AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 234

A user is planning to evaluate AWS for their internal use. The user does not want to incur any charge on his account during the evaluation. Which of the below mentioned AWS services would incur a charge if used?

Answer options

• A. AWS S3 with 1 GB of storage
• B. AWS micro instance running 24 hours daily
• C. AWS ELB running 24 hours a day
• D. AWS PIOPS volume of 10 GB size

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because AWS PIOPS volumes incur charges based on provisioned input/output operations per second, regardless of the data stored. Options A, B, and C can be used within the free tier limits, meaning they won't generate charges if used properly during the evaluation period.