CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud architect needs to monitor CPU utilization across a fleet of EC2 instances and receive an alert when the average CPU exceeds 80% for 10 minutes. Which AWS service should be used to collect the metric and trigger the alert?
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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Amazon CloudWatch
CloudWatch collects metrics and can trigger alarms based on thresholds.
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 Systems Manager
Why it's wrong here
Systems Manager is for operational management, not metric monitoring.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config evaluates resource configurations, not metrics.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail is for API auditing, not metric monitoring.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch collects metrics and can set alarms.
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