Which file is used to configure the CloudWatch agent on an EC2 instance?

/etc/amazon/cloudwatch-agent.conf

/opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/etc/amazon-cloudwatch-agent.json

/var/log/cloudwatch-agent/config.json

What is the purpose of the 'period' setting in a CloudWatch alarm?

To specify how often the alarm evaluates the metric

To define how long the alarm must be in a state before it changes

To set the threshold value for the alarm

To specify the number of data points to evaluate

A CloudWatch metric is uniquely identified by which combination of components?

Account ID, region, and timestamp

Namespace, metric name, and dimensions

A security team wants to be alerted when an IAM user calls the 'DeleteBucket' API on any S3 bucket. They have enabled CloudTrail in all Regions. What is the most efficient way to set up this alert?

Create an EventBridge rule that matches 'DeleteBucket' events and targets an SNS topic.

Create a CloudWatch alarm on the 'NumberOfObjects' metric for each S3 bucket.

Create a CloudWatch alarm on the 'DeleteBucket' metric in the AWS/S3 namespace.

Create a CloudWatch alarm on the 'BucketSizeBytes' metric for each S3 bucket.

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Domain 1Objective 1

Task 1.1: Implement Metrics, Alarms, and Filters by Using AWS Monitoring and Logging Services. SOA-C03 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Content Domain 1: Monitoring, Logging, Analysis, Remediation, and Performance Optimization domain, which makes up ~24% of our current practice bank. AWS does not publish an official question count, but from its 130-minute exam (~50–85 total, ~12–20 in this domain), expect 4–7 from this objective — we provide 29 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11 Concepts in This Objective

CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms Fundamentals
CloudTrail Logging and Analysis
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus Integration
CloudWatch Agent Installation and Configuration
CloudWatch Agent for ECS and EKS
CloudWatch Alarms Configuration and Actions
Composite Alarms and Troubleshooting
CloudWatch Dashboards Creation and Sharing
Cross-Account and Cross-Region Dashboards
Amazon SNS Notifications for Alarms
EventBridge Integration for Alarm Actions

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21foundation · easy
Which file is used to configure the CloudWatch agent on an EC2 instance?
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What is the purpose of the 'period' setting in a CloudWatch alarm?
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A CloudWatch metric is uniquely identified by which combination of components?
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Which feature of CloudWatch enables you to create a dashboard that displays metrics from multiple AWS Regions?
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25application · medium
A security team wants to be alerted when an IAM user calls the 'DeleteBucket' API on any S3 bucket. They have enabled CloudTrail in all Regions. What is the most efficient way to set up this alert?
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