AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 573

Which AWS Cloud benefit describes the ability to acquire resources as they are needed and release resources when they are no longer needed?

Answer options

• A. Economies of scale
• B. Elasticity
• C. Agility
• D. Security

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Elasticity is the AWS Cloud benefit that allows organizations to match resource provisioning directly with real-time demand, scaling up or down as needed. In contrast, economies of scale focus on cost savings from volume, agility refers to the speed of innovation and deployment, and security relates to protecting workloads.