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A company has an AWS Basic Support plan. The operations team wants to use AWS Trusted Advisor to receive recommendations for cost optimization, such as identifying idle load balancers and underutilized Amazon EC2 instances. They log into the AWS Management Console and navigate to Trusted Advisor, but they only see a limited set of checks, such as S3 bucket permissions and service limits. Which action should the team take to access the complete library of Trusted Advisor checks, including the cost optimization recommendations?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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A
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Enable AWS Config to perform the cost optimization and underutilization checks.
AWS Config is a service that evaluates resource configurations against rules and can help with compliance and security, but it is not the same as Trusted Advisor. It does not provide the same predefined cost optimization checks like idle load balancers or underutilized EC2 instances. Enabling Config does not unlock additional Trusted Advisor checks.
B
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Upgrade to a Developer Support plan.
The Developer Support plan, like the Basic plan, provides only the core set of Trusted Advisor checks. It does not include the full set of checks related to cost optimization, performance, or fault tolerance. Upgrading to Developer does not resolve the limitation.
C
Best answer
Upgrade to a Business or Enterprise Support plan.
The full library of Trusted Advisor checks, which includes cost optimization recommendations (e.g., idle load balancers, underutilized EC2 instances), is available only to customers with a Business or Enterprise Support plan. These plans provide access to all checks across security, cost optimization, performance, and fault tolerance.
D
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No action is needed; the full set of Trusted Advisor checks is already available for all AWS Support plans.
This statement is incorrect. While a core set of checks is available to all support plans (Basic, Developer), the full set of checks, including advanced cost optimization and performance recommendations, is restricted to Business and Enterprise Support plans. Simply navigating to the Trusted Advisor console does not unlock additional checks without upgrading.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
TExam Day Tips
- 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
Questions learners often ask
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: Upgrade to a Business or Enterprise Support plan. — AWS Trusted Advisor offers a core set of checks to all customers regardless of their support plan. These core checks include basic security checks (e.g., S3 bucket open access, security groups specific ports unrestricted) and service limits. However, the full set of Trusted Advisor checks, which includes cost optimization (e.g., idle load balancers, underutilized EC2 instances), performance, and fault tolerance recommendations, is available only to customers with a Business or Enterprise Support plan. Upgrading to these plans enables access to the complete library. The Developer Support plan still provides only the core checks. AWS Config is a separate service that can assess resource configurations but is not a replacement for Trusted Advisor. Therefore, the correct answer is to upgrade to a Business or Enterprise Support plan.
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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