AWS EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is likened to a restaurant where the server represents a kitchen providing computing power, memory, and networking for running applications.
Different EC2 instance types are compared to various kitchen sizes tailored for different workloads, offering CPU, RAM, and storage options.
Operating systems and software are likened to kitchen staff on an EC2 instance, and starting/stopping instances mirrors turning a kitchen on/off based on need.
EC2's popularity stems from its flexibility, scalability, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and seamless integration with other AWS services.