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WorksheetsAWS Cost Management Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the primary benefit of right-sizing resources in AWS?
Lower security risk
Cost reduction and performance efficiency
Faster deployment
Better compliance
Which AWS tool helps identify underutilized instances for right-sizing?
AWS CloudFormation
AWS Lambda
AWS Compute Optimizer
AWS Shield
What is a key advantage of auto-scaling in AWS?
Fixed capacity planning
Manual resource management
Dynamic resource adaptation based on workload
Increased idle resources
Which pricing model offers the highest discounts for predictable, steady workloads?
On-demand
Spot instances
Reserved Instances
Pay-as-you-go
What is the main purpose of AWS Cost Explorer?
Automate deployments
Visualize and analyze cost and usage data
Manage security policies
Route network traffic
How do tags improve cost management?
Automate resource provisioning
Assign costs to projects, teams, or environments
Enhance network security
Increase data transfer speed
What is a recommended practice for managing storage costs?
Use only S3 Standard for all data
Move infrequently accessed data to Glacier or Infrequent Access tiers
Store all data in EBS
Avoid lifecycle policies
Which AWS service helps detect unusual spend patterns?
AWS WAF
AWS Shield
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection
AWS CloudTrail
Why is monitoring data transfer important for cost optimization?
It increases security
Unnecessary data transfer can significantly increase costs
It improves response time
It simplifies network architecture
What architectural strategy minimizes data transfer costs?
Spreading resources across many regions
Using CloudFront edge caches and regional endpoints
Using multi-region replication excessively
Increasing NAT Gateway usage
How does multi-account architecture contribute to cost management?
Simplifies security only
Limits resource sprawl and improves expense tracking
Increases total costs due to management overhead
Is irrelevant to cost
Which factor most impacts data transfer costs?
Instance type
Region and network architecture
Storage type
Number of security groups
What is the best way to ensure ongoing cost efficiency?
Static capacity planning
Regular review and optimization cycles
Avoid tagging resources
Use only on-demand instances
Which practice helps prevent sprawl and redundant resources?
Using CloudFormation templates and infrastructure as code
Manually creating resources
Disabling billing alerts
Ignoring resource tags
How can organizations improve cost governance?
Ignore usage patterns
Automate tagging, set budgets, and use alerts
Rely on ad-hoc decisions
Avoid using AWS tools
