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A company currently uses the AWS Basic Support plan. The CTO wants to access the complete set of AWS Trusted Advisor checks, including those related to cost optimization and performance. Additionally, the CTO requires a guaranteed response time of less than 15 minutes for critical business-impairing issues. Which AWS Support plan should the company choose to meet all of these requirements?

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A company currently uses the AWS Basic Support plan. The CTO wants to access the complete set of AWS Trusted Advisor checks, including those related to cost optimization and performance. Additionally, the CTO requires a guaranteed response time of less than 15 minutes for critical business-impairing issues. Which AWS Support plan should the company choose to meet all of these requirements?

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A

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AWS Business Support

Business Support includes full Trusted Advisor checks, but the response time for critical cases is under 1 hour for production system down, not under 15 minutes. The CTO requires a response time under 15 minutes, so Business does not satisfy that requirement.

B

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AWS Developer Support

Developer Support does not provide the full set of Trusted Advisor checks; it only offers core checks. Response times are under 12 hours for general guidance and under 12 hours for system impaired, which is far too slow for critical impairments.

C

Best answer

AWS Enterprise Support

Enterprise Support provides the full set of Trusted Advisor checks (including cost optimization and performance) and guarantees a response time of under 15 minutes for critical business-impairing issues. This plan meets both requirements stated by the CTO.

D

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AWS Basic Support

Basic Support includes only a subset of Trusted Advisor checks (service limits and security groups) and does not offer any response time guarantees for technical support cases. It cannot fulfill either requirement.

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KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
  • Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
  • Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
  • Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.

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  • Underline the problem statement mentally.
  • Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
  • Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.

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Question 1

A developer needs to launch a test server for a new application prototype. The developer logs into the AWS Management Console, selects an Amazon EC2 instance type, configures the security group, and starts the instance. The instance is running within two minutes, and the developer did not need to submit a formal request to the company's IT procurement team or wait for approval from a cloud administrator. Which essential characteristic of cloud computing does this scenario best demonstrate?

Question 2

A solutions architect is planning a new web application on AWS. The workload will include 3 Amazon EC2 instances (t3.medium) running 24/7, an Application Load Balancer, and an Amazon RDS for MySQL db.t3.small database. The architect needs to estimate the monthly cost for the first year, considering different purchasing options (On-Demand, 1-year All Upfront Reserved Instance, and Compute Savings Plan). Which AWS tool should the architect use to create this estimate?

Question 3

A company's development team frequently needs temporary test environments. A developer can log into the AWS Management Console, select an Amazon EC2 instance type, configure storage, and launch the instance within minutes without any interaction with the IT infrastructure team. This capability is an example of which essential characteristic of cloud computing?

Question 4

A company's finance team needs to analyze AWS spending in detail. They require a report that includes hourly cost data for each AWS service, each individual resource (e.g., a specific EC2 instance), and any cost allocation tags applied. The team plans to export this data to an Amazon S3 bucket and then import it into a custom business intelligence (BI) analytics dashboard. Which AWS tool should the finance team use to generate this level of detailed cost data?

Question 5

A company uses AWS for its development environment. The finance team wants to set a monthly budget of $10,000. They want to receive an email notification when the actual costs reach 80% of the budget ($8,000) and again when costs exceed the budget. The team needs a managed AWS service that can automatically send these alerts without requiring custom code or third-party tools. Which AWS service should the team use?

Question 6

A company uses AWS Organizations to manage multiple accounts. The security team needs to enforce a policy that restricts SSH access (port 22) from the internet (0.0.0.0/0) in all VPCs across all accounts. The team wants to centrally define the allowed rules and automatically apply them to newly created VPCs and security groups, while also automatically remediating any existing non-compliant security groups. Which AWS service should the team use?

FAQ

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What does this CLF-C02 question test?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: AWS Enterprise Support — The AWS Enterprise Support plan provides the fastest response time for critical cases (under 15 minutes) and includes access to the full set of Trusted Advisor checks, including cost optimization and performance. The Business Support plan also includes full Trusted Advisor checks but offers a response time of under 1 hour for production system down (not under 15 minutes). The Developer and Basic plans do not include full Trusted Advisor checks or the required fast response times. Therefore, only Enterprise Support meets both requirements.

What should I do if I get this CLF-C02 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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