Billing and Pricing Flashcards
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Which AWS pricing concept means customers pay less per unit as their usage of a service increases?
Answer: Volume-based discounts (tiered pricing)
Many AWS services use tiered pricing where the per-unit cost decreases as monthly usage crosses higher volume thresholds.
A company is migrating to AWS and wants to understand the Total Cost of Ownership compared to their on-premises infrastructure. Which tool helps with this analysis?
Answer: AWS TCO Calculator (now part of Pricing Calculator)
The TCO analysis functionality, now integrated into the AWS Pricing Calculator, helps compare on-premises costs to AWS cloud costs to quantify potential savings.
Which of the following costs are always the customer's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model for billing?
Answer: EC2 instance hours consumed
Customers are responsible for paying for the AWS services they consume, such as EC2 instance hours, while AWS covers infrastructure costs like hardware and facilities.
What type of AWS Savings Plan specifically targets EC2 usage within a single instance family in a specific region?
Answer: EC2 Instance Savings Plans
EC2 Instance Savings Plans offer a higher discount than Compute Savings Plans in exchange for committing to a specific instance family and AWS region.
A developer account accidentally leaves a large EC2 instance running for an entire month. How does AWS charge for this usage?
Answer: AWS charges for the full month of On-Demand usage at standard rates
AWS charges for all running EC2 instances at On-Demand rates based on actual usage time, regardless of intent; there are no automatic waivers for accidental usage.
Which feature of AWS Cost Explorer helps predict future AWS spending based on historical usage?
Answer: Cost Forecasting
AWS Cost Explorer's forecasting feature uses historical usage data to project future costs for up to 12 months, helping with budget planning.
Which AWS service provides recommendations to help reduce costs by identifying idle or underutilized resources?
Answer: AWS Trusted Advisor
AWS Trusted Advisor analyzes your AWS environment and provides cost optimization checks, flagging idle EC2 instances, underutilized EBS volumes, and other waste.