Design Cost-Optimized Architectures Practice Question

Question

For a media company, an architect is reviewing EBS volume types requirement set 21. Which design choice best fits the requirement while following AWS architectural best practices?

Answer choices

1. A. Match gp3, io2, st1, or sc1 to throughput, iops, and cost needs.
2. B. Place all components on a single large instance to simplify troubleshooting.
3. C. Use long-lived access keys in application configuration so services can call AWS APIs directly.
4. D. Disable monitoring until the workload reaches steady production traffic.

Correct Answer

A. Match gp3, io2, st1, or sc1 to throughput, iops, and cost needs.

Explanation

The best answer applies EBS volume types: match gp3, io2, st1, or sc1 to throughput, IOPS, and cost needs. The other options increase operational risk, weaken security, or remove observability that an AWS Solutions Architect should preserve.

Question details

• Difficulty: easy
• Domain: Design Cost-Optimized Architectures
• Objective: EBS volume types

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