AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 60

What does elasticity mean to AWS?

Answer options

• A. The ability to scale computing resources up easily, with minimal friction and down with latency.
• B. The ability to scale computing resources up and down easily, with minimal friction.
• C. The ability to provision cloud computing resources in expectation of future demand.
• D. The ability to recover from business continuity events with minimal friction.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer, B, accurately describes AWS elasticity as the ability to seamlessly scale resources both upward and downward with minimal friction. Option A incorrectly mentions latency when scaling down, while option C focuses on provisioning based on future demand rather than on-demand scaling. Option D relates to recovery after disruptions, which is not relevant to the concept of elasticity.