A developer tries to deploy an application across two AWS regions but uses the same Availability Zone name in both regions. What is the likely issue?

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AWS - Cloud Computing Fundamentals

AAvailability Zone names are globally unique, so this will cause a deployment error

BAvailability Zone names are unique only within a region, so using the same name in different regions is valid

CRegions cannot have Availability Zones with the same name, so deployment will fail

DUsing the same AZ name in different regions will cause data loss

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand AZ naming scope
AZ names are unique only inside their region; different regions can have AZs with the same name.
Step 2: Evaluate deployment impact
Using the same AZ name in different regions is allowed and does not cause errors or data loss.
Final Answer:
Availability Zone names are unique only within a region, so using the same name in different regions is valid -> Option B
Quick Check:
AZ names unique per region, not global [OK]

Quick Trick: AZ names repeat across regions, unique only inside region [OK]

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