Correct Answer: CloudWatch monitors performance; CloudTrail logs API calls and account activity
CloudWatch is about 'how are my resources performing?', while CloudTrail is about 'who did what in my account?'...
Correct Answer
CloudWatch monitors performance; CloudTrail logs API calls and account activity
Why This Answer Is Correct
CloudWatch is about 'how are my resources performing?', while CloudTrail is about 'who did what in my account?'
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 Amazon CloudWatch?
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?