A user has launched an EBS backed EC2 instance. What will be the difference while performing the

restart or stop/start options on that instance?

A. For restart it does not charge for an extra hour, while every stop/start it will be charged as a separate hour

B. Every restart is charged by AWS as a separate hour, while multiple start/stop actions duri

ng a single hour will be counted as a single hour

C. For every restart or start/stop it will be charged as a separate hour

D. For restart it charges extra only once, while for every stop/start it will be charged as a separate hour

Explanation

:

For an EC2 instance launched with an EBS backed AMI, each time the instance state is changed from stop to start/ running, AWS charges a full instance hour, even if these transitions happen multiple times within a single hour. Anyway, rebooting an instanc

e AWS does not charge a new instance billing hour.