CLF-C02 Billing and Pricing 5

Question 1

Which AWS pricing concept means customers pay less per unit as their usage of a service increases?

Accepted Answer

Volume-based discounts (tiered pricing)

Answer

Many AWS services use tiered pricing where the per-unit cost decreases as monthly usage crosses higher volume thresholds.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

AWS TCO Calculator (now part of Pricing Calculator)

Answer

The TCO analysis functionality, now integrated into the AWS Pricing Calculator, helps compare on-premises costs to AWS cloud costs to quantify potential savings.

Question 3

Which of the following costs are always the customer's responsibility under the AWS shared responsibility model for billing?

Accepted Answer

EC2 instance hours consumed

Answer

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.

Question 4

What type of AWS Savings Plan specifically targets EC2 usage within a single instance family in a specific region?

Accepted Answer

EC2 Instance Savings Plans

Answer

EC2 Instance Savings Plans offer a higher discount than Compute Savings Plans in exchange for committing to a specific instance family and AWS region.

Question 5

A developer account accidentally leaves a large EC2 instance running for an entire month. How does AWS charge for this usage?

Accepted Answer

AWS charges for the full month of On-Demand usage at standard rates

Answer

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.

(CLF-C02) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Practice Test

(CLF-C02) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Practice Test

CLF-C02 Billing and Pricing 5