AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 354

A company is planning to host its workloads on AWS.

Which AWS service requires the company to update and patch the guest operating system?

Answer options

• A. Amazon DynamoDB
• B. Amazon S3
• C. Amazon EC2
• D. Amazon Aurora

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, Amazon EC2 is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) that grants the customer full control over virtual instances, making them responsible for patching and maintaining the guest operating system. Conversely, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, and Amazon Aurora are fully managed services where AWS automatically handles all underlying infrastructure and operating system maintenance.