PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company runs SAP on AWS and wants to automate the monitoring of SAP system health. Which TWO AWS services can be used together to achieve this? (Choose TWO.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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AWS Lambda
Options C (AWS Lambda) and D (Amazon CloudWatch) are correct. CloudWatch can collect custom metrics from SAP systems, and Lambda can process and act on those metrics to automate monitoring. Option A (AWS Config) is for compliance and configuration tracking, not monitoring. Option B (EC2 Auto Scaling) is for scaling instances, not monitoring. Option E (SQS) is a message queue service, not used for monitoring.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config is used for resource compliance and configuration history, not for monitoring SAP system health.
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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Why it's wrong here
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling automatically adjusts capacity based on demand, not for monitoring health.
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AWS Lambda
Why this is correct
AWS Lambda can run code in response to CloudWatch metrics, enabling automated actions based on SAP system health.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Amazon CloudWatch collects metrics from SAP and can trigger alarms or pass data to Lambda.
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Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Why it's wrong here
Amazon SQS is a queue service for decoupling applications, not directly used for monitoring.
Quick reference
Cloud Service Model Comparison
| Model | You Manage | Provider Manages | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| IaaS | OS, runtime, apps, data | Hardware, hypervisor, networking | EC2, Azure VMs, GCP Compute Engine |
| PaaS | Apps and data | OS, runtime, middleware, hardware | Elastic Beanstalk, Azure App Service |
| SaaS | Data and settings only | Everything else | Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Workday |
| FaaS / Serverless | Function code only | Infra, scaling, runtime | Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Run |
| CaaS | Containers and apps | Kubernetes, OS, hardware | EKS, AKS, GKE |
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