AWS (Amazon Web Services) Certification Practice Exam

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Which AWS offering provides the ability to run multiple virtual machines?

AWS EC2
AWS S3
AWS RDS
AWS Lambda

The correct answer is: AWS EC2

AWS EC2, or Elastic Compute Cloud, is the correct choice because it is specifically designed for provisioning and managing virtual servers, commonly referred to as instances. With EC2, users can easily launch multiple virtual machines, configure them according to their specific requirements, and scale them up or down based on demand. This flexibility enables users to control their computing resources efficiently, allowing for various workloads from simple testing to complex applications. On the other hand, AWS S3, which stands for Simple Storage Service, is focused on storage rather than computing and does not run virtual machines. AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) is a managed database service which facilitates the operation of relational databases but does not directly provide virtual machine capability. Lastly, AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that allows you to run code without explicitly managing servers, thus does not involve the management of virtual machines at all. Each of these services has a different focus within the AWS ecosystem, emphasizing the unique role of EC2 in offering virtual machine capabilities.