AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 279

According to the AWS shared responsibility model, the customer is responsible for applying the latest security updates and patches for which of the following?

Answer options

• A. Amazon DynamoDB
• B. Amazon EC2 instances
• C. Amazon RDS instances
• D. Amazon S3

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Under the AWS shared responsibility model, Amazon EC2 is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering, making the customer responsible for patching the guest operating system. In contrast, AWS fully manages the underlying infrastructure, operating systems, and patching for managed services like Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon S3.