A company wants to create its own logically isolated virtual network within the AWS Cloud and control the IP address range, subnets, and routing itself. Which service should it use?

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Explanation

Question Overview

A question asking for the service that creates a dedicated virtual network.

Requirements to satisfy
  • 1「logically isolated virtual network」A dedicated network isolated from others = VPC
  • 2「control the IP address range, subnets, and routing itself」Elements you can control in a VPC
Per-option explanation
ACorrect

Amazon VPC

Correct. Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) is a service that creates a logically isolated, dedicated virtual network within the AWS Cloud. You can specify the IP address range (CIDR), divide it into subnets, and control routing yourself with route tables and gateways.

BIncorrect

Amazon S3

S3 is object storage.

It is not a service that creates a virtual network and controls IP and routing, so it is incorrect.

CIncorrect

AWS IAM

IAM is a service that manages access permissions.

It is not a service that builds a virtual network, so it is incorrect.

DIncorrect

Amazon CloudFront

CloudFront is a CDN service that delivers content.

It is not a service that builds a dedicated virtual network, so it is incorrect.

Key Takeaway

“Logically isolated virtual network” and “control of IP/subnets/routing” point to Amazon VPC. Inside a VPC you configure subnets, route tables, and various gateways.

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