Question #992
Which of the following features are provided by AWS Trusted Advisor? (Choose two.)
Automated scaling of EC2 instances
Cost optimization recommendations
Real-time performance monitoring
Security checks
IAM role delegation
Explanation
AWS Trusted Advisor offers guidance to optimize costs (B) by identifying underutilized resources, reserved instance recommendations, and unused services. It also performs security checks (D) to flag issues like open security groups or public S3 buckets.
Other options are incorrect:
- (A) Automated scaling is managed by Auto Scaling, not Trusted Advisor.
- (C) Real-time monitoring is handled by CloudWatch.
- (E) IAM roles are configured via IAM service, not Trusted Advisor.
Key Points: Trusted Advisor focuses on cost, security, fault tolerance, performance, and service limits—not automation or real-time monitoring.
Answer
The correct answer is: BD