AIncorrect
AWS Cost Explorer
Cost Explorer is a tool to visualize and analyze past costs that have already been incurred.
It is not a tool for estimating a configuration you have yet to build, so it is incorrect.
For an AWS configuration you plan to build, you want to estimate the approximate monthly cost in advance before you actually build it. Which tool is best?
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CorrectB
Explanation
Choosing the pre-build cost estimation tool.
- 1「before you actually build it」Estimating in advance = Pricing Calculator
- 2「estimate the approximate monthly cost in advance」Estimating by entering a configuration = Pricing Calculator
BCorrect
AWS Pricing Calculator
Correct. AWS Pricing Calculator lets you enter the configuration you plan to build (instance types, counts, storage size, and so on) and estimate the approximate monthly cost in advance before you actually build it. It is useful for proposals and budgeting.
CIncorrect
AWS CloudTrail
CloudTrail is an audit service that records the history of API operations.
It is not a tool for estimating cost in advance, so it is incorrect.
DIncorrect
Amazon CloudWatch
CloudWatch is a service that monitors resource metrics.
It is not a tool for estimating cost in advance, so it is incorrect.
Key Takeaway
'Before building' and 'estimate cost' point to AWS Pricing Calculator. 'Analyze past cost' is Cost Explorer. Distinguish up-front (Calculator) from actuals (Cost Explorer).