AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 568

A company wants to build an application for a new line of business.

According to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, what design principles should be implemented? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Consolidate multiple AWS accounts into a single account.
• B. Buy and host hardware in the AWS Cloud.
• C. Decouple the AWS Cloud architecture to break up monolithic deployments.
• D. Move on-premises network hardware to VPCs.
• E. Design elasticity into the AWS Cloud design.

Correct answer: C, E

Explanation

Decoupling components (Option C) prevents cascading failures and simplifies scaling by breaking apart monolithic deployments, which aligns with AWS best practices. Incorporating elasticity (Option E) allows the system to automatically scale resources to match demand, optimizing both cost and performance. Other options are incorrect as AWS manages the physical hardware, and consolidating all accounts or attempting to migrate physical hardware directly to VPCs goes against AWS design principles.