Design Cost-Optimized Architectures Practice Question

Question

For a startup cost review, an architect is reviewing cost allocation tags requirement set 21. Which design choice best fits the requirement while following AWS architectural best practices?

Answer choices

  1. A. Place all components on a single large instance to simplify troubleshooting.
  2. B. Use long-lived access keys in application configuration so services can call AWS APIs directly.
  3. C. Track workload spend by team, application, or environment.
  4. D. Disable monitoring until the workload reaches steady production traffic.

Correct Answer

C. Track workload spend by team, application, or environment.

Explanation

The best answer applies cost allocation tags: track workload spend by team, application, or environment. The other options increase operational risk, weaken security, or remove observability that an AWS Solutions Architect should preserve.

Question details

  • Difficulty: medium
  • Domain: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
  • Objective: cost allocation tags

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