AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 478

A user is observing the EC2 CPU utilization metric on CloudWatch. The user has observed some interesting patterns while filtering over the 1 week period for a particular hour. The user wants to zoom that data point to a more granular period. How can the user do that easily with CloudWatch?

Answer options

• A. The user can zoom a particular period by selecting that period with the mouse and then releasing the mouse
• B. The user can zoom a particular period by double clicking on that period with the mouse
• C. The user can zoom a particular period by specifying the aggregation data for that period
• D. The user can zoom a particular period by specifying the period in the Time Range

Correct answer: A

Explanation

In Amazon CloudWatch, users can quickly zoom in on a specific timeframe on a metric graph by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor to highlight the desired area, then releasing it. This action automatically adjusts the graph to show a more granular view of the selected period. Other options, such as double-clicking or manually adjusting the time range, are either incorrect or less efficient than the direct drag-and-select method.