AWS CERTIFIED SYSOPS ADMINISTRATOR –
ASSOCIATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
CloudWatch - ....ANSWER ...-An AWS service for real-time monitoring of
applications and resources in AWS.
metric - ....ANSWER ...-A data point related to resources and applications.
Which services provide free metrics? - ....ANSWER ...-EC2, EBS, RDS
How long are metrics retained? - ....ANSWER ...-1 minute metrics for 15 days, 5
minute metrics for 63 days, 1 hour metrics for 455 days.
CloudWatch Alarms - ....ANSWER ...-Takes action when a metric exceeds a
threshold.
What states can a CloudWatch alarm be in? - ....ANSWER ...-OK, alarm,
insufficient
OK state - ....ANSWER ...-The threshold is in the normal range.
ALARM state - ....ANSWER ...-The threshold has been exceeded.
INSUFFICIENT state - ....ANSWER ...-There is not enough data to evaluate the
state.
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,What are the main components of an alarm configuration? - ....ANSWER ...-
Metric, threshold, period, action.
threshold - ....ANSWER ...-The point at which an alarm should generate a
notification or take action.
period - ....ANSWER ...-The defined amount of time before an alarm acts.
action - ....ANSWER ...-What an alarm does when the threshold is exceed.
What actions can CloudWatch alarms take? - ....ANSWER ...-Send a notification to
SNS, trigger AutoScaling, trigger EC2.
CloudWatch Events - ....ANSWER ...-Automatically takes action on AWS resources
based on triggers or schedules.
EventSource - ....ANSWER ...-What triggers an Event whether an operational
change in a service or a schedule.
Rule - ....ANSWER ...-The pattern matching events to targets.
Target - ....ANSWER ...-The service or services that react to a CloudWatch Event.
CloudWatch Logs - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors, stores, and accesses logs from a
variety of services.
What are potential sources of CloudWatch Logs? - ....ANSWER ...-EC2 instances,
on-premises servers, CloudTrail, Route53.
What are the components of CloudWatch Logs? - ....ANSWER ...-Log Events, Log
Streams, Log Groups, Metric Filters, Retention Settings.
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, Log Event - ....ANSWER ...-Record of activity recorded by the monitored
resourced.
Log Stream - ....ANSWER ...-Sequence of log events from the same source or
application.
Log Group - ....ANSWER ...-A collection of log streams with the same access
control, monitoring, and retention settings.
Metric Filter - ....ANSWER ...-Extracts data from a log group's log streams and
converts that data into a metric.
What kind of encryption does CloudWatch Logs support? - ....ANSWER ...-KMS
System Status Check - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors the AWS systems required to use
an EC2 instance.
Instance Status Check - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors the software and network
configuration for an instance.
Why might a System Status Check fail? - ....ANSWER ...-Loss of network
connectivity, loss of power, issues with the physical host.
How do you recover from a System Status Check failure? - ....ANSWER ...-Stop
and start EBS-backed instances and terminate and replace instance store-backed
instances to get new hardware.
Why might an Instance Status Check fail? - ....ANSWER ...-Failed system status
check, incorrect networking or startup configuration, exhausted memory, corrupted file
system, incompatible kernel.
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ASSOCIATE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
CloudWatch - ....ANSWER ...-An AWS service for real-time monitoring of
applications and resources in AWS.
metric - ....ANSWER ...-A data point related to resources and applications.
Which services provide free metrics? - ....ANSWER ...-EC2, EBS, RDS
How long are metrics retained? - ....ANSWER ...-1 minute metrics for 15 days, 5
minute metrics for 63 days, 1 hour metrics for 455 days.
CloudWatch Alarms - ....ANSWER ...-Takes action when a metric exceeds a
threshold.
What states can a CloudWatch alarm be in? - ....ANSWER ...-OK, alarm,
insufficient
OK state - ....ANSWER ...-The threshold is in the normal range.
ALARM state - ....ANSWER ...-The threshold has been exceeded.
INSUFFICIENT state - ....ANSWER ...-There is not enough data to evaluate the
state.
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1
,What are the main components of an alarm configuration? - ....ANSWER ...-
Metric, threshold, period, action.
threshold - ....ANSWER ...-The point at which an alarm should generate a
notification or take action.
period - ....ANSWER ...-The defined amount of time before an alarm acts.
action - ....ANSWER ...-What an alarm does when the threshold is exceed.
What actions can CloudWatch alarms take? - ....ANSWER ...-Send a notification to
SNS, trigger AutoScaling, trigger EC2.
CloudWatch Events - ....ANSWER ...-Automatically takes action on AWS resources
based on triggers or schedules.
EventSource - ....ANSWER ...-What triggers an Event whether an operational
change in a service or a schedule.
Rule - ....ANSWER ...-The pattern matching events to targets.
Target - ....ANSWER ...-The service or services that react to a CloudWatch Event.
CloudWatch Logs - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors, stores, and accesses logs from a
variety of services.
What are potential sources of CloudWatch Logs? - ....ANSWER ...-EC2 instances,
on-premises servers, CloudTrail, Route53.
What are the components of CloudWatch Logs? - ....ANSWER ...-Log Events, Log
Streams, Log Groups, Metric Filters, Retention Settings.
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, Log Event - ....ANSWER ...-Record of activity recorded by the monitored
resourced.
Log Stream - ....ANSWER ...-Sequence of log events from the same source or
application.
Log Group - ....ANSWER ...-A collection of log streams with the same access
control, monitoring, and retention settings.
Metric Filter - ....ANSWER ...-Extracts data from a log group's log streams and
converts that data into a metric.
What kind of encryption does CloudWatch Logs support? - ....ANSWER ...-KMS
System Status Check - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors the AWS systems required to use
an EC2 instance.
Instance Status Check - ....ANSWER ...-Monitors the software and network
configuration for an instance.
Why might a System Status Check fail? - ....ANSWER ...-Loss of network
connectivity, loss of power, issues with the physical host.
How do you recover from a System Status Check failure? - ....ANSWER ...-Stop
and start EBS-backed instances and terminate and replace instance store-backed
instances to get new hardware.
Why might an Instance Status Check fail? - ....ANSWER ...-Failed system status
check, incorrect networking or startup configuration, exhausted memory, corrupted file
system, incompatible kernel.
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