AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 83

Within the IAM service a GROUP is regarded as a:

Answer options

• A. A collection of AWS accounts
• B. It's the group of EC2 machines that gain the permissions specified in the GROUP.
• C. There's no GROUP in IAM, but only USERS and RESOURCES.
• D. A collection of users.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because, in IAM, a GROUP is specifically designed to group multiple users together to manage permissions collectively. Options A, B, and C are incorrect as they misrepresent the concept of a GROUP in IAM; A refers to AWS accounts, B mentions EC2 machines, and C incorrectly states that GROUPs do not exist.