AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 152

Which AWS service or feature can a company use to estimate AWS costs before provisioning workloads?

Answer options

• A. AWS Pricing Calculator
• B. AWS Cost and Usage Report
• C. Cost Explorer
• D. AWS Budgets

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, AWS Pricing Calculator, as it is specifically designed for estimating costs before using AWS services. The other options, while useful for managing and analyzing costs, do not provide pre-provisioning estimates. AWS Cost and Usage Report details past usage, Cost Explorer analyzes costs over time, and AWS Budgets helps to monitor spending against set budgets.