CLF-C02 Question 274
Select 2A startup wants to build a highly interactive mobile and web application frontend that requires scalable hosting, user authentication, and integration with backend services. Which AWS services can be used to create and deploy this frontend and mobile application?
- A
AWS Amplify
- B
Amazon S3
- C
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- D
Amazon Lightsail
- E
Amazon API Gateway
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
AWS Amplify and Amazon S3 are well-suited for creating and deploying frontend and mobile applications. AWS Amplify provides a complete solution for building interactive frontends, including hosting, authentication, and integration with backend services. Amazon S3 is useful for hosting static frontend resources. While other services like Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, and API Gateway are valuable in application development, they are not specifically focused on frontend and mobile application creation and deployment.
- A. Correct.
AWS Amplify is specifically designed to help developers build, deploy, and host scalable frontend and mobile applications. It provides features like authentication, analytics, and easy backend integration.
- B. Correct.
Amazon S3 can be used to host static websites and frontend resources like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. It is commonly used for hosting the frontend of web applications.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a platform-as-a-service solution for deploying and managing backend applications. It is not specifically designed for building or deploying frontend and mobile applications.
- D. Incorrect.
Amazon Lightsail is a simplified virtual private server (VPS) service mainly for deploying small applications, websites, or development environments. It is not tailored for building frontend and mobile services.
- E. Incorrect.
Amazon API Gateway is used to create and manage APIs to connect frontend applications with backend services, but it does not provide tools for creating or deploying frontend and mobile applications.