **Example:** Sending messages or notifications.
- **Explanation:** Fully managed messaging service.
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15. SQS (Simple Queue Service):

- **Example:** Decoupling the components of a cloud application.
- **Explanation:** Fully managed message queuing service.
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16. EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service):

- **Example:** Deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- **Explanation:** Managed Kubernetes service.
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17. ECS (Elastic Container Service):

- **Example:** Running Docker containers.
- **Explanation:** Highly scalable container management service.
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18. KMS (Key Management Service):

- **Example:** Managing encryption keys.
- **Explanation:** Managed service for creating and controlling
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encryption keys.
19. CloudTrail:

- **Example:** Auditing AWS account activity.
- **Explanation:** Record of actions taken by a user, role, or AWS service.
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20. CloudFront:

- **Example:** Content delivery network (CDN) service.
- **Explanation:** Fast and secure content delivery.
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21. Elastic Load Balancer (ELB):

- **Example:** Distributing incoming application traffic across multiple targets.
- **Explanation:** Automatically scales and distributes incoming application traffic.
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22. SNS (Simple Notification Service):

- **Example:** Sending messages or notifications.
- **Explanation:** Fully managed messaging service.
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23. DynamoDB:

- **Example:** NoSQL database service.
- **Explanation:** Fully managed NoSQL database.
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24. Glacier:

- **Example:** Low-cost archival storage.
- **Explanation:** Low-cost storage for data archiving and
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backup.
25. Elasticsearch Service:

- **Example:** Managed Elasticsearch service.
- **Explanation:** Search and analytics engine.
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This checklist provides an overview of popular AWS services and terminology. Each service caters to specific use cases, and understanding these terms is crucial for efficiently utilizing AWS resources.

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