Which of the following describes some of the core functionality of Amazon S3?
Amazon S3 is a high-performance block storage service that is designed for use with Amazon EC2.
Amazon S3 is an object storage service that provides high-level performance, security, scalability, and data availability.
Amazon S3 is a fully managed, highly reliable, and scalable file storage system that is accessible over the industry-standard SMB protocol.
Amazon S3 is a scalable, fully managed elastic NFS for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources.
Explanations:
Amazon S3 is not a block storage service; it is an object storage service primarily designed for storing and retrieving data in the form of objects.
This option accurately describes Amazon S3 as an object storage service that emphasizes high performance, security, scalability, and data availability.
Amazon S3 does not use the SMB protocol; it is an object storage service and does not function as a file storage system accessible via SMB.
Amazon S3 is not an NFS (Network File System); it is an object storage service, and while it is scalable and fully managed, it does not serve as a traditional NFS solution.