Quick Answer
The answer is Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator, as this service directly provides the endpoint health and performance data needed for monitoring global accelerator performance. CloudWatch collects native metrics like endpoint health check status, packet loss, and latency from the accelerator’s edge locations, enabling precise analysis of regional endpoint behavior. On the AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty ANS-C01 exam, this question tests your ability to distinguish between network-level monitoring services: VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic flows but lack accelerator-specific metrics, AWS X-Ray traces application requests not network paths, and CloudTrail records API activity only. A common trap is confusing CloudWatch with CloudTrail or assuming VPC Flow Logs cover accelerator endpoints. Remember the memory tip: “CloudWatch watches the accelerator’s health; CloudTrail trails the API calls.”
This ANS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of network management and operations. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company has a global application deployed across multiple AWS regions using Application Load Balancers (ALBs) and AWS Global Accelerator. Users in Asia report high latency. The network team wants to monitor the performance of the Global Accelerator endpoints. Which AWS service should they use to collect and analyze network metrics?
Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator
CloudWatch provides metrics like endpoint health and latency.
AWS VPC Flow Logs
Why wrong: Flow Logs capture network traffic, not accelerator metrics.
AWS X-Ray
Why wrong: X-Ray traces application requests, not network performance.
AWS CloudTrail
Why wrong: CloudTrail logs API calls, not performance.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator
Option D is correct because CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator provide endpoint health and performance metrics. Option A is wrong because VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic but not accelerator-level metrics. Option B is wrong because AWS X-Ray is for application tracing. Option C is wrong because CloudTrail logs API calls, not performance.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator
Why this is correct
CloudWatch provides metrics like endpoint health and latency.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
AWS VPC Flow Logs
Why it's wrong here
Flow Logs capture network traffic, not accelerator metrics.
AWS X-Ray
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray traces application requests, not network performance.
AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls, not performance.
Common exam traps
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A healthcare organisation deploys an application with a public-facing web tier and a private database tier. The database subnet has no public IP and only accepts connections from the web tier's security group. Questions like this test whether you can design cloud network isolation using VNets/VPCs, subnets, and security group rules.
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Network Management and Operations — This question tests Network Management and Operations — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator — Option D is correct because CloudWatch metrics for Global Accelerator provide endpoint health and performance metrics. Option A is wrong because VPC Flow Logs capture IP traffic but not accelerator-level metrics. Option B is wrong because AWS X-Ray is for application tracing. Option C is wrong because CloudTrail logs API calls, not performance.
Identify which ANS-C01 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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