CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud engineer is troubleshooting a network connectivity issue between two subnets in a VPC. The engineer wants to capture and analyze traffic metadata to identify dropped packets. Which TWO tools can provide this information? (Select TWO.)
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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 Network Firewall logs
VPC Flow Logs capture metadata about IP traffic going to and from network interfaces. AWS X-Ray provides distributed tracing but for application-level requests, not raw network traffic. AWS CloudTrail logs API calls, not traffic.
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AWS X-Ray
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray traces application requests, not raw network traffic.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch Logs stores logs but does not capture network traffic by itself.
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AWS Network Firewall logs
Why this is correct
Network Firewall logs provide detailed information about traffic that matches firewall rules, including dropped packets.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API activity, not network traffic.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
VPC Flow Logs capture network traffic metadata, including allowed/denied packets.
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