AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 774

How often is metric data is sent to CloudWatch when detailed monitoring is enabled on an Amazon EC2 instance?

Answer options

• A. Every 30 seconds
• B. Every 5 minutes
• C. Every 15 minutes
• D. Every minute

Correct answer: D

Explanation

When detailed monitoring is enabled for an Amazon EC2 instance, metric data is sent to CloudWatch at 1-minute intervals, whereas default basic monitoring sends data at 5-minute intervals. Options A and C are incorrect as they do not represent standard CloudWatch monitoring intervals for EC2.