AWS CLF-C02 Billing, Pricing, and Support Practice Questions

Free CLF-C02 Billing, Pricing, and Support practice test questions

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1. Question 1Billing, Pricing, and Support

   Which EC2 pricing model offers the deepest discount (up to 72% compared to On-Demand) in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of usage for a 1-year or 3-year term?

   • ADedicated Hosts
   • BOn-Demand Instances
   • CSpot Instances
   • DReserved InstancesCorrect
   ✓ Correct answer: D

   Reserved Instances allow customers to commit to a specific EC2 instance type in a region for a 1-year or 3-year term in exchange for a significant discount - up to 72% compared to On-Demand pricing. The discount is highest with a 3-year all-upfront payment. Reserved Instances are best suited for predictable, steady-state workloads where the usage pattern is well understood.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • ADedicated Hosts allocate a physical server for your exclusive use to meet compliance requirements; they do not offer the same percentage-based discount and are typically more expensive than standard instance pricing.
   • BOn-Demand Instances are billed at the full hourly rate with no upfront commitment, providing the highest flexibility but no discount compared to other pricing models.
   • CSpot Instances can offer up to 90% savings by using spare AWS capacity, but they can be interrupted with two minutes notice and do not involve a commitment-based discount structure.
2. Question 2Billing, Pricing, and Support

   A company wants to use cost allocation tags to track AWS spending by department and project. Where should they activate these tags?

   • AAWS CloudFormation console
   • BAmazon EC2 console
   • CAWS Billing and Cost Management consoleCorrect
   • DAWS IAM console
   ✓ Correct answer: C

   To use cost allocation tags for tracking spending by department or project, you must first activate those tags in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console. Once activated, cost allocation tags appear as filterable dimensions in Cost Explorer and the Cost and Usage Report. Tags created in EC2, CloudFormation, or IAM are not usable for cost reporting until they are explicitly activated in the Billing console.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • AAWS CloudFormation console is used to create and manage infrastructure stacks; while you can apply tags to resources in CloudFormation templates, you cannot activate cost allocation tags for billing reporting there.
   • BAmazon EC2 console allows you to add resource tags to instances and related resources, but cost allocation tag activation for billing purposes must be done in the Billing and Cost Management console.
   • DAWS IAM console manages users, roles, and policies for access control; it does not have any functionality for activating cost allocation tags for billing tracking.
3. Question 3Billing, Pricing, and SupportSelect all that apply

   Which TWO of the following are pricing factors that affect the cost of Amazon S3? (Select TWO.)

   • ANumber of IAM users accessing S3
   • BNumber of requests made (PUT, GET, etc.)Correct
   • CNumber of VPCs in the account
   • DAmount of data storedCorrect
   • ENumber of AWS Regions enabled
   ✓ Correct answer: B, D

   Amazon S3 pricing is based on several measurable consumption factors. The two primary cost drivers are the amount of data stored (charged per GB per month, varying by storage class) and the number of API requests made (PUT, COPY, POST, LIST, GET, SELECT, etc., each billed per 1,000 requests). Data transfer out to the internet is also a cost factor.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • ANumber of IAM users accessing S3 is not a billing factor - AWS does not charge based on how many users or identities interact with a bucket.
   • CNumber of VPCs in the account has no effect on S3 pricing - VPC configuration is independent of object storage costs.
   • ENumber of AWS Regions enabled does not affect S3 costs - charges are based on actual data stored and requests made within each Region, not on how many Regions are active.
4. Question 4Billing, Pricing, and SupportSelect all that apply

   Which two of the following are included in the AWS Basic (free) support plan? (Choose two.)

   • A24/7 access to customer service for billing and account questionsCorrect
   • B15-minute response time for business-critical issues
   • CAccess to AWS Trusted Advisor core checksCorrect
   • DAccess to a Technical Account Manager
   ✓ Correct answer: A, C

   The AWS Basic (free) support plan includes 24/7 access to customer service for billing and account questions through online documentation, whitepapers, and support forums, plus access to the core security and service limit checks in AWS Trusted Advisor - all at no charge; technical support cases and advanced Trusted Advisor checks require a paid plan.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • B15-minute response time for business-critical issues is exclusive to the Enterprise Support plan, which also includes an assigned Technical Account Manager; the Basic plan offers no such SLA.
   • DAccess to a Technical Account Manager (TAM) is only available with the Enterprise or Enterprise On-Ramp support plans, not the Basic free plan.
5. Question 5Billing, Pricing, and Support

   A large enterprise is considering AWS support options. The company needs a designated Technical Account Manager (TAM), a concierge support team, and infrastructure event management. Which AWS Support plan includes these features?

   • AAWS Business Support
   • BAWS Developer Support
   • CAWS Basic Support
   • DAWS Enterprise SupportCorrect
   ✓ Correct answer: D

   AWS Enterprise Support is the highest-tier paid support plan and is the only plan that includes a designated Technical Account Manager (TAM) who provides proactive guidance, a concierge support team for billing and account inquiries, and infrastructure event management for planned launches or migrations. It also provides 15-minute response times for business-critical cases.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • AAWS Business Support provides full access to Trusted Advisor checks and 24/7 phone and chat support but does not include a designated TAM, concierge team, or infrastructure event management.
   • BAWS Developer Support is the entry-level paid plan offering email access to Cloud Support Associates during business hours and does not include any of the premium features listed.
   • CAWS Basic Support is free and only provides access to documentation, whitepapers, and the Trusted Advisor core checks - it has no human technical support component whatsoever.
6. Question 6Billing, Pricing, and SupportSelect all that apply

   Which of the following are categories reviewed by AWS Trusted Advisor? (Select TWO.)

   • ACost OptimizationCorrect
   • BApplication Deployment
   • CFault ToleranceCorrect
   • DCode Quality
   • EDatabase Optimization
   ✓ Correct answer: A, C

   Trusted Advisor organises its checks into cost optimization, performance, security, fault tolerance, service limits, and operational excellence. Cost optimization surfaces idle load balancers, underutilised instances, and unassociated Elastic IP addresses. Fault tolerance flags gaps such as a single Availability Zone deployment, missing Multi-AZ on a database, or absent backups. The categories describe the state of your AWS environment, which is why software development concerns are not among them.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BApplication Deployment is not a Trusted Advisor category. Deployment is handled by services such as CodeDeploy and is outside its remit.
   • DCode Quality is not reviewed. Trusted Advisor inspects AWS resource configuration, not the source code running on those resources.
   • EDatabase Optimization is not a separate category. Database findings appear within cost optimization, performance, or fault tolerance.
7. Question 7Billing, Pricing, and SupportSelect all that apply

   Which of the following pricing factors apply to Amazon EC2? (Select TWO.)

   • AInstance type and sizeCorrect
   • BNumber of IAM users in the account
   • CRegion where the instance runsCorrect
   • DNumber of S3 buckets in the account
   • ENumber of CloudFormation stacks deployed
   ✓ Correct answer: A, C

   Amazon EC2 pricing depends primarily on the instance type and size (which determines the vCPU, memory, and hardware generation) and the AWS Region where the instance is launched (since infrastructure costs vary by location). Other factors include the pricing model (On-Demand, Reserved, Spot) and operating system, but IAM users, S3 buckets, and CloudFormation stacks have no impact on EC2 costs.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BNumber of IAM users in the account has no effect on EC2 pricing; IAM is a free service and does not influence compute instance costs.
   • DNumber of S3 buckets in the account does not affect EC2 instance pricing; S3 and EC2 are billed independently based on their own usage dimensions.
   • ENumber of CloudFormation stacks deployed does not factor into EC2 pricing; CloudFormation itself is free, and the resources it creates are billed based on their own usage.
8. Question 8Billing, Pricing, and Support

   Which of the following statements about the AWS Developer Support plan is correct?

   • AIt provides 24/7 access to Cloud Support Engineers via phone
   • BIt provides business-hours email access to Cloud Support AssociatesCorrect
   • CIt includes a Technical Account Manager
   • DIt provides 15-minute response time for critical issues
   ✓ Correct answer: B

   The AWS Developer Support plan is designed for developers experimenting with AWS and provides email access to Cloud Support Associates during business hours (generally 12 business hours response time for general guidance, 24 hours for system impaired). It is suitable for non-production development and testing workloads.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • A24/7 phone access to Cloud Support Engineers is a feature of the Business support plan and higher - the Developer plan does not include phone support.
   • CA Technical Account Manager (TAM) is included only with the Enterprise support plan - it is not part of the Developer support plan.
   • DA 15-minute response time for critical issues is a feature of the Enterprise On-Ramp or Enterprise support plan - the Developer plan targets general guidance with business-hours response times.

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