AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 947

An ecommerce company has migrated its IT infrastructure from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud.
Which cost is the company's direct responsibility?

Answer options

• A. Cost of application software licenses
• B. Cost of the hardware infrastructure on AWS
• C. Cost of power for the AWS servers
• D. Cost of physical security for the AWS data center

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, AWS manages the infrastructure of the cloud, including physical security, server hardware, and power utilities. The customer remains responsible for resources configured and managed in the cloud, such as application software licenses. Therefore, software licensing fees are a direct cost for the customer, while the other costs are absorbed by AWS.