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A financial technology company is planning to migrate its legacy on-premises payment processing platform to a serverless architecture on AWS using AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3. The finance team requires an initial estimation of the monthly operational costs for this proposed architecture, including comparisons of various pricing options, before any AWS resources are provisioned. Which of the following tasks can be accomplished using the AWS Pricing Calculator to meet these requirements? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Estimate the monthly operational costs of the serverless architecture by inputting hypothetical usage metrics, such as estimated Lambda invocations and DynamoDB read/write capacity units.

Evaluate the cost difference between different pricing models, such as choosing On-Demand versus Provisioned Capacity with commitments for DynamoDB.

Connect to AWS Budgets to automatically enforce cost limits and disable Lambda functions if the estimated spending threshold is exceeded.

Analyze the hourly granularity of the projected costs by generating a hypothetical AWS Cost & Usage Report (CUR) before resource creation.

Retrieve historical utilization logs from on-premises servers to automatically populate the pricing inputs for the serverless compute resources.

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Answer: Estimate the monthly operational costs of the serverless architecture by inputting hypothetical usage metrics, such as estimated Lambda invocations and DynamoDB read/write capacity units.; Evaluate the cost difference between different pricing models, such as choosing On-Demand versus Provisioned Capacity with commitments for DynamoDB.

Answer

The team can estimate the monthly operational costs by inputting hypothetical usage metrics (such as Lambda invocations and DynamoDB capacity units) and evaluate the cost difference between different pricing models (such as On-Demand versus Provisioned Capacity).

The AWS Pricing Calculator is designed for estimating future cloud costs based on hypothetical parameters. It allows users to estimate monthly costs by inputting expected usage metrics (like Lambda invocation numbers or database capacity units) and compare various pricing structures (such as On-Demand versus Provisioned Capacity) to identify the most cost-effective strategy before launching the workloads.

Step-by-Step Solution

Determine the phase of the resource lifecycle described in the scenario.

The workload is in the pre-deployment phase, meaning no AWS resources have been provisioned yet.

Cost estimation needs differ depending on whether the workload is active or hypothetical.

Identify the tools capable of modeling hypothetical configurations.

The AWS Pricing Calculator is the correct tool for estimating costs based on hypothetical resource shapes and usage details.

It allows entering planned configuration metrics like Lambda execution counts and DynamoDB capacity to generate an estimate.

Evaluate pricing model comparisons within the planning tool.

The AWS Pricing Calculator allows comparing On-Demand versus commitment-based pricing options to find the most cost-effective approach.

This directly fulfills the requirement to compare various pricing options before provisioning.

Eliminate post-deployment monitoring and reporting tools.

AWS Budgets and the AWS Cost & Usage Report are excluded because they rely on actual post-deployment tracking and billing logs.

These tools cannot model hypothetical resources or ingest on-premises logs to generate pricing estimates.

Key Concept

AWS Pricing Calculator features and usage boundaries for pre-deployment cost modeling

Estimated Time:2m 0s

Question 1322Question →

A small business is reviewing its AWS bill after operating its infrastructure on a single AWS account for $14$ months. The business regularly utilizes several AWS services, keeping their monthly usage low. Which of the following resource configurations will continue to be covered under the AWS Free Tier?

A configuration consisting of

3\text{ GB}

of Amazon S3 Standard storage

A configuration consisting of

15\text{ GB}

of Amazon DynamoDB storage and

500{}000

AWS Lambda requests per month

A configuration consisting of

100

hours of a

t3.\text{micro}

Amazon EC2 instance running Linux

A configuration where upfront payments are applied to transition the operational expenses (OpEx) of the services into capital expenses (CapEx)

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Answer: A configuration consisting of $15\text{ GB}$ of Amazon DynamoDB storage and $500{}000$ AWS Lambda requests per month

Answer

A configuration consisting of

15\text{ GB}

of Amazon DynamoDB storage and

500{}000

AWS Lambda requests per month

The configuration containing Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda requests is correct because both of these service allocations fall under the 'Always Free' category. They do not expire after 12 months, and the requested amounts (

15\text{ GB}

and

500{}000

requests) remain under the monthly free limits of

25\text{ GB}

and

1\text{ million}

requests respectively.

Step-by-Step Solution

Determine the age of the AWS account from the scenario.

The AWS account is

14

months old, which means the introductory 12-Month Free Tier period has expired.

This determines which categories of the AWS Free Tier (12-Month Free vs. Always Free) still apply to the account.

Evaluate each service in the configurations against the remaining Free Tier categories.

Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 belong to the 12-Month Free category and are no longer free. Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda belong to the Always Free category.

This allows identification of the correct, fully covered resource configuration.

Key Concept

AWS Free Tier offers are split into three categories: Always Free, 12-Month Free, and Trials. Always Free offers do not expire after the first 12 months of the account.

Question 1323Question →

A mobile game studio has noticed a significant increase in their monthly AWS invoices over the past year. The finance team wants to visualize and analyze their spending patterns by specific services and regions over the last 12 months, as well as project their future costs for the next 3 months based on this historical data. Which AWS tool should the studio use to meet these requirements?

AWS Budgets

AWS Cost Explorer

AWS Pricing Calculator

AWS Billing Conductor

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Answer: AWS Cost Explorer

Answer

AWS Cost Explorer

AWS Cost Explorer is the correct tool because it allows customers to visualize, segment, and analyze their actual AWS usage and costs. It provides reports that display cost trends by service, region, and tags over the past 12 months, and it has a built-in forecasting feature that projects spending for the upcoming 12 months (or 3 months at daily granularity) based on historical data patterns.

Step-by-Step Solution

Identify the primary business requirement

The requirement is to visualize and analyze historical AWS costs by service and region over 12 months, and forecast future costs.

This helps determine if the solution requires proactive alerting, pre-deployment estimation, or retrospective analysis.

Evaluate the capabilities of the available AWS billing tools against the requirement

AWS Cost Explorer is designed specifically for retrospective cost visualization and historical trend forecasting. AWS Budgets is for threshold alerts, AWS Pricing Calculator is for pre-deployment planning, and AWS Billing Conductor is for custom billing rules/pro-forma invoicing.

Evaluating each tool's core function identifies the tool that supports both historical analysis and projection based on actual account usage.

Key Concept

AWS Cost Explorer vs other billing and cost management tools

Estimated Time:1m 0s

Question 1324Question →

A financial services startup is deploying two workloads on Amazon EC2. The first is a core transaction ledger database that must run continuously with predictable performance and cannot tolerate any service interruptions. The second is a high-throughput, containerized credit-scoring batch analysis job that is stateless, can be safely paused and resumed, and is scheduled to run overnight. Which two of the following EC2 pricing models should the company select to minimize costs for these workloads?

Select all that apply

Savings Plans to host the core transaction ledger database to benefit from reduced rates for a consistent amount of compute usage.

Spot Instances to run the credit-scoring batch analysis to take advantage of spare EC2 capacity at steep discounts.

On-Demand Instances to run the credit-scoring batch analysis to prevent any interruption or termination of the overnight jobs.

Dedicated Hosts to run the credit-scoring batch analysis to ensure complete physical isolation and the lowest possible hourly compute rate.

Reserved Instances to host the credit-scoring batch analysis with a 3-year commitment to maximize cost savings for the batch workloads.

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Answer: Savings Plans to host the core transaction ledger database to benefit from reduced rates for a consistent amount of compute usage.; Spot Instances to run the credit-scoring batch analysis to take advantage of spare EC2 capacity at steep discounts.

Answer

Savings Plans should be used for the core transaction ledger database to benefit from reduced rates for consistent usage, and Spot Instances should be used for the credit-scoring batch analysis to utilize spare compute capacity at a lower cost.

The correct pricing strategy uses Savings Plans for the continuous, steady-state transaction database, which provides a significant discount over On-Demand rates in exchange for a commitment to consistent compute usage. For the credit-scoring batch analysis, Spot Instances are the optimal choice because the job is stateless and can tolerate interruptions, allowing the company to run it at a fraction of the cost using spare capacity.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the requirements for the first workload (core transaction ledger database).

The workload runs continuously, requires predictable performance, and cannot tolerate interruptions.

This steady-state, continuous database workload is ideal for commitment-based discount models like Savings Plans or Reserved Instances to minimize cost.

Analyze the requirements for the second workload (credit-scoring batch analysis).

The workload is containerized, stateless, runs overnight, and can tolerate interruptions (paused and resumed).

Because the workload is fault-tolerant and flexible, Spot Instances are the most cost-effective choice, offering up to a 90% discount by utilizing spare EC2 capacity.

Combine the optimal pricing models to select the two correct choices.

Select the option for Savings Plans for the database, and the option for Spot Instances for the batch job.

This combination achieves the lowest cost while meeting the technical requirements of both workloads.

Key Concept

Selecting the optimal Amazon EC2 pricing model based on workload characteristics (steady-state vs. fault-tolerant/intermittent).

Question 1325Question →

A company is planning to deploy a new web application and wants to estimate the potential costs of their proposed Amazon EC2 instances and Amazon S3 storage configurations before launching the resources. Which of the following tasks can the company perform using the AWS Pricing Calculator to achieve this? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Estimate the monthly cost of hypothetical Amazon EC2 instances based on specific operating systems and utilization models.

Export the cost estimate summary to a spreadsheet or share the estimate through a unique URL link.

Configure billing alerts to automatically notify the finance team when actual spend exceeds a threshold.

View the exact historical costs of active resources deployed across different AWS Regions.

Retrieve raw billing details and granular logs of hourly resource usage for compliance audits.

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Answer: Estimate the monthly cost of hypothetical Amazon EC2 instances based on specific operating systems and utilization models.; Export the cost estimate summary to a spreadsheet or share the estimate through a unique URL link.

Answer

Estimating the monthly cost of hypothetical Amazon EC2 instances and exporting or sharing the cost estimate summary.

The AWS Pricing Calculator allows users to estimate the costs of hypothetical AWS resource configurations (such as EC2 instances and S3 storage) before they are deployed. It also provides features to export these estimates to a spreadsheet or share them with stakeholders via a unique URL link.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the business scenario to determine the tool requirement.

The company wants to model hypothetical resources (EC2 and S3) and estimate their costs before any resources are launched.

This establishes that a pre-deployment cost modeling tool (AWS Pricing Calculator) is required rather than a post-deployment monitoring tool.

Evaluate each option against the capabilities of the AWS Pricing Calculator.

Estimating hypothetical EC2 instances and sharing/exporting the draft estimates are core features of the AWS Pricing Calculator. The other options refer to post-deployment tools like AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, or the AWS Cost and Usage Report.

This confirms the two correct choices match the defined capabilities of the calculator.

Key Concept

The AWS Pricing Calculator is a web-based planning tool used to estimate the cost of AWS services for hypothetical use cases before resources are provisioned.

Question 1326Question →

An aerospace simulation startup, AeroSimulate, is migrating its engineering simulation workloads to AWS. Currently, the company maintains an on-premises server cluster that is sized for peak demand but sits idle for the majority of the day. The CFO wants to understand the economic advantages of moving these workloads to the cloud. Which of the following options represent key cloud economic benefits for this scenario? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Paying only for the compute resources consumed during active simulation runs, aligning operational expenses with actual usage.

Reducing waste by automatically scaling down compute capacity when simulations are not active.

Transitioning infrastructure costs from variable operating expenses (OpEx) to predictable, fixed capital expenses (CapEx).

Ensuring elasticity by deploying a massive, permanent fleet of instances sized to handle the startup's maximum projected growth over the next three years.

Reducing overall costs by using a monolithic architecture that keeps all application components tightly coupled on a single large virtual machine.

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Answer: Paying only for the compute resources consumed during active simulation runs, aligning operational expenses with actual usage.; Reducing waste by automatically scaling down compute capacity when simulations are not active.

Answer

Paying only for the compute resources consumed during active simulation runs, aligning operational expenses with actual usage, and reducing waste by automatically scaling down compute capacity when simulations are not active.

The correct options are the statements regarding paying only for the compute resources consumed during active simulation runs and reducing waste by automatically scaling down compute capacity when simulations are not active. Paying only for active use aligns expenses with actual demand, and using elasticity to scale down prevents paying for idle compute time.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the business scenario and current challenges.

The startup runs sporadic simulation workloads and has a high amount of idle capacity (on-premises servers sized for peak demand sitting idle).

Understanding the baseline operational challenges helps target the specific economic benefits of the AWS Cloud that address them.

Evaluate how AWS pricing models apply to sporadic workloads.

AWS pay-as-you-go pricing allows paying only for what is used (operating expenses) rather than buying servers upfront (capital expenses).

This directly maps to the economic benefit of matching operational costs to usage.

Evaluate how AWS scaling features apply to idle resources.

Leveraging elasticity allows resources to scale up during simulations and down to zero during idle periods, eliminating waste.

This directly maps to the economic benefit of elasticity and cost optimization in the cloud.

Key Concept

Cloud economics focuses on replacing upfront capital expenses with variable operational expenses, and optimizing costs through elasticity and utility-based pricing.

Question 1327Question →

A startup is setting up a non-production environment on AWS and needs technical support. The startup requires business-hours email access to support associates for one primary contact, along with general architectural guidance. What is the minimum AWS Support plan that will meet these needs?

Basic

Developer

Business

Enterprise On-Ramp

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Answer: Developer

Answer

Developer

The Developer support plan is the lowest-cost tier that meets all the startup's criteria. It provides business-hours email support with a response time of less than 24 business hours for general guidance, general architectural guidance, and allows one primary contact to open cases.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the customer's requirements.

The requirements are: business-hours email access to support associates, general architectural guidance, and support for one primary contact.

Understanding the specific access channels and guidance type helps narrow down the AWS Support plan tiers.

Compare requirements against the AWS Support plans.

The Basic plan has no technical support. The Developer plan provides business-hours email support and general architectural guidance for one primary contact. The Business and Enterprise plans provide 24/7 multi-channel support and contextual/consultative guidance.

Evaluating the lowest-cost plan that covers all requested features identifies the minimum required plan.

Key Concept

AWS Support Plans

Question 1328Question →

A startup is deploying a web application to production and requires 24/7 access to AWS Cloud Support Engineers via phone and chat. Which AWS Support plan is the minimum plan that meets these requirements?

Basic

Developer

Enterprise

Business

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Answer: Business

Answer

Business

The Business Support plan is the minimum support tier that provides 24/7 technical support access via phone, chat, and email from cloud support engineers. This fits the startup's requirements for production workloads without requiring the higher-cost Enterprise-level plans.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the technical support channels and availability requirements.

The startup requires 24/7 access via phone and chat.

This establishes the minimum communication channels and availability needed to evaluate support plans.

Evaluate the AWS Support plans against these requirements to identify the minimum option.

The Basic plan has no technical support. The Developer plan is business-hours email only. The Business plan provides 24/7 phone, chat, and email support, making it the minimum tier to fulfill the requirements.

Comparing requirements against the capabilities of each AWS Support tier determines the correct minimum plan.

Key Concept

AWS Support Plans

Question 1329Question →

An enterprise needs to interconnect thirty virtual networks across multiple AWS accounts to enable communications between them. They also need to connect all these networks to their corporate office. To simplify management and avoid building a complex mesh of point-to-point paths, which two AWS networking options should they implement? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

VPC Peering connections established between every pair of the thirty virtual networks.

AWS Transit Gateway to act as a central hub for routing traffic between the networks.

Security Groups applied at the subnet level to route traffic between the virtual networks.

AWS Site-to-Site VPN or AWS Direct Connect attached to the central transit gateway to connect the corporate office.

AWS CloudFormation templates deployed in each network to physically route the packets between subnets.

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Answer: AWS Transit Gateway to act as a central hub for routing traffic between the networks.; AWS Site-to-Site VPN or AWS Direct Connect attached to the central transit gateway to connect the corporate office.

Answer

To connect multiple virtual networks and an on-premises network while avoiding a complex mesh, the enterprise should implement AWS Transit Gateway as a central hub and connect the corporate office using AWS Site-to-Site VPN or AWS Direct Connect attached to that transit gateway.

The correct options are AWS Transit Gateway and using a VPN or Direct Connect attachment to that gateway. AWS Transit Gateway acts as a cloud router, simplifying network management by connecting multiple VPCs and on-premises networks to a single hub. Attaching the hybrid connection directly to the transit gateway allows the corporate office to reach all connected VPCs without needing individual tunnels to each network.

Step-by-Step Solution

Identify the requirement to interconnect thirty networks and an on-premises office without creating a complex mesh of connections.

Recognized that point-to-point connections are unsuitable due to the complexity of a full-mesh topology.

Building point-to-point paths between many networks scales poorly and violates the constraint to avoid a complex mesh.

Select AWS Transit Gateway as the central hub to simplify the multi-VPC routing topology.

Chose AWS Transit Gateway to consolidate and manage traffic routing through a single hub.

AWS Transit Gateway acts as a centralized cloud router that simplifies connectivity for large numbers of VPCs.

Select AWS Site-to-Site VPN or AWS Direct Connect attached to the transit gateway to connect the on-premises office to all the networks.

Established secure hybrid connectivity to the centralized hub.

Attaching hybrid connectivity to the central gateway extends access to all connected networks via a single path.

Key Concept

AWS Transit Gateway and hybrid cloud connectivity.

Question 1330Question →

A healthcare provider is deploying an electronic health record (EHR) system on AWS. The system must meet two key requirements:

1. It must serve static images, such as patient X-rays, to practitioners worldwide with minimal delay.
2. The core database must remain operational even if a physical fire or power outage disables an entire data center facility within a single geographic area.

Which of the following AWS Global Infrastructure components should the provider implement to satisfy these requirements? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

AWS Edge Locations to cache the static patient images closer to global users

Multiple Availability Zones within one AWS Region to host database replicas with automatic failover

Multiple AWS Regions to replicate database data synchronously for protection against single data center outages

AWS Outposts to automatically cache the patient images across all public AWS data centers

A single Availability Zone with data replicated to AWS Local Zones for database high availability

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Answer: AWS Edge Locations to cache the static patient images closer to global users; Multiple Availability Zones within one AWS Region to host database replicas with automatic failover

Answer

The correct answers are AWS Edge Locations to cache images and multiple Availability Zones within one AWS Region.

AWS Edge Locations are the infrastructure components used by Amazon CloudFront to cache static files (like patient images) closer to users, minimizing latency. Multiple Availability Zones within a single AWS Region consist of distinct, isolated data centers with redundant infrastructure, allowing applications to remain operational even if a single facility experiences a disaster.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the requirement for low-latency global delivery of static files.

Identify that caching content at locations physically close to users solves network latency. AWS Edge Locations serve this function by caching content close to global users.

Resolves the requirement of delivering static patient images worldwide with minimal delay.

Analyze the requirement for database resilience against localized facility outages.

Identify that Availability Zones are physically isolated collections of data centers within a single Region. Distributing data across multiple Availability Zones protects against localized physical disasters (like fire or power outages) at a single facility.

Resolves the requirement of keeping the database operational during a localized data center failure.

Key Concept

AWS Global Infrastructure design principles for high availability (Availability Zones) and low-latency delivery (Edge Locations).

Estimated Time:1m 30s

Question 1331Question →

A financial technology company is setting up a new application environment on AWS and has the following storage requirements:

* A persistent, low-latency block storage volume to host a transaction database running on an Amazon EC2 instance.
* An archival storage solution for historical transaction logs that must be kept for $7$ years for regulatory compliance, where retrieval times of $3$ to $5$ hours are acceptable.

Which two AWS storage services or tiers should the company select to meet these requirements? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier Flexible Retrieval

Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS)

Amazon EC2 Instance Store

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Standard

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Answer: Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS); Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier Flexible Retrieval

Answer

The company should select Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) for the database and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier Flexible Retrieval for the archival logs.

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) is the ideal choice for EC2 database storage because it offers persistent, high-performance block storage volumes. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier Flexible Retrieval is the most cost-effective option for archiving logs for

7

years since it is designed for infrequently accessed archives and supports retrieval within

3

5

hours.

Step-by-Step Solution

Identify the storage requirements for the database volume.

A transaction database on Amazon EC2 requires persistent, low-latency, block-level storage.

Only block-level storage attached to the EC2 instance can provide the low-latency and performance needed for database operations.

Determine the best AWS service for the database volume.

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) is the correct service.

Amazon EBS provides block-level volumes that persist independently of the EC2 instance lifetime, unlike ephemeral Instance Store volumes.

Identify the storage requirements for the compliance logs.

Archival logs require a long-term (

7

years), cost-effective storage class with retrieval times of

3

5

hours.

Archival data is rarely accessed, so cost optimization is the primary driver, and the requested retrieval window allows for asynchronous retrieval options.

Determine the best AWS storage tier for the compliance logs.

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Glacier Flexible Retrieval is the correct tier.

S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval offers extremely low-cost archive storage with standard retrieval times of

3

5

hours.

Key Concept

AWS Storage Services (EBS vs. S3 Glacier)

Question 1332Question →

A logistics firm is deploying a specialized fleet monitoring application that requires installing custom kernel modules and having full administrative access to the underlying operating system. The application must run continuously to process real-time telemetry. Which AWS compute service should the firm select for this workload?

AWS Lambda

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

AWS Fargate

Amazon Lightsail

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Answer: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

Answer

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is the correct service because it is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering that grants the user full virtual machine control. This includes administrative root access, allowing the installation of custom software packages, operating system updates, and custom kernel modules required by specialized applications.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the technical requirements of the workload

The application requires full administrative access to the operating system, custom kernel module installation, and continuous 24/7 execution.

Identifying these key constraints narrows down the choice of compute service based on the level of control over the infrastructure.

Compare AWS compute services against these requirements

Serverless options like AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate do not allow host OS or kernel modifications. Amazon Lightsail is for simple VPS hosting. Amazon EC2 provides full Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) control, including kernel and root OS access.

Matching the requirements to the correct service model ensures the application can run with the necessary privileges.

Key Concept

Selecting AWS compute services based on the Shared Responsibility Model and required level of control

Question 1333Question →

A freelance IT consultant is designing a low-cost proof-of-concept environment on AWS. The consultant wants to ensure that certain components of the architecture will continue to receive free tier benefits indefinitely, even after the AWS account exceeds its first 12 months of activity. Which two of the following AWS services offer 'Always Free' tier benefits that do not expire after 12 months? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Amazon DynamoDB

AWS Lambda

Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)

Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)

Amazon Lightsail

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Answer: Amazon DynamoDB; AWS Lambda

Answer

Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda

Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda both offer 'Always Free' tier benefits. Amazon DynamoDB provides 25 GB of storage, while AWS Lambda offers 1 million free requests per month. These benefits do not expire after the 12-month period. In contrast, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) are only free for the first 12 months, and Amazon Lightsail offers a limited trial rather than an indefinite free tier.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the AWS Free Tier categories for each service mentioned in the options.

Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda fall under the 'Always Free' category. Amazon S3 and Amazon EBS fall under the '12-Month Free' category. Amazon Lightsail is categorized as a short-term trial.

This helps distinguish which service benefits will expire after the 12-month introductory period.

Identify the services that do not expire after 12 months.

Amazon DynamoDB and AWS Lambda are the correct choices.

The question specifically asks for services with benefits that do not expire after 12 months.

Key Concept

AWS Free Tier offers three types of promotions: Always Free, 12-Month Free, and Trials. 'Always Free' services do not expire at the end of the 12-month term.

Estimated Time:1m 0s

Question 1334Question →

A logistics company is planning to set up a new data warehouse using Amazon Redshift. Before provisioning any resources, the operations team needs to estimate the monthly cost of various cluster configurations to assist with budget planning. Which AWS tool is designed to generate these pre-deployment cost estimates?

AWS Cost Explorer

AWS Pricing Calculator

AWS Budgets

AWS Cost & Usage Report

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Answer: AWS Pricing Calculator

Answer

AWS Pricing Calculator

The AWS Pricing Calculator allows users to build cost estimates for AWS services based on planned configurations and usage parameters. This helps organizations model their expected spending before actually creating an AWS account or launching resources.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the business requirement.

The logistics company needs to estimate the potential monthly cost of a proposed Amazon Redshift database configuration prior to deploying it.

This establishes that the tool must support pre-deployment estimation of hypothetical resource configurations.

Identify the AWS tool matching this requirement.

The AWS Pricing Calculator is the standard tool designed to estimate costs for planned services based on user-defined configurations before any AWS resources are provisioned.

Evaluating the capabilities of different AWS billing and cost management tools confirms that the other options track or report actual post-deployment spending.

Key Concept

Estimating hypothetical AWS service costs prior to deployment using the AWS Pricing Calculator.

Question 1335Question →

A media broadcasting company wants to launch a new digital streaming service and is evaluating the costs of hosting its media processing workloads on AWS. The engineering team needs to estimate the monthly costs for Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) on AWS Fargate and Amazon CloudFront before any resources are created in their AWS account.

Which two of the following are capabilities of the AWS Pricing Calculator that will help the team generate these cost estimates? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Estimate the monthly running costs of container workloads and data transfer based on predicted resource usage

Compare the cost impact of different pricing models, such as On-Demand versus Savings Plans, for the planned resources

Visualize the historical spending patterns of the application over the previous six months to identify cost anomalies

Generate a daily report detailing the exact billing data of active resources to be delivered to an Amazon S3 bucket

Configure automated notifications to alert the billing team if the actual monthly expenditure exceeds a pre-defined threshold

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Answer: Estimate the monthly running costs of container workloads and data transfer based on predicted resource usage; Compare the cost impact of different pricing models, such as On-Demand versus Savings Plans, for the planned resources

Answer

The correct capabilities are estimating the monthly running costs based on predicted resource usage, and comparing the cost impact of different pricing models (such as On-Demand versus Savings Plans) for the planned resources.

Estimating monthly running costs of container workloads and data transfer based on predicted usage, and comparing the cost impact of different pricing models (like On-Demand versus Savings Plans) are correct because they represent core features of the AWS Pricing Calculator. This tool is designed to model and estimate future AWS costs based on hypothetical configurations before provisioning any infrastructure.

Step-by-Step Solution

Identify the primary requirement of the scenario, which is estimating monthly costs for new services (Amazon ECS on AWS Fargate and Amazon CloudFront) prior to provisioning them.

Since the resources are not yet deployed, a pre-deployment cost estimation tool is required.

This establishes that the AWS Pricing Calculator is the correct tool to use, rather than post-deployment tracking or billing reporting tools.

Evaluate the choices to determine which options represent features of the AWS Pricing Calculator.

The AWS Pricing Calculator can model future service costs based on predicted usage specifications and can compare pricing models like On-Demand and Savings Plans to optimize potential costs.

This confirms the two correct capabilities for pre-deployment planning.

Examine the remaining options to identify post-deployment or billing monitoring features.

Historical visualization belongs to AWS Cost Explorer, detailed billing reports belong to the AWS Cost and Usage Report, and budget alerts belong to AWS Budgets.

This filters out distractors that focus on active spending and post-deployment tracking.

Key Concept

AWS Pricing Calculator is a web-based planning tool used to create cost estimates for AWS services before they are provisioned, supporting resource configuration modeling and comparisons of different pricing options.

Question 1336Question →

An enterprise wants to purchase a third-party firewall solution from AWS Marketplace. The organization requires a customized pricing agreement with a multi-year commitment and a structured payment schedule. Additionally, the finance team wants all software charges consolidated into the parent company's master AWS bill, while the security team needs to verify operational responsibilities for patching the operating system of the deployed Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Which combination of AWS Marketplace features and AWS billing and security policies satisfies these requirements?

Negotiate the terms using AWS Marketplace Private Offers, consolidate charges using AWS Organizations consolidated billing, and assign the responsibility of patching the operating system of the deployed AMI to the customer.

Generate an estimate using the AWS Pricing Calculator to secure custom contract terms, consolidate charges using AWS Organizations consolidated billing, and assign the responsibility of patching the operating system of the deployed AMI to AWS.

Negotiate the terms using AWS Marketplace Private Offers, establish separate direct invoicing with the seller to bypass AWS consolidated billing, and assign the responsibility of patching the operating system of the deployed AMI to the software seller.

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Answer: Negotiate the terms using AWS Marketplace Private Offers, consolidate charges using AWS Organizations consolidated billing, and assign the responsibility of patching the operating system of the deployed AMI to the customer.

Answer

The correct answer combines AWS Marketplace Private Offers (for customized terms/schedules), AWS Organizations consolidated billing (for unified invoicing), and customer responsibility for patching the guest operating system of the AMI. This correctly matches all operational, financial, and security requirements.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the pricing and contract customization requirement.

AWS Marketplace Private Offers is identified as the correct feature that allows sellers to offer customized pricing, payment schedules, and end-user license agreements to specific AWS accounts.

Standard public pricing does not accommodate multi-year customized payment schedules.

Analyze the billing consolidation requirement.

AWS Organizations consolidated billing integrates AWS Marketplace purchases directly into the management account's monthly invoice.

This satisfies the requirement to aggregate third-party software costs into the parent company's master AWS bill.

Determine the operating system patching responsibility for a deployed customer-managed AMI.

According to the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, the customer is responsible for maintaining and patching the guest operating system on EC2 instances launched from AMIs.

While the seller provides the software package, the instance runs inside the customer's VPC and under the customer's control.

Key Concept

AWS Marketplace procurement, consolidated billing integration, and the Shared Responsibility Model applied to customer-deployed AMIs.

Question 1337Question →

SolarPulse, a solar energy analytics company, currently operates an on-premises data center. The company experiences significant seasonal fluctuations in data processing needs, with demand peaking during the summer months. To prevent downtime, they provisioned their on-premises infrastructure to handle this peak load, leaving resources underutilized for the rest of the year. They are planning to migrate their workloads to AWS. Which of the following best describes the cloud economics benefit that directly addresses SolarPulse's underutilization issue?

Elasticity, which enables the dynamic scaling of resources to match demand, minimizing cost waste during low-demand periods.

Scalability, which allows the company to permanently increase its fixed capacity to accommodate future year-round growth.

Transitioning to a fixed cost model using upfront capital expenses (CapEx) to secure volume discounts.

Relying on On-Demand billing to maintain maximum provisioned capacity continuously at a lower rate.

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Answer: Elasticity, which enables the dynamic scaling of resources to match demand, minimizing cost waste during low-demand periods.

Answer

Elasticity, which enables the dynamic scaling of resources to match demand, minimizing cost waste during low-demand periods.

The option describing elasticity is correct because elasticity represents the ability to dynamically scale resources to match actual demand. This addresses the problem of seasonal underutilization by scaling down resources when demand drops, ensuring the customer only pays for what is consumed.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the business scenario and identify the primary financial challenge.

SolarPulse experiences seasonal fluctuations in demand, leading to underutilized, idle infrastructure during off-peak months.

Understanding the workload characteristics helps determine which cloud economic principle applies.

Evaluate the cloud economic concept that addresses matching resource supply with varying demand.

Elasticity allows a company to automatically scale up resources during peak periods and scale them down during low-demand periods to eliminate paying for unused capacity.

This allows the workload to dynamically match resource consumption to actual demand, solving the underutilization problem.

Key Concept

Understanding the economic benefit of elasticity in reducing TCO and eliminating underutilization

Estimated Time:1m 30s

Question 1338Question →

A software development agency plans to launch a new web application and wants to estimate the monthly AWS infrastructure costs before provisioning any resources. Additionally, the agency needs to receive an email notification if the actual monthly spend for this application exceeds $500. Which AWS tools should the agency use to accomplish these tasks?

AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Budgets to set up the monthly spend alert.

AWS Cost Explorer to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Budgets to set up the monthly spend alert.

AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Cost Explorer to set up the monthly spend alert.

AWS Billing Conductor to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Pricing Calculator to set up the monthly spend alert.

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Answer: AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Budgets to set up the monthly spend alert.

Answer

AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate the pre-deployment costs, and AWS Budgets to set up the monthly spend alert.

The correct answer combines the AWS Pricing Calculator and AWS Budgets. The AWS Pricing Calculator allows users to input planned resource configurations to estimate costs before any resources are launched. AWS Budgets is then used to track actual costs against a custom limit and send email notifications when defined thresholds are crossed.

Step-by-Step Solution

Identify the appropriate tool for predicting costs of unlaunched services.

The AWS Pricing Calculator is selected because it is designed to model and estimate AWS costs prior to resource creation.

The agency needs a pre-deployment cost estimate for resources they have not yet provisioned.

Identify the appropriate tool for configuring threshold-based spend alerts.

AWS Budgets is selected because it enables users to establish spending limits and receive notifications (such as emails) when costs exceed those limits.

The agency requires a proactive notification mechanism for when actual monthly spend exceeds a specific threshold.

Key Concept

Differentiating AWS cost estimation and budget alerting tools.

Question 1339Question →

A financial technology company is launching a digital wallet application on AWS. Due to regulatory compliance, all financial transaction logs must be stored within a specific country's geographic borders. Additionally, the transaction database must remain operational even if an entire data center facility experiences a power failure. Which AWS infrastructure configuration best satisfies both requirements?

Deploy the database in a single Availability Zone within the designated country, and replicate transaction logs to multiple Edge Locations globally.

Deploy the database across multiple AWS Regions, using Edge Locations to host the active database instances in the designated country.

Deploy the application and database across multiple Availability Zones within a single AWS Region located in the designated country.

Deploy the database in a single AWS Region in a neighboring country, and use AWS Local Zones to cache the data locally.

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Answer: Deploy the application and database across multiple Availability Zones within a single AWS Region located in the designated country.

Answer

Deploy the application and database across multiple Availability Zones within a single AWS Region located in the designated country.

Deploying the application and database across multiple Availability Zones within a single AWS Region in the designated country satisfies data residency laws by keeping all data within the country's geographic borders, while leveraging multiple isolated Availability Zones ensures high availability and resilience against facility-level outages.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the data residency requirement.

Select an AWS Region physically located within the designated country's borders.

AWS Regions are geographically isolated areas, and data does not leave a region unless explicitly transferred by the customer, ensuring compliance with local laws.

Analyze the high availability and resiliency requirement.

Deploy the database across multiple Availability Zones (AZs) within the chosen Region.

Availability Zones are isolated locations within a Region, designed to be independent in terms of power, cooling, and networking. This design protects the workload from single data center failures.

Key Concept

AWS Regions protect data residency while Availability Zones provide high availability within a Region.

Estimated Time:1m 0s

Question 1340Question →

An online multiplayer gaming studio is hosting its backend matchmaking service on AWS. The studio wants to achieve two objectives:

1. Run the matchmaking databases in a configuration that remains operational even if one physical data center site experiences a power outage.
2. Store game updates and patch files globally so players can download them with minimal latency.

Which two AWS global infrastructure features should the studio use to achieve these goals? (Select TWO.)

Select all that apply

Multiple Availability Zones

AWS Edge Locations

Multiple AWS Regions

AWS Outposts

AWS Local Zones

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Answer: Multiple Availability Zones; AWS Edge Locations

Answer

To survive a data center outage, the database must be deployed across multiple Availability Zones. To cache and distribute game files globally with low latency, the studio must use AWS Edge Locations.

Deploying resources across multiple Availability Zones provides local redundancy because each zone is an isolated location with independent power and cooling within an AWS Region. AWS Edge Locations cache content globally, allowing users to download large patch files from locations closest to them rather than pulling from the origin server every time.

Step-by-Step Solution

Analyze the first requirement: ensuring database operations remain functional during a local data center power outage.

Identify Availability Zones as the isolated infrastructure components within a Region designed to handle single-site failures.

Availability Zones consist of one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity, making them the primary tool for high availability within a region.

Analyze the second requirement: distributing large static files (game patches) globally with minimal latency.

Identify AWS Edge Locations as the caching network endpoints.

Edge Locations work with Amazon CloudFront to cache content closer to end-users globally, reducing latency and download times.

Key Concept

AWS Global Infrastructure components (Availability Zones for local resilience and Edge Locations for global content delivery)

Estimated Time:1m 30s

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