PAS-C01 Operations and Maintenance Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor the health of SAP systems and send notifications? (Select TWO.)
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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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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch (option B) is used to monitor metrics and logs from SAP systems, and can trigger alarms based on thresholds. Amazon SNS (option E) is used to send notifications (e.g., email, SMS) when alarms are triggered. AWS Config (A) tracks configuration changes, not health. AWS CloudTrail (C) logs API calls for auditing. Amazon Athena (D) is a query service, not 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 tracks configuration changes, not system health. It does not directly send notifications.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Amazon CloudWatch monitors metrics and logs, can set alarms, and integrate with SNS for notifications. Correct.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
AWS CloudTrail logs API calls for auditing, not system health monitoring.
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Amazon Athena
Why it's wrong here
Amazon Athena is an interactive query service for data in S3, not for monitoring.
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Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Why this is correct
Amazon SNS is a pub/sub messaging service that can send notifications when triggered by CloudWatch alarms. Correct.
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