A Company Has an Asynchronous Nightly Process That Feeds the Results

question 49

Multiple Choice

A company has an asynchronous nightly process that feeds the results to a data warehouse system for weekly and monthly reporting. The process is running on a fleet of Amazon EC2 instances. A SysOps Administrator has been asked to identify ways to reduce the cost of running this process. What is the MOST cost-effective solution?

• A) Use On-Demand EC2 instances in an Auto Scaling group
• B) Use Spot Instances to bid for the EC2 instances
• C) Use Reserved Instances to ensure the capacity
• D) Put the EC2 instances in a placement group

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Definitions:

Nasal Cavity

Cavity between the external nares and the pharynx. It is divided into two chambers by the nasal septum and is bounded inferiorly by the hard and soft palates.

Pylorus

The opening from the stomach into the duodenum, regulated by a sphincter that controls the passage of digested food.

Fundus

The upper part of an organ, often referred to in context with the stomach or uterus, opposite from the opening.

Cardiac Region

A specific area of the stomach near the esophageal opening that acts as a sphincter to control the passage of food into the stomach.