SOA-C02 Cost and Performance Optimization Practice Question

Network Topology

An administrator runs the above command to list EC2 instances. The company wants to optimize costs. Which instance should the administrator consider terminating first?

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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

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i-0mnop3456 (t3.medium, stopped in us-east-1c)

The instance i-0mnop3456 is stopped but still incurs costs for EBS volumes and possibly Elastic IPs. Terminating it will eliminate those costs. The running instances are in use and may be necessary. The t3.medium instances are smaller and may be needed.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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i-0efgh5678 (t3.large, running in us-east-1b)
Why it's wrong here
This instance is running and may be needed.
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i-0abcd1234 (t3.medium, running in us-east-1a)
Why it's wrong here
This instance is running and may be needed.
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i-0mnop3456 (t3.medium, stopped in us-east-1c)
Why this is correct
Stopped instances still incur costs for attached resources.
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i-0ijkl9012 (t3.xlarge, running in us-east-1a)
Why it's wrong here
This instance is running and may be needed.

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SOA-C02 Cost and Performance Optimization Practice Question

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