AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 206

A user has limited knowledge of AWS services, but wants to quickly deploy a scalable Node.js application in the AWS Cloud.

Which service should be used to deploy the application?

Answer options

• A. AWS CloudFormation
• B. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
• C. Amazon EC2
• D. AWS OpsWorks

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Elastic Beanstalk is designed for developers who want to deploy applications quickly without deep knowledge of the underlying infrastructure, making it the best choice for this scenario. AWS CloudFormation is more complex, requiring templates for resource management, while Amazon EC2 offers more control but demands greater configuration effort. AWS OpsWorks is also more complex and is geared towards configuration management rather than simple application deployment.