AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 577

An ecommerce company has migrated its IT infrastructure from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud.
Which cost is the company’s direct responsibility?

Answer options

• A. Cost of application software licenses
• B. Cost of the hardware infrastructure on AWS
• C. Cost of power for the AWS servers
• D. Cost of physical security for the AWS data center

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, AWS is responsible for the infrastructure 'of' the cloud, which includes physical security, power, and hardware maintenance. The customer remains responsible for everything they put 'in' the cloud, such as purchasing and managing their own application software licenses.