How does AWS achieve economies of scale that benefit its customers?

By charging higher prices to large enterprises

By limiting the number of customers to reduce demand

By using proprietary hardware that is cheaper to manufacture

By aggregating usage from many customers to lower infrastructure costs

A company is evaluating the total cost of ownership (TCO) for moving its application workloads from an on-premises data center to AWS. Which of the following cost components should be included in the TCO comparison?

Hardware, software, facilities, and operational overhead for both on-premises and AWS

Only the software license fees for the applications

Only the cost of the AWS services that will replace the on-premises hardware

The initial purchase price of the on-premises servers only

A company's on-premises data center has a fixed monthly cost for electricity and cooling, regardless of server utilization. The company is moving to AWS and wants to align costs with actual usage. Which AWS pricing characteristic directly supports this goal?

Variable costs based on consumption

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Task Statement 1.4: Understand Concepts of Cloud Economics. CLF-C02 Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1foundation · easy
A company wants to set a monthly spending limit and receive alerts when costs exceed a certain threshold. Which AWS tool should they use?
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2foundation · easy
How does AWS achieve economies of scale that benefit its customers?
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3foundation · easy
A company is evaluating the total cost of ownership (TCO) for moving its application workloads from an on-premises data center to AWS. Which of the following cost components should be included in the TCO comparison?
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4application · medium
A company's on-premises data center has a fixed monthly cost for electricity and cooling, regardless of server utilization. The company is moving to AWS and wants to align costs with actual usage. Which AWS pricing characteristic directly supports this goal?
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5foundation · easy
Which AWS pricing model charges customers based on the actual resources they consume, with no upfront commitment?
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Task Statement 1.4: Understand Concepts of Cloud Economics. CLF-C02 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

A company wants to set a monthly spending limit and receive alerts when costs exceed a certain threshold. Which AWS tool should they use?

How does AWS achieve economies of scale that benefit its customers?

A company is evaluating the total cost of ownership (TCO) for moving its application workloads from an on-premises data center to AWS. Which of the following cost components should be included in the TCO comparison?

A company's on-premises data center has a fixed monthly cost for electricity and cooling, regardless of server utilization. The company is moving to AWS and wants to align costs with actual usage. Which AWS pricing characteristic directly supports this goal?

Which AWS pricing model charges customers based on the actual resources they consume, with no upfront commitment?

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