Reading-Notes

code fellows 401

Read: 18 - AWS: API, Dynamo and Lambda

Describe a use case for a serverless function.

chat bot

If you were to create a system that emulated Lambda functions, how would you do it?

Use the AWS console and write functions with a code editor.

Describe how a CDN works

A CDN is a network of servers that distributes content from an “origin” server throughout the world by caching content close to where each end user is accessing the internet via a web-enabled device.

Vocab:

Serverless Functions: a single-purpose, programmatic feature of serverless computing

Cloud Storage: a cloud computing model that stores data on the Internet through a cloud computing provider who manages and operates data storage as a service.

CDN: A content delivery network (CDN) refers to a geographically distributed group of servers which work together to provide fast delivery of Internet content.