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Question 1

What is Amazon SQS used for?

Accepted Answer

To decouple application components by providing a managed message queuing service

Answer

Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service) is a fully managed message queue that decouples distributed application components by reliably transmitting messages.

Question 2

What is the difference between Amazon SQS Standard and FIFO queues?

Accepted Answer

Standard queues offer best-effort ordering and at-least-once delivery; FIFO queues guarantee order and exactly-once processing

Answer

SQS Standard queues deliver messages at least once in roughly ordered fashion, while FIFO queues guarantee exactly-once, first-in-first-out message delivery.

Question 3

Which AWS service is used to send push notifications to multiple subscribers via topics?

Accepted Answer

Amazon SNS

Answer

Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service) is a managed pub/sub messaging service that sends notifications to subscribers via topics using email, SMS, HTTP, or SQS.

Question 4

What is AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store used for?

Accepted Answer

To securely store configuration data and secrets like database strings and API keys

Answer

AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store provides secure, hierarchical storage for configuration data management and secrets management.

Question 5

What is Amazon EventBridge used for?

Accepted Answer

To build event-driven applications by connecting AWS services and SaaS applications using events

Answer

Amazon EventBridge is a serverless event bus that connects AWS services, SaaS applications, and your own apps using events to trigger workflows.

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