ACorrect
AWS Cost Explorer — Visualizes past cost trends to analyze patterns.
Correct. AWS Cost Explorer visualizes cost and usage trends and analyzes patterns by service and by time period.
Which combinations of an AWS cost management tool and its role are correct? (Choose TWO.)
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Select all that apply
CorrectA, C
Explanation
A question asking to select two correct pairings of a cost management tool and its role.
- 1「cost management tool and its role」Correctly match the roles of Cost Explorer / Budgets / CUR.
BIncorrect
AWS Budgets — Records who performed which API operations.
Recording API operations is the role of AWS CloudTrail.
Budgets is a budget-alerting tool, so this description is wrong and therefore incorrect.
CCorrect
AWS Budgets — Sets budgets and sends an alert when spending is about to exceed them.
Correct. AWS Budgets sets budgets on cost and usage and sends an alert when they are about to be exceeded.
DIncorrect
AWS Cost Explorer — Protects applications from DDoS attacks.
DDoS protection is the role of AWS Shield.
Cost Explorer is a cost-analysis tool, so this description is wrong and therefore incorrect.
EIncorrect
AWS Budgets — Scans resources for vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability scanning is the role of Amazon Inspector.
Budgets is a budget-management tool, so this description is wrong and therefore incorrect.
Key Takeaway
Mapping: Cost Explorer = visualize/analyze / Budgets = budget alerts / CUR = most detailed line items / cost allocation tags = classify and allocate. Distinguish the roles of the cost management tools.