CloudWatch Network Monitoring Quiz

What you'll be asked

1. Which CloudWatch metric is most effective for identifying if an EC2 instance is reaching its network bandwidth limit?
2. An administrator notices intermittent packet loss for an application. Which CloudWatch feature should be used to gain granular visibility into network path performance and latency between a VPC and an on-premises data center?
3. You are troubleshooting a connectivity issue where traffic is being dropped between two subnets. Which tool provides the most detailed information about the specific Security Group or Network ACL rule blocking the traffic?
4. When analyzing VPC Flow Logs for a suspected security breach, which field is most useful for identifying the specific port and protocol used by an unauthorized connection?
5. If your CloudWatch alarm for 'NetworkOut' is firing, but your application logs show no increase in traffic, what is the most likely cause?

Answers and explanations come after you submit.