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Exam Code Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations
Exam Name WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations
Vendor WGU
Total Questions 67
Last Updated 26-Oct, 2026
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Free Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations Practice Questions

Explore 5 free practice questions for the WGU Cloud-Deployment-and-Operations exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.

  1. Question 1

    Multiple answers

    (A cloud engineer needs to notify the response team whenever a high-security web server responds
    with a 403 Forbidden error. Which two steps can enable this functionality? Choose 2 answers.)

    • Option A:
      Define a metric filter for Apache logs in CloudWatch
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Bind a Lambda function to an Apache process
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Create an alarm for the metric filter to deliver alerts using Amazon SNS
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Send alarms from the Lambda function using Amazon SQS
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: A, C

    Explanation

    To notify a response team when a high-security web server returns a 403 Forbidden error, two key
    steps are required. First, define a metric filter for Apache logs in CloudWatch to detect the 403 error
    code within the log data. This involves setting up a filter pattern to match "403" in the Apache access
    logs. Second, create an alarm for the metric filter and configure it to deliver alerts using Amazon SNS,
    which supports email or other notifications to the response team. The WGU Cloud Deployment and
    Operations Study Guide (Section 4.2, CloudWatch Logs and Alarms) confirms that metric filters and
    SNS-integrated alarms are the standard approach for monitoring and alerting on log-based events.
    Options B and D are incorrect as they involve unnecessary or unsupported configurations (e.g.,
    binding Lambda to Apache or using SQS for alarms).

  2. Question 2

    Single answer

    (Which action must be used to create a metric filter in the Amazon CloudWatch console?)

    • Option A:
      Enable an alarm
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Define a trace
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Select a log group
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Specify a stream
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    To create a metric filter in the Amazon CloudWatch console, the first step is to select a log group from
    which the log data will be analyzed. A log group contains log streams, and metric filters are applied
    to the log data within these groups to extract metrics based on patterns. The WGU Cloud
    Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 4.2, CloudWatch Logs) specifies that the process
    begins by navigating to the CloudWatch console, selecting a log group, and then defining the filter
    pattern. Actions like enabling an alarm, defining a trace, or specifying a stream are subsequent or
    unrelated steps.

  3. Question 3

    Single answer

    (How are custom metrics grouped in CloudWatch?)

    • Option A:
      Namespace
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Service
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Date
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Value
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: A

    Explanation

    In Amazon CloudWatch, custom metrics are organized and grouped using namespaces. A namespace
    is a container for CloudWatch metrics that allows you to isolate and categorize metrics from different
    applications or services. According to the WGU Cloud Deployment and Operations Study Guide
    (Section 4.1, CloudWatch Metrics), each custom metric must be assigned to a namespace, which acts
    as a unique identifier to prevent naming collisions and facilitate metric management. Options like
    Service, Date, and Value are not used for grouping metrics in this context

  4. Question 4

    Single answer

    (Which AWS solution can send email based on CloudWatch alarms?)

    • Option A:
      Simple Queue Service (SQS)
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Simple Notification Service (SNS)
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Amplify
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Kinesis
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: D

    Explanation

    Amazon CloudWatch alarms can trigger notifications when a metric breaches a defined threshold.
    The AWS solution designed to send emails based on these alarms is Amazon Simple Notification
    Service (SNS). SNS supports sending notifications via email, SMS, and other protocols when
    subscribed endpoints are triggered by CloudWatch alarms. The WGU Cloud Deployment and
    Operations Study Guide (Section 4.3, Monitoring and Alarms) states that SNS is the primary service
    for delivering notifications from CloudWatch, allowing users to configure email subscriptions for
    alarm states. Other options like SQS, Amplify, and Kinesis are not designed for this purpose.

  5. Question 5

    Single answer

    (Which CloudWatch metric filter includes log events with the word ERROR but excludes log events
    with the word WARNING?)

    • Option A:
      ?ERROR ?WARN
      Correct
    • Option B:
      "ERROR" WARN
      Correct
    • Option C:
      ERROR -WARN

      Correct
    • Option D:
      ERROR WARN
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    A metric filter in Amazon CloudWatch Logs can be used to search for specific terms in log data and
    create metrics based on the matches. To include log events with the word "ERROR" and exclude
    those with the word "WARNING," the correct syntax involves using a filter pattern with a positive
    match for "ERROR" and a negation for "WARNING." The correct pattern is "ERROR -WARN," where
    the minus sign (-) indicates exclusion of log events containing "WARN." According to the WGU Cloud
    Deployment and Operations Study Guide (Section 4.2, CloudWatch Logs), metric filters use a patternbased
    syntax where terms are included or excluded using positive matches and the negation
    operator (-). This ensures that only logs with "ERROR" and without "WARN" are processed into the
    metric.