AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 193

A company is planning to build a workload in the AWS Cloud. The company needs to estimate the costs of the network, compute, storage, and database for the workload.

Which AWS service or tool should the company use to generate this estimate?

Answer options

• A. AWS Budgets
• B. AWS Organizations
• C. Cost Explorer
• D. AWS Pricing Calculator

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, AWS Pricing Calculator, as it is specifically designed to help users estimate costs for various AWS services. AWS Budgets (A) is used for monitoring costs against a budget, AWS Organizations (B) helps manage multiple AWS accounts, and Cost Explorer (C) allows for analyzing past spending but does not generate cost estimates for new workloads.