This SCS-C02 practice question tests your understanding of management and security governance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. 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 using AWS Organizations and wants to delegate the administration of certain accounts to different teams. For example, the finance team should be able to manage billing-related accounts, but not development accounts. Which AWS feature allows this type of delegation?
AWS Organizations delegated administrator
Delegated administrator allows specific accounts to manage other accounts for a service.
AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS SSO)
Why wrong: SSO provides user access, not delegation of account management.
Service control policies (SCPs)
Why wrong: SCPs restrict permissions, they do not delegate administration.
IAM roles in each account
Why wrong: Roles are for users, not for account-level delegation.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
AWS Organizations delegated administrator
Option A is correct because AWS Organizations delegated administrator allows you to register member accounts as delegated administrators for specific services, giving them limited administrative permissions. Option B is wrong because SCPs are for denying permissions, not for delegation. Option C is wrong because IAM roles are for users, not for account-level delegation. Option D is wrong because AWS SSO provides user access, not account management delegation.
Key principle: ACLs process entries top to bottom and stop at the first match. Entry order and interface direction matter as much as the permit or deny statement.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
AWS Organizations delegated administrator
Why this is correct
Delegated administrator allows specific accounts to manage other accounts for a service.
Related concept
Standard ACLs match source addresses.
AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS SSO)
Why it's wrong here
SSO provides user access, not delegation of account management.
Service control policies (SCPs)
Why it's wrong here
SCPs restrict permissions, they do not delegate administration.
IAM roles in each account
Why it's wrong here
Roles are for users, not for account-level delegation.
Common exam traps
ACLs are processed top to bottom. The first matching entry wins, and an implicit deny usually exists at the end.
Detailed technical explanation
ACL questions test precision: source, destination, protocol, port and direction. A generally correct ACL can still fail if it is applied on the wrong interface or in the wrong direction.
Key takeaway
ACLs process entries top to bottom and stop at the first match. Entry order and interface direction matter as much as the permit or deny statement.
Real-world example
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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Management and Security Governance — This question tests Management and Security Governance — Standard ACLs match source addresses..
The correct answer is: AWS Organizations delegated administrator — Option A is correct because AWS Organizations delegated administrator allows you to register member accounts as delegated administrators for specific services, giving them limited administrative permissions. Option B is wrong because SCPs are for denying permissions, not for delegation. Option C is wrong because IAM roles are for users, not for account-level delegation. Option D is wrong because AWS SSO provides user access, not account management delegation.
Review ACL processing order, placement rules (standard near destination, extended near source), and inbound vs outbound direction. Study wildcard masks and implicit deny. Then practise related SCS-C02 ACL questions on filtering logic and placement.
Standard ACLs match source addresses.
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