Architecting on AWS Certification Blueprint Reading & Symbols 5

Question 1

In an AWS architecture blueprint, a box with the label 'VPC Peering' connecting two VPC boundaries represents what connectivity type?

Accepted Answer

A direct private network connection between two VPCs enabling resource communication

Answer

VPC Peering creates a direct private connection between two VPCs, allowing resources to communicate as if on the same network.

Question 2

When an AWS diagram shows a Transit Gateway icon at the center with multiple VPCs and on-premises connections radiating outward, this represents what topology?

Accepted Answer

A hub-and-spoke network topology centralizing connectivity through Transit Gateway

Answer

Transit Gateway acts as a hub, creating a hub-and-spoke topology where all VPCs and on-premises networks connect through a central gateway.

Question 3

In AWS architecture diagrams, a yellow lightning bolt or queue icon between two services most commonly represents which AWS service?

Accepted Answer

Amazon SQS for decoupled message queuing

Answer

SQS is depicted with a queue icon representing its FIFO or standard message queue that decouples producers from consumers.

Question 4

What does a stack of identical server icons in an AWS architecture diagram most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

A horizontally scaled fleet of instances or replicated service tier

Answer

Stacked server icons represent horizontal scaling—multiple identical instances of the same service running in parallel to handle load.

Question 5

In an AWS reference architecture diagram, a dotted boundary surrounding resources labeled 'Region: us-east-1' indicates what architectural scope?

Accepted Answer

All resources within the diagram are deployed to that specific AWS geographic region

Answer

A region boundary box encloses all resources deployed within that AWS geographic region, such as us-east-1 (N. Virginia).

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