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  1. What is AWS X-Ray used for?

    Answer: To analyze and debug distributed applications by tracing requests as they travel through services

    AWS X-Ray helps you analyze and debug production applications by tracing requests as they flow through your distributed microservices.

  2. Which AWS service provides a managed continuous integration service that stores and manages Docker container images?

    Answer: Amazon ECR

    Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry) is a fully managed Docker container registry that stores, manages, and deploys container images.

  3. What is the AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit)?

    Answer: A framework that lets you define cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages like Python, TypeScript, or Java

    AWS CDK lets you define cloud infrastructure using programming languages like TypeScript, Python, or Java, which are then synthesized into CloudFormation templates.

  4. Which AWS service provides a central artifact repository for software packages like npm, Maven, or PyPI?

    Answer: AWS CodeArtifact

    AWS CodeArtifact is a fully managed artifact repository that works with common package managers like npm, Maven, and pip to store dependencies.

  5. What is Amazon CloudWatch Alarms used for?

    Answer: To monitor metrics and trigger notifications or automated actions when thresholds are breached

    CloudWatch Alarms watch a single metric and send notifications or trigger actions like Auto Scaling when the metric crosses a defined threshold.

  6. Which AWS service provides a managed Apache Kafka-compatible streaming data service?

    Answer: Amazon MSK

    Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka) is a fully managed service that makes it easy to build and run Apache Kafka streaming applications.