AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 426

Which of the following does Amazon S3 provide?

Answer options

• A. A virtual server in the cloud
• B. A highly-scalable cloud storage
• C. A highly encrypted virtual disk in the cloud
• D. A transient storage in the cloud

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Amazon S3 is a highly scalable object storage service designed for storing and retrieving any amount of data from anywhere on the web. In contrast, virtual servers are provided by Amazon EC2, encrypted virtual disks are provided by Amazon EBS, and transient storage is typically provided by EC2 Instance Store.