There is a requirement to host a database on an EC2 Instance. It is also required that the EBS volume should support 32,000 IOPS.
Which Amazon EBS volume type would meet the performance requirements of this database?

Answer options:

A.EBS Provisioned IOPS SSD
B.EBS Throughput Optimized HDD
C.EBS General Purpose SSD
D.EBS Cold HDD

Correct Answer – A
For high performance and high IOPS requirements, as in this case, the ideal choice would be to choose EBS Provisioned IOPS SSD.The below snapshot from the AWS Documentation shows the usage of Provisioned IOPS for better IOPS performance in database-based applications.
For more information on AWS EBS Volume types, please visit the following URL:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSVolumeTypes.html