AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 494

An independent software vendor wants to deliver and share its custom Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) to prospective customers.

Which AWS service will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Marketplace
• B. AWS Data Exchange
• C. Amazon EC2
• D. AWS Organizations

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog that allows independent software vendors (ISVs) to find, buy, and deploy software, including custom AMIs, to prospective customers. AWS Data Exchange is designed for finding and using third-party data sets rather than software images. Amazon EC2 is the underlying compute service that runs the AMIs, while AWS Organizations is used for consolidating and managing multiple AWS accounts, making neither of them suitable for marketing and distributing software to external clients.