AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 251

A user has a refrigerator plant. The user is measuring the temperature of the plant every 15 minutes. If the user wants to send the data to CloudWatch to view the data visually, which of the below mentioned statements is true with respect to the information given above?

Answer options

• A. The user needs to use AWS CLI or API to upload the data
• B. The user can use the AWS Import Export facility to import data to CloudWatch
• C. The user will upload data from the AWS console
• D. The user cannot upload data to CloudWatch since it is not an AWS service metric

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the user must utilize the AWS CLI or API to send their temperature data to CloudWatch. Options B and C are incorrect as they do not provide the right methods for uploading custom metrics to CloudWatch, and D is wrong because users can upload custom metrics to CloudWatch, regardless of whether they are standard AWS service metrics.