AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 700

A company needs a quick estimate of the cost to run 100 Amazon EC2 instances with AWS Business Support.

Which tool should the company use to generate the estimate?

Answer options

• A. AWS Budgets
• B. AWS Cost and Usage Report
• C. AWS Pricing Calculator
• D. Cost Explorer

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS Pricing Calculator is a web-based planning tool that allows users to estimate the cost of AWS services, including EC2 instances and support plans, prior to deployment. AWS Budgets is designed for setting up alerts and tracking costs against a budget, while AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Cost and Usage Report are used to analyze and report on historical spending rather than modeling hypothetical future architectures.