Which statements correctly describe relationships among parts of the AWS global infrastructure? (Choose two.)
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Correct answer: There are more edge locations than AWS Regions., There are more Availability Zones than AWS Regions..
Why this is the answer
AWS global infrastructure is designed for high availability and low latency. An AWS Region is a geographical area containing multiple, isolated locations called Availability Zones. Each Availability Zone is a distinct data center with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, designed to be isolated from failures in other Availability Zones. There are always at least two Availability Zones per Region, and often more, making the statement "There are more Availability Zones than AWS Regions" correct. Edge locations are data centers operated by AWS that deliver content to end-users with lower latency. They are part of Amazon CloudFront and other services. There are significantly more edge locations globally than there are AWS Regions, making "There are more edge locations than AWS Regions" also correct. An edge location is not an Availability Zone; they serve different purposes.
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