AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 679

Which type of workload should a company run on Amazon EC2 Spot Instances?

Answer options

• A. A steady-state workload that requires a particular EC2 instance configuration for a long period of time
• B. A workload that can be interrupted and can control costs
• C. A steady-state workload that does not require a long-term commitment
• D. A workload that cannot be interrupted and can control costs

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Amazon EC2 Spot Instances offer spare AWS compute capacity at steep discounts but can be reclaimed by AWS with a two-minute warning, making them ideal for fault-tolerant, interruptible workloads. Steady-state workloads or those that cannot tolerate interruptions are better suited for Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, or On-Demand Instances to ensure continuous availability.