On AWS, EC2 stands for:

Question

Options

• AElastic Compute Cloud
• BExtended Cloud Computing
• CExtend Cloud Company
• DElastic Cloud

• A
  94% (60)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  3% (2)

Explanation

EC2 stands for Elastic Compute Cloud (A) - it's one of AWS's core services, providing resizable virtual server capacity in the cloud. The word "Elastic" reflects that compute resources can scale up or down on demand, and "Cloud" is the delivery model, making option A the only factually accurate expansion of the acronym.

Options B, C, and D are fabrications: "Extended Cloud Computing" and "Extend Cloud Company" don't correspond to any real AWS service or acronym, and "Elastic Cloud" (D) is incomplete - it drops the crucial word "Compute," which distinguishes EC2 from other elastic services like EBS (Elastic Block Store) or ELB (Elastic Load Balancer).

Memory tip: Break it down - Elastic Compute Cloud. Think "EC2 = I need a computer (Compute) that stretches (Elastic) in the cloud (Cloud)." The "2" in EC2 comes from the two C's in the name, which is a useful anchor for recalling the full phrase.

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