AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 560

A company needs a solution that can provide automated notifications and perform automated actions if the company’s monthly AWS costs exceed a specific threshold.

Which AWS service or tool provides this functionality?

Answer options

• A. AWS Budgets
• B. AWS Cost Explorer
• C. AWS Trusted Advisor
• D. Amazon Inspector

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS Budgets allows users to set custom spend limits and configure automatic alerts or actions, such as applying SCPs or IAM policies, when costs exceed defined thresholds. AWS Cost Explorer is designed for visualizing and analyzing cost trends rather than active alerting, while AWS Trusted Advisor offers best-practice recommendations and Amazon Inspector focuses on security vulnerability scanning.