AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 290

Which of the following describes an AWS Region?

Answer options

• A. Specific location within a geographic area that provides high availability
• B. Set of data centers spanning multiple countries
• C. A global picture of a user's cloud computing environment
• D. A collection of databases that can be accessed from a specific geographic area only

Correct answer: A

Explanation

An AWS Region is a physical location in the world that contains multiple Availability Zones, providing high availability and fault tolerance within that geographic area. It does not span multiple countries, nor is it a global management view or a database-specific restriction.