AWS Certified Developer Associate Practice Test 1

Correct answer - "It is a SAM template" : The AWS::Serverless transform is specifically used for transforming an entire template written in the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) syntax into a compliant AWS CloudFormation template. Read more:

Incorrect:

"Intrinsic function" - Functions in templates to assign values to properties that are not available until runtime. They usually start with Fn:: or !. Example: !Sub or Fn::Sub

"Lambda function definition" - A lambda function in CloudFormation would be created with AWS::Lambda::Function

"It's a CloudFormation Parameter" - They are part of the Parameters block and will look like this:

Parameters:   InstanceTypeParameter:     Type: String    Default: t2.micro    AllowedValues:       - t2.micro      - m1.small      - m1.large    Description: Enter t2.micro, m1.small, or m1.large. Default is t2.micro.