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Difficulty: MediumAWS Global Infrastructure

A media streaming company is designing a new real-time interactive video application. The application has two primary requirements:
1. It must deliver single-digit millisecond latency to end-users located in specific major metropolitan areas that do not contain an AWS Region.
2. It must cache and deliver static media assets globally with minimal latency.

Which of the following AWS global infrastructure components should the company utilize to meet these requirements? (Select TWO.)

  1. AWS Local ZonesAnswer
  2. AWS Edge LocationsAnswer
  3. C
    AWS Regions
  4. D
    Availability Zones
  5. E
    AWS Outposts

Answer

The correct answers are AWS Local Zones and AWS Edge Locations.
AWS Local Zones allow applications to run low-latency tasks closer to metropolitan areas, fulfilling the requirement for single-digit millisecond latency. AWS Edge Locations cache and deliver static content globally near end-users, fulfilling the content delivery requirement.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the first requirement: Delivering single-digit millisecond latency to users in metropolitan areas lacking an AWS Region.
Identify AWS Local Zones as the correct infrastructure component designed to place resources closer to major population centers outside of existing Regions.
AWS Local Zones bring compute and storage resources closer to users in specific metropolitan areas to achieve single-digit millisecond latency.
2
Analyze the second requirement: Caching and delivering static media assets globally with minimal latency.
Identify AWS Edge Locations as the infrastructure components that host Amazon CloudFront to cache content closer to users globally.
AWS Edge Locations act as points of presence (PoPs) to cache static content near global users, reducing latency.

Key Concept

Identifying correct AWS Global Infrastructure components for specific latency and geographical requirements.
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