AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 565

A company is designing workloads in the AWS Cloud. The company wants the workloads to perform their intended function correctly and consistently throughout their lifecycle.

Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework does this goal represent?

Answer options

• A. Operational excellence
• B. Security
• C. Reliability
• D. Performance efficiency

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The Reliability pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework is specifically designed to ensure that workloads perform their intended functions correctly and consistently throughout their lifecycle. While Operational Excellence focuses on running and monitoring systems, Security on protecting assets, and Performance Efficiency on resource optimization, only Reliability directly addresses consistent and correct operation over time.