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ABlock storage like the AWS EBS service
BFile storage like the AWS EFS service
CObject storage (files accessed via API)
DCold archival storage only for backups
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Object storage (files accessed via API)
S3 (Simple Storage Service) is the canonical OBJECT STORAGE.
Each file is an object accessed via API, with infinite scalability.
EBS = block storage; EFS = file storage
S3 Glacier = archival tier of S3.
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