Correct Answer: A time-ordered set of data points that represents a variable (e.g., CPUUtilization)
A Metric in Amazon CloudWatch is a time-ordered set of telemetry data points that represents a variable, such as CPU utilization or network traffic, collected over a period of time...
Correct Answer
A time-ordered set of data points that represents a variable (e.g., CPUUtilization)
Why This Answer Is Correct
A Metric in Amazon CloudWatch is a time-ordered set of telemetry data points that represents a variable, such as CPU utilization or network traffic, collected over a period of time.
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?
What is the difference between Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail?
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?