Correct Answer: A monitoring and observability service for AWS resources and applications
CloudWatch collects monitoring and operational data in the form of logs, metrics, and events....
Correct Answer
A monitoring and observability service for AWS resources and applications
Why This Answer Is Correct
CloudWatch collects monitoring and operational data in the form of logs, metrics, and events.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Amazon CloudWatch — a core concept tested in AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02). Understanding Amazon CloudWatch is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
You need to monitor CPU utilization of your Amazon EC2 instances and set up alarms for automated actions. Which service should you use?
Your application running on Amazon EC2 needs a central location for log aggregation and real-time analysis. Which Amazon CloudWatch capability should you use?
What is the difference between Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail?
In Amazon CloudWatch, what is a 'Metric'?
Which CloudWatch feature allows you to automatically trigger an action (such as sending an email or scaling an EC2 fleet) when a metric passes a certain threshold?