CCP AWS Pricing, Billing and Cost Management

Question 1

Which AWS pricing model offers the largest discount compared to On-Demand pricing in exchange for a 1- or 3-year commitment?

Accepted Answer

Reserved Instances

Answer

Reserved Instances offer up to 72% savings over On-Demand pricing when you commit to a specific instance type for 1 or 3 years.

Question 2

Which AWS pricing model is best for workloads that can tolerate interruptions and want the lowest possible compute cost?

Accepted Answer

Spot Instances

Answer

Spot Instances use spare EC2 capacity and can be up to 90% cheaper than On-Demand, but AWS may reclaim them with a two-minute warning.

Question 3

Which AWS tool lets you estimate the monthly cost of your planned AWS infrastructure before deploying it?

Accepted Answer

AWS Pricing Calculator

Answer

The AWS Pricing Calculator lets you model your expected workloads and estimate monthly costs before committing to any resources.

Question 4

Which AWS service allows you to set spending thresholds and receive alerts when your costs or usage exceed defined limits?

Accepted Answer

AWS Budgets

Answer

AWS Budgets lets you define cost, usage, or reservation budgets and sends alerts via SNS or email when thresholds are breached.

Question 5

What is the AWS Free Tier, and how long does the standard 12-month free tier last?

Accepted Answer

Free usage for 12 months after account creation

Answer

The AWS Free Tier offers new customers 12 months of limited free usage for many services, starting from account creation date.

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