CCP AWS Billing and Pricing

Question 1

Which AWS pricing model allows you to pay for compute capacity by the hour or second with no long-term commitment?

Accepted Answer

On-Demand Instances

Answer

On-Demand Instances let you pay for compute capacity by the second or hour with no upfront payment or long-term commitment.

Question 2

Which EC2 pricing option offers the largest discount (up to 90%) but can be interrupted by AWS when capacity is needed?

Accepted Answer

Spot Instances

Answer

Spot Instances offer steep discounts because they use spare EC2 capacity, but AWS can reclaim them with a 2-minute warning.

Question 3

Which AWS tool provides a dashboard to visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time?

Accepted Answer

AWS Cost Explorer

Answer

AWS Cost Explorer has an easy-to-use interface that lets you visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time.

Question 4

What is the primary benefit of using AWS Reserved Instances compared to On-Demand pricing?

Accepted Answer

Significant cost savings (up to 72%) for predictable workloads

Answer

Reserved Instances offer up to 72% discount over On-Demand pricing in exchange for a 1-year or 3-year commitment.

Question 5

Which AWS service allows you to set custom cost and usage thresholds and receive alerts when they are exceeded?

Accepted Answer

AWS Budgets

Answer

AWS Budgets lets you set custom cost and usage budgets and sends alerts via email or SNS when thresholds are breached.

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