AWS Data Center Tour: Keeping Data Safe and Sustainable

Question 1

__________ measures, such as machine learning and encryption, keep data protected and secure.

Accepted Answer

cybersecurity

Question 2

Which other infrastructure at data centers do you think have redundancy (backups)?

Accepted Answer

All infrastructure systems!

Question 3

Using renewable energy instead of fossil fuels reduces __ released into the environment.

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 4

What causes computers to get hot?

Accepted Answer

Electrical energy gets converted to heat energy.

Question 5

____, such as the air conditioning and building systems, are designed to keep the servers at an ideal temperature.

Accepted Answer

infrastructure

Question 6

Data centers have lots of backup equipment, like electrical systems, in case technology fails. This is an example of __.

Accepted Answer

redundancy

Question 7

Cooling systems in data centers use water and the natural process of _________ to prevent servers from overheating.

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 8

Does someone have to physically be at a data center to get access to servers?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 9

Cybersecurity specialists train systems using __ so they can identify threats and immediately respond.

Accepted Answer

machine learning

Question 10

Which of the following must data centers be prepared for?

Accepted Answer

All of the answers are correct

Question 11

The first software that could attack computers displayed the phrase ___ on computer screens.

Accepted Answer

I&#x27;m the creeper; catch me if you can

Question 12

When data is protected with __, it is scrambled so only authorized computers can read the information.

Accepted Answer

encryption

Question 13

Cybersecurity protects against software called ___ that could access customer data or damage servers.

Accepted Answer

malware

Question 14

What do you think carbon zero means?

Accepted Answer

Releasing zero carbon dioxide when producing electricity.

Question 15

If flooding or a fire occurs in a data center, hardware called ______ trigger automatic responses to protect data.

Accepted Answer

sensors

Question 16

What natural process do you think AWS uses to cool down data centers?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Question 17

AWS makes sure more water is returned to the community than is used to cool data centers. This is an example of being __

Accepted Answer

water positive

Question 18

True or False: Data centers are better for the environment than each individual company hosting their own servers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

By using renewable energy and reusing water, data centers become more _________ and don&#x27;t harm the environment.

Accepted Answer

sustainable

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