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Which AWS pricing model lets you pay only for the compute capacity you actually use, with no upfront commitment?

  1. AReserved Instances
  2. BOn-Demand pricing
  3. CSavings Plans
  4. DSpot Instances
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BOn-Demand pricing
On-Demand pricing — you pay for compute by the second or hour with no long-term commitment, ideal for unpredictable or short-term workloads.

A company wants durable, low-cost storage for infrequently accessed backup files, and retrieval times of several hours are acceptable. Which service is the BEST fit?

  1. AAmazon S3 Standard
  2. BAmazon EBS
  3. CAmazon S3 Glacier
  4. DAmazon EC2 instance store
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CAmazon S3 Glacier
Amazon S3 Glacier — it's built for long-term archival storage at very low cost, trading slower retrieval times for a much lower price than S3 Standard.

Which AWS service lets a company run code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers?

  1. AAmazon EC2
  2. BAWS Lambda
  3. CAmazon RDS
  4. DAmazon VPC
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BAWS Lambda
AWS Lambda — it's a serverless compute service that runs your code in response to triggers, and you're only charged for the compute time it uses.

Under the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, who is responsible for patching the underlying hypervisor and physical infrastructure?

  1. AThe customer
  2. BAWS
  3. CA third-party auditor
  4. DBoth AWS and the customer equally
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BAWS
AWS — AWS handles security "of" the cloud (physical infrastructure, hypervisor, host OS), while the customer handles security "in" the cloud (their data, applications, and configurations).

Which AWS support plan is the minimum required to get a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM)?

  1. ABasic
  2. BDeveloper
  3. CBusiness
  4. DEnterprise
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DEnterprise
Enterprise — a dedicated Technical Account Manager is a benefit of the Enterprise support plan, aimed at organizations running mission-critical workloads.

A startup wants to estimate the monthly cost of a proposed AWS architecture before deploying it. Which tool should they use?

  1. AAWS Cost Explorer
  2. BAWS Pricing Calculator
  3. CAWS Budgets
  4. DAWS Trusted Advisor
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BAWS Pricing Calculator
AWS Pricing Calculator — it's designed to estimate costs for a planned architecture before you build it, unlike Cost Explorer and Budgets, which analyze costs already incurred.
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Questions, answered.

How many questions are on the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam?

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65 questions total (50 scored, 15 unscored) to complete in 90 minutes.

What score do I need to pass?

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700 on a scaled range of 100 to 1,000.

What are the exam's domains?

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Cloud Concepts (24%), Security and Compliance (30%), Cloud Technology and Services (34%), and Billing, Pricing, and Support (12%).

Is Cambo affiliated with Amazon Web Services?

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No. Cambo is an independent study tool and isn't produced, endorsed, or affiliated with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Are there any prerequisites for the Cloud Practitioner exam?

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No formal prerequisites — AWS recommends around six months of exposure to AWS Cloud concepts, but anyone can register and sit for the exam.

How many times can I retake the exam?

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There's no limit on attempts, but you must wait 14 calendar days after a failed attempt before retaking, and pay the exam fee again each time.

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