- A
Service control policies (SCPs) apply to all accounts in the organization, including the management account.
Why wrong: SCPs do not apply to the management account.
- B
AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail.
An organization trail automatically logs events for all accounts.
- C
Each account in an organization must have its own payment method.
Why wrong: In consolidated billing, all accounts are billed to the management account's payment method.
- D
Consolidated billing allows you to combine usage and receive volume discounts.
Consolidated billing aggregates usage across accounts for pricing benefits.
- E
AWS Config rules cannot be applied across accounts via AWS Organizations.
Why wrong: AWS Config rules can be deployed across accounts using AWS Config aggregators and conformance packs.
SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
This SAP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of design solutions for organizational complexity. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company is designing a multi-account strategy for its AWS environment. Which TWO considerations are important when using AWS Organizations?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail.
Option B is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to create an organization trail in CloudTrail that logs events for all accounts within the organization from the management account. This simplifies audit and compliance by centralizing log collection without needing to configure trails individually in each member account.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Service control policies (SCPs) apply to all accounts in the organization, including the management account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs do not apply to the management account.
- ✓
AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail.
Why this is correct
An organization trail automatically logs events for all accounts.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Each account in an organization must have its own payment method.
Why it's wrong here
In consolidated billing, all accounts are billed to the management account's payment method.
- ✓
Consolidated billing allows you to combine usage and receive volume discounts.
Why this is correct
Consolidated billing aggregates usage across accounts for pricing benefits.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
AWS Config rules cannot be applied across accounts via AWS Organizations.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config rules can be deployed across accounts using AWS Config aggregators and conformance packs.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often assume SCPs apply to all accounts including the management account, but AWS explicitly excludes the management account from SCP effects to prevent accidental lockout of administrative access.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
When you create an organization trail in CloudTrail, it automatically applies to all accounts in the organization, and the logs are delivered to a single Amazon S3 bucket specified by the management account. This works because CloudTrail uses the Organizations API to replicate the trail configuration to each member account, ensuring consistent logging without manual per-account setup. In real-world scenarios, this is critical for meeting regulatory requirements like PCI DSS or SOC 2, where centralized audit trails are mandatory.
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.
TExam Day Tips
- 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.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A startup's cloud architect reviews their monthly bill and notices costs are higher than expected for a long-running batch job. Switching from on-demand instances to Reserved Instances — or using Spot/Preemptible VMs — can reduce compute costs by up to 72 %. Questions like this test whether you understand the tradeoffs between commitment, flexibility, and cost across cloud pricing models.
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Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — This question tests Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail. — Option B is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to create an organization trail in CloudTrail that logs events for all accounts within the organization from the management account. This simplifies audit and compliance by centralizing log collection without needing to configure trails individually in each member account.
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