Practice Pay-per-use (3.4.2.2) - Chapter 3: Deep Dive into Compute Services

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Question 1.
What does pay-per-use mean in AWS?
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Think about how utility companies bill for water or electricity.
Question 2.
Define On-Demand Instances.
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Consider instances you can start and stop at will.
3Question 3.
What is the main advantage of On-Demand Instances?
- Long-term commitment
- No commitment needed
- Higher costs
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Think about flexibility.
4Question 4.
True or False: Reserved Instances provide a discount for committing to resource usage.
- True
- False
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Consider benefits of predictability in costs.
Question 5.
Suppose a startup is anticipating a surge in traffic during a major holiday. Which pricing model should they consider primarily, and why?
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Think about unpredictable workloads.
Question 6.
A data processing company has steady workloads but wants to optimize costs. How could they employ Reserved Instances effectively?
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Consider the value of predictability in usage.

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