CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A company wants to optimize cloud costs by identifying underutilized EC2 instances. Which AWS service provides rightsizing recommendations?
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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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AWS Compute Optimizer
AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes resource utilization and provides recommendations to reduce cost and improve performance. AWS Cost Explorer is for cost visualization. AWS Trusted Advisor provides general best practice checks but not specific rightsizing. AWS Budgets is for budget alerts.
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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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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor includes cost optimization checks but not as detailed rightsizing.
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AWS Cost Explorer
Why it's wrong here
Cost Explorer visualizes costs but does not provide rightsizing recommendations.
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AWS Budgets
Why it's wrong here
Budgets track spending, not rightsizing.
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AWS Compute Optimizer
Why this is correct
Compute Optimizer provides rightsizing recommendations based on utilization.
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