CCP AWS Billing and Pricing 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the AWS Free Tier, and how long does it last for new accounts?
- Unlimited free usage for selected services, forever
- Free usage of all AWS services for 30 days
- Free usage limits on selected services for 12 months after account creation (Correct answer)
- Free usage of EC2 and S3 only, for 6 months
Correct answer: Free usage limits on selected services for 12 months after account creation
The AWS Free Tier provides limited free usage of many services for 12 months after account creation, plus some services that are always free.
Question 2: Which AWS pricing model lets you commit to a consistent amount of compute usage (measured in $/hour) for 1 or 3 years across any EC2 instance family?
- Reserved Instances
- Spot Instances
- Savings Plans (Correct answer)
- Dedicated Hosts
Correct answer: Savings Plans
Savings Plans offer flexible pricing in exchange for a commitment to a consistent usage level in $/hour for 1 or 3 years, applying across instance families and regions.
Question 3: What AWS tool lets you estimate the cost of a new AWS architecture before you deploy it?
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets
- AWS Pricing Calculator (Correct answer)
- AWS Cost and Usage Report
Correct answer: AWS Pricing Calculator
The AWS Pricing Calculator is a free tool that lets you model your solution and estimate the monthly cost before deploying any resources.
Question 4: Which AWS Cost Management feature provides the most granular and comprehensive data about your AWS costs and usage?
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets
- AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) (Correct answer)
- AWS Trusted Advisor
Correct answer: AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR)
The AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) is the most detailed billing dataset available, breaking down costs to the resource level with hourly or daily granularity.
Question 5: What is a key characteristic of AWS's pay-as-you-go pricing model?
- You must sign a minimum 1-year contract
- You pay only for the resources you use with no upfront cost (Correct answer)
- Pricing is fixed regardless of usage
- You must pay for resources even when they are stopped
Correct answer: You pay only for the resources you use with no upfront cost
AWS's pay-as-you-go model means you only pay for the exact resources you consume, with no upfront fees or long-term contracts required.
Question 6: Which AWS support plan provides a Technical Account Manager (TAM) and is best suited for mission-critical enterprise workloads?
- Basic
- Developer
- Business
- Enterprise (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Enterprise
The Enterprise support plan includes a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM), 15-minute response times for critical issues, and proactive guidance.
CCP AWS Billing and Pricing 2
What is the AWS Free Tier, and how long does it last for new accounts?