AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 644

Which AWS service is always available free of charge to users?

Answer options

• A. Amazon Athena
• B. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• C. AWS Secrets Manager
• D. Amazon ElastiCache

Correct answer: B

Explanation

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a foundational security service that is always offered free of charge to users. In contrast, Amazon Athena, AWS Secrets Manager, and Amazon ElastiCache are paid services that bill users based on queries, stored secrets, or provisioned instances.