AWS: API, Dynamo and Lambda
Review, Research, and Discussion
- What are serverless functions?
- A serverless function is a programmatic function written by a software developer for a single purpose. It’s then hosted and maintained on infrastructure by cloud computing companies.
- If you were to create a system that emulated Lambda functions, how would you do it?
- umm stuff, and things?
- 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. The content they request is first stored on the origin server and is then replicated and stored elsewhere as needed.
Vocab
- Serverless Functions
- A serverless function is a programmatic function written by a software developer for a single purpose. It’s then hosted and maintained on infrastructure by cloud computing companies.
- Cloud Storage
- loud storage allows you to save data and files in an off-site location that you access either through the public internet or a dedicated private network connection.
- CDN
- 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. The content they request is first stored on the origin server and is then replicated and stored elsewhere as needed.
Sources
- Serverless Function
- CDN
- Cloud Storage