CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud engineer is troubleshooting a web application that is experiencing slow response times. The engineer suspects a network bottleneck. Which tool should be used to analyze network traffic patterns and identify dropped packets?
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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VPC Flow Logs
VPC Flow Logs capture information about IP traffic going to and from network interfaces in a VPC and can be used to analyze traffic patterns and identify issues like dropped packets.
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 X-Ray
Why it's wrong here
X-Ray traces application requests, not network-level traffic.
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Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Why it's wrong here
CloudWatch Logs stores log data but does not capture network packets.
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VPC Flow Logs
Why this is correct
VPC Flow Logs capture network traffic metadata and can show dropped packets.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail logs API calls, not network traffic.
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