Glossary term
What is Block, file and object storage?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Block, file and object storage" means: Three ways to store data: a disk attached to one server (block), a shared folder many servers can use (file), or a bucket of whole files reached by name (object). It is taught in AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Block, file and object storage?
Three ways to store data: a disk attached to one server (block), a shared folder many servers can use (file), or a bucket of whole files reached by name (object).
Where is Block, file and object storage taught?
Block, file and object storage is defined in AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup.
AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup
Which terms are related to Block, file and object storage?
Next to Block, file and object storage in the course glossaries: Storage class, Relational database, Amazon S3 bucket, Key-value database, Container, VPC, Serverless and Subnet.
Storage classRelational databaseAmazon S3 bucketKey-value databaseContainerVPCServerlessSubnet
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Block, file and object storage?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup: No cloud, coding or IT experience is needed.