PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
A company wants to ensure that its SAP systems on AWS are compliant with internal security policies. Which AWS service can be used to continuously monitor and evaluate resource configurations?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse AWS Config with AWS CloudTrail, thinking both are for auditing, but CloudTrail tracks who did what and when (API activity), while Config tracks what the resource looks like (configuration state) over time.
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 Config
AWS Config is the correct service because it continuously monitors and evaluates the configurations of AWS resources against desired policies, such as internal security policies for SAP systems. It provides detailed configuration snapshots, compliance history, and automated remediation via AWS Config Rules, which can be custom or managed, to ensure ongoing compliance.
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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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector scans for vulnerabilities.
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AWS Config
Why this is correct
Config evaluates resource configurations against rules.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API activity, not configuration.
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Amazon GuardDuty
Why it's wrong here
GuardDuty detects threats.
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