AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 634

A company wants a cost-effective option when running its applications in an Amazon EC2 instance for short time periods. The applications can be interrupted.

Which EC2 instance type will meet these requirements?

Answer options

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Amazon EC2 Spot Instances allow you to utilize spare AWS capacity at steep discounts, making them the most cost-effective choice for workloads that can tolerate being interrupted. On-Demand and Reserved Instances are designed for continuous or predictable workloads and do not offer the same level of short-term savings, while Dedicated Instances are premium physical servers meant for compliance or licensing needs.