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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) – 100 Practice Questions & Answers (2026 Edition)
Cloud Concepts (25 Questions)
1. Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing over on-premises computing?
A) Full control over physical infrastructure
B) No ongoing operational expenses
C) Capacity can be adjusted instantly ✓
D) Requires long-term hardware planning
2. What cloud computing model eliminates the need to manage underlying infrastructure?
A) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
B) Platform as a Service (PaaS) ✓
C) Software as a Service (SaaS)
D) Container as a Service (CaaS)
3. Which AWS Cloud benefit is demonstrated when a company can deploy resources globally
in minutes?
A) High availability
B) Agility ✓
C) Reliability
D) Elasticity
4. Which pricing model allows AWS customers to pay for compute capacity by the hour or
second?
A) Spot Instances
B) Reserved Instances
,C) On-Demand Instances ✓
D) Dedicated Hosts
5. Which is a responsibility of AWS under the AWS shared responsibility model?
A) Securing application code
B) Patching the guest operating system
C) Managing IAM users and permissions
D) Securing the physical infrastructure ✓
6. What does the "elasticity" principle of cloud computing mean?
A) Resources are automatically replicated across multiple Availability Zones
B) Resources can be scaled outward and inward based on demand ✓
C) Resources are available with minimal downtime
D) Resources can be accessed from anywhere over the internet
7. Which service provides the lowest latency by delivering content at edge locations?
A) AWS Global Accelerator
B) Amazon CloudFront ✓
C) Amazon Route 53
D) AWS Direct Connect
8. What is the primary purpose of an AWS Region?
A) To provide redundant power supplies for data centers
B) To isolate resources for compliance and latency purposes ✓
C) To host cached copies of frequently accessed data
D) To manage user authentication and authorization
9. Which statement best describes an AWS Availability Zone (AZ)?
A) A separate geographical area with multiple data centers
B) A distinct location with redundant power and networking within a Region ✓
C) A collection of edge locations for content delivery
D) An isolated environment for development and testing
10. How many Availability Zones should be used at minimum for production fault tolerance?
A) One
B) Two ✓
C) Three
D) Four
11. Which AWS offering provides hybrid cloud storage?
A) AWS Snowball
,B) AWS Storage Gateway ✓
C) Amazon S3 Glacier
D) Amazon EBS
12. Which service is used to transfer petabytes of data to AWS offline?
A) AWS DataSync
B) Amazon Kinesis
C) AWS Snowball ✓
D) AWS Direct Connect
13. Which cloud deployment model would a company use if it wanted exclusive use of cloud
resources?
A) Public cloud
B) Private cloud ✓
C) Hybrid cloud
D) Community cloud
14. What is the primary advantage of using AWS Organizations?
A) To consolidate billing and manage multiple AWS accounts ✓
B) To monitor the performance of EC2 instances
C) To create virtual private networks
D) To store encrypted secrets
15. Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on using computing
resources efficiently?
A) Security
B) Reliability
C) Performance Efficiency ✓
D) Cost Optimization
16. Which AWS service helps identify unused or idle resources to reduce costs?
A) AWS Budgets
B) AWS Cost Explorer ✓
C) AWS Trusted Advisor
D) AWS Pricing Calculator
17. What is the purpose of the AWS Free Tier?
A) To provide unlimited resources for one year
B) To allow customers to try AWS services at no charge for a limited time ✓
, C) To offer discounted pricing for enterprise customers
D) To provide free training materials
18. Which AWS service provides guidance on cost optimization and security best practices?
A) AWS Config
B) AWS Trusted Advisor ✓
C) Amazon Inspector
D) AWS Health
19. Which scenario best illustrates the pay-as-you-go pricing model?
A) Purchasing EC2 Reserved Instances for 3 years
B) Paying only for the S3 storage you use each month ✓
C) Getting free usage of Lambda up to 1 million requests
D) Bidding on spare EC2 capacity
20. What AWS tool provides real-time guidance on AWS resource configurations?
A) AWS CloudTrail
B) AWS Personal Health Dashboard
C) AWS Trusted Advisor ✓
D) Amazon CloudWatch
21. Which AWS service provides a private, dedicated connection between on-premises data
centers and AWS?
A) AWS VPN
B) AWS Direct Connect ✓
C) Amazon VPC
D) AWS Transit Gateway
22. What is the primary purpose of AWS Artifact?
A) To deploy application artifacts
B) To provide on-demand AWS compliance reports ✓
C) To store software binaries
D) To track configuration changes
23. Which AWS service helps customers understand their compliance responsibilities?
A) AWS Config
B) AWS Artifact
C) AWS Compliance Center
D) AWS Shared Responsibility Model ✓
ANSWERS WELL MARKED WITH ✓ as the
correct answer please AWS CLOUD
PRACTITIONER EXAM 2026 FULL Q&A
GUIDE
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) – 100 Practice Questions & Answers (2026 Edition)
Cloud Concepts (25 Questions)
1. Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing over on-premises computing?
A) Full control over physical infrastructure
B) No ongoing operational expenses
C) Capacity can be adjusted instantly ✓
D) Requires long-term hardware planning
2. What cloud computing model eliminates the need to manage underlying infrastructure?
A) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
B) Platform as a Service (PaaS) ✓
C) Software as a Service (SaaS)
D) Container as a Service (CaaS)
3. Which AWS Cloud benefit is demonstrated when a company can deploy resources globally
in minutes?
A) High availability
B) Agility ✓
C) Reliability
D) Elasticity
4. Which pricing model allows AWS customers to pay for compute capacity by the hour or
second?
A) Spot Instances
B) Reserved Instances
,C) On-Demand Instances ✓
D) Dedicated Hosts
5. Which is a responsibility of AWS under the AWS shared responsibility model?
A) Securing application code
B) Patching the guest operating system
C) Managing IAM users and permissions
D) Securing the physical infrastructure ✓
6. What does the "elasticity" principle of cloud computing mean?
A) Resources are automatically replicated across multiple Availability Zones
B) Resources can be scaled outward and inward based on demand ✓
C) Resources are available with minimal downtime
D) Resources can be accessed from anywhere over the internet
7. Which service provides the lowest latency by delivering content at edge locations?
A) AWS Global Accelerator
B) Amazon CloudFront ✓
C) Amazon Route 53
D) AWS Direct Connect
8. What is the primary purpose of an AWS Region?
A) To provide redundant power supplies for data centers
B) To isolate resources for compliance and latency purposes ✓
C) To host cached copies of frequently accessed data
D) To manage user authentication and authorization
9. Which statement best describes an AWS Availability Zone (AZ)?
A) A separate geographical area with multiple data centers
B) A distinct location with redundant power and networking within a Region ✓
C) A collection of edge locations for content delivery
D) An isolated environment for development and testing
10. How many Availability Zones should be used at minimum for production fault tolerance?
A) One
B) Two ✓
C) Three
D) Four
11. Which AWS offering provides hybrid cloud storage?
A) AWS Snowball
,B) AWS Storage Gateway ✓
C) Amazon S3 Glacier
D) Amazon EBS
12. Which service is used to transfer petabytes of data to AWS offline?
A) AWS DataSync
B) Amazon Kinesis
C) AWS Snowball ✓
D) AWS Direct Connect
13. Which cloud deployment model would a company use if it wanted exclusive use of cloud
resources?
A) Public cloud
B) Private cloud ✓
C) Hybrid cloud
D) Community cloud
14. What is the primary advantage of using AWS Organizations?
A) To consolidate billing and manage multiple AWS accounts ✓
B) To monitor the performance of EC2 instances
C) To create virtual private networks
D) To store encrypted secrets
15. Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on using computing
resources efficiently?
A) Security
B) Reliability
C) Performance Efficiency ✓
D) Cost Optimization
16. Which AWS service helps identify unused or idle resources to reduce costs?
A) AWS Budgets
B) AWS Cost Explorer ✓
C) AWS Trusted Advisor
D) AWS Pricing Calculator
17. What is the purpose of the AWS Free Tier?
A) To provide unlimited resources for one year
B) To allow customers to try AWS services at no charge for a limited time ✓
, C) To offer discounted pricing for enterprise customers
D) To provide free training materials
18. Which AWS service provides guidance on cost optimization and security best practices?
A) AWS Config
B) AWS Trusted Advisor ✓
C) Amazon Inspector
D) AWS Health
19. Which scenario best illustrates the pay-as-you-go pricing model?
A) Purchasing EC2 Reserved Instances for 3 years
B) Paying only for the S3 storage you use each month ✓
C) Getting free usage of Lambda up to 1 million requests
D) Bidding on spare EC2 capacity
20. What AWS tool provides real-time guidance on AWS resource configurations?
A) AWS CloudTrail
B) AWS Personal Health Dashboard
C) AWS Trusted Advisor ✓
D) Amazon CloudWatch
21. Which AWS service provides a private, dedicated connection between on-premises data
centers and AWS?
A) AWS VPN
B) AWS Direct Connect ✓
C) Amazon VPC
D) AWS Transit Gateway
22. What is the primary purpose of AWS Artifact?
A) To deploy application artifacts
B) To provide on-demand AWS compliance reports ✓
C) To store software binaries
D) To track configuration changes
23. Which AWS service helps customers understand their compliance responsibilities?
A) AWS Config
B) AWS Artifact
C) AWS Compliance Center
D) AWS Shared Responsibility Model ✓
