A company wants to minimize network latency between its Amazon EC2 instances. The EC2 instances do not need to be highly available. Which solution meets these requirements?

The correct answer is A. Use EC2 instances in a single Availability Zone.. To minimize network latency, it's best to place EC2 instances in the same Availability Zone. Instances within the same Availability Zone communicate over low-latency, high-throughput network connections. Since high availability is not required, this is the most cost-effective and

Submitted by rohit_dlh· Mar 6, 2026Cloud Concepts

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AUse EC2 instances in a single Availability Zone.
BUse EC2 instances in multiple edge locations.
CUse EC2 instances in the same Availability Zone but in different AWS Regions.
DUse EC2 instances in the same edge location and the same AWS Region.

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A
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B
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C
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D
3% (1)

Explanation

To minimize network latency, it's best to place EC2 instances in the same Availability Zone. Instances within the same Availability Zone communicate over low-latency, high-throughput network connections. Since high availability is not required, this is the most cost-effective and efficient solution for minimizing latency.

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