Which of the following is an example of operational expenditure (OpEx) in a cloud computing context?

Purchasing a server for the company's data center

Paying for a one-year AWS Support plan

Buying a software license with a perpetual license

Monthly charges for Amazon EC2 instances based on usage

A company has multiple departments (Marketing, Engineering, Sales) sharing the same AWS account. The finance team needs to identify which department is responsible for the highest EC2 costs. What should they do first?

Enable AWS Budgets to alert on high EC2 costs.

Apply cost allocation tags to all EC2 instances and then use AWS Cost Explorer to filter by tag.

Use AWS Cost Explorer to view costs by EC2 usage.

Create separate AWS accounts for each department.

Which of the following is an operational overhead cost that is typically reduced or eliminated when moving from on-premises to AWS?

Software licensing for applications

Hardware procurement and maintenance

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Task Statement 1.4: Understand Concepts of Cloud Economics. CLF-C02 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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Questions 21–25

21foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of operational expenditure (OpEx) in a cloud computing context?
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22application · medium
A company has multiple departments (Marketing, Engineering, Sales) sharing the same AWS account. The finance team needs to identify which department is responsible for the highest EC2 costs. What should they do first?
Select an answer first
23application · medium
A company wants to estimate the monthly cost of running a new application on AWS before migrating. They need to compare different EC2 instance types and storage options. Which AWS tool should they use?
Select an answer first
24foundation · easy
Which of the following is an operational overhead cost that is typically reduced or eliminated when moving from on-premises to AWS?
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25application · medium
A startup is launching a new application and expects unpredictable traffic. They want to avoid any upfront commitment and pay only for what they use. Which AWS pricing model is most appropriate?
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Questions 21–25

Which of the following is an example of operational expenditure (OpEx) in a cloud computing context?

A company has multiple departments (Marketing, Engineering, Sales) sharing the same AWS account. The finance team needs to identify which department is responsible for the highest EC2 costs. What should they do first?

A company wants to estimate the monthly cost of running a new application on AWS before migrating. They need to compare different EC2 instance types and storage options. Which AWS tool should they use?

Which of the following is an operational overhead cost that is typically reduced or eliminated when moving from on-premises to AWS?

A startup is launching a new application and expects unpredictable traffic. They want to avoid any upfront commitment and pay only for what they use. Which AWS pricing model is most appropriate?

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