CLF-C02 Question 276
Select 3A company wants to manage and securely connect a large fleet of IoT devices to the cloud. They also need to collect, process, and analyze data from these devices. Which AWS services can help achieve this?
- A
AWS IoT Core
- B
Amazon EC2
- C
AWS IoT Greengrass
- D
AWS Lambda
- E
AWS IoT Device Management
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
To manage and connect IoT devices, AWS offers services like AWS IoT Core for secure connectivity, AWS IoT Greengrass for edge computing, and AWS IoT Device Management for efficient management of devices at scale. While other services like EC2 or Lambda provide general computing capabilities, they are not specifically tailored for IoT device management.
- A. Correct.
AWS IoT Core allows you to securely connect IoT devices to AWS and enables message exchanges between devices and other AWS services, making it ideal for managing IoT devices.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon EC2 provides compute capacity in the cloud but does not offer features specific to IoT device management or connectivity.
- C. Correct.
AWS IoT Greengrass extends AWS services to edge devices, enabling them to act locally on the data they generate while still integrating with cloud services, which is useful for IoT solutions.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service used to run code in response to events, but it is not specifically designed for managing IoT devices or connecting them to the cloud.
- E. Correct.
AWS IoT Device Management simplifies the process of managing and monitoring IoT devices at scale, making it an essential service for IoT device management.