Glossary term
What is Latency?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Latency" means: The delay between asking for something and getting the answer. Shorter distance usually means lower latency. It is taught in AWS Cloud Basics: Understand the Cloud and Build a Small Live Setup. Related terms include Edge location, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Availability Zone (AZ) and On-premises.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Latency?
The delay between asking for something and getting the answer. Shorter distance usually means lower latency.
Where is Latency taught?
Latency 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 Latency?
Next to Latency in the course glossaries: Edge location, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Availability Zone (AZ), On-premises, Region, Hybrid, Data center and Elasticity.
Edge locationIaaS, PaaS, SaaSAvailability Zone (AZ)On-premisesRegionHybridData centerElasticity
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 Latency?
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.