Aurora Quiz
A company wants to have a fully managed data store in AWS. It should be a compatible MySQL database, which is an application requirement. Which of the following databases can be used for this purpose?
A. AWSR DS
B. AWS Aurora
C. AWS DynamoDB
D. AWS Redshift
B. AWS Aurora
AWS Documentation mentions the following:
Amazon Aurora (Aurora) is a fully managed, MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible, relational database engine. It combines the speed and reliability of high-end commercial databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open-source databases. It delivers up to five times the throughput of MySQL and up to three times the throughput of PostgreSQL without requiring changes to most of your existing applications.
For more information on AWS Aurora, please refer to the URL below.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Aurora.Overview.htmlNote:RDS is a generic service to provide Relational Database service which supports 6 database engines. They are Aurora, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle and Microsoft SQL server. Our question is to select MySQL compatible database from the options provided. Out of the options listed Amazon Aurora is a MySQL- and PostgreSQL-compatible enterprise-class database.Hence Option B is the answer.
