PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
This PAS-C01 practice question tests your understanding of operations and maintenance. Examine the command output carefully: the correct answer depends on what the output actually shows, not on general recall alone. 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.
An SAP system running on AWS is experiencing high memory utilization on the application server. The team suspects a memory leak in the SAP ABAP application. Which tool or process should be used to identify the root cause?
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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Run SAP transaction STAD to analyze memory consumption per user and program.
Option A is correct because SAP STAD (Transaction STAD) provides detailed analysis of memory consumption by user and program. Option B is wrong because CloudWatch can show overall memory usage but not per-process details. Option C is wrong because OS-level tools like 'top' show memory per process but not ABAP-specific memory allocation. Option D is wrong because SAP HANA Studio is for database, not application server memory.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Run SAP transaction STAD to analyze memory consumption per user and program.
Why this is correct
STAD provides detailed memory usage breakdown for ABAP programs.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Use the Linux 'top' command to identify the process consuming the most memory.
Why it's wrong here
'top' shows OS-level processes, not ABAP program-level allocation.
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Use SAP HANA Studio to check memory consumption of the database.
Why it's wrong here
HANA Studio is for the database, not the application server.
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Enable detailed CloudWatch memory metrics on the EC2 instance.
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch metrics show overall memory usage, not per-application details.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
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.
Trap categories for this question
Command / output trap
'top' shows OS-level processes, not ABAP program-level allocation.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
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.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A cloud solutions architect for a retail company is evaluating services for a new workload. The correct answer here reflects best practice for the specific scenario described — not a general cloud recommendation. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Cloud exam questions reward reading the constraint carefully: the same technology can be right or wrong depending on the use case.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which PAS-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.
Operations and Maintenance — This question tests Operations and Maintenance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Run SAP transaction STAD to analyze memory consumption per user and program. — Option A is correct because SAP STAD (Transaction STAD) provides detailed analysis of memory consumption by user and program. Option B is wrong because CloudWatch can show overall memory usage but not per-process details. Option C is wrong because OS-level tools like 'top' show memory per process but not ABAP-specific memory allocation. Option D is wrong because SAP HANA Studio is for database, not application server memory.
What should I do if I get this PAS-C01 question wrong?
Identify which PAS-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.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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