AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 216

A company needs to create graphs that show historical and current costs for the company's AWS account.

Which AWS service or tool provides this functionality?

Answer options

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

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS Cost Explorer is specifically designed for visualizing cost and usage data, allowing users to create graphs for both historical and current costs. AWS Config tracks configuration changes, AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed billing data but is not focused on graphing, and AWS Budgets helps in tracking budgeted amounts rather than visualizing cost trends.