AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 497

An administrator observed that multiple AWS resources were deleted yesterday.

Which AWS service will help identify the cause and determine which user deleted the resources?

Answer options

• A. AWS CloudTrail
• B. Amazon Inspector
• C. Amazon GuardDuty
• D. AWS Trusted Advisor

Correct answer: A

Explanation

AWS CloudTrail tracks user activity and API usage, allowing administrators to audit who performed specific actions like deleting resources. Amazon Inspector and Amazon GuardDuty focus on vulnerability scanning and threat detection respectively, while AWS Trusted Advisor provides optimization recommendations, making them incorrect for tracking API history.