Compute Flashcards

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What does the storage firewall in Azure allow you to do?

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Limit access to specific IP addresses or an IP address range for all storage account services.

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How can you restrict access to specific subnets within an Azure VNet using the storage firewall?

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By using service endpoints.

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What option in the storage firewall allows access for Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Networking?

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Allow Trusted Microsoft Services To Access This Account.

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What are the three access levels for Azure Blob Storage?

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Private, Blob, Container.

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What does the ‘Private’ access level in Azure Blob Storage mean?

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Only the storage account owner can access the container and its blobs.

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What is the purpose of a Shared Access Signature (SAS) token in Azure?

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To grant access to specific containers, blobs, queues, and tables for a specified period of time with specified permissions.

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What protocol must be used when dealing with SAS tokens in Azure?

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HTTPS.

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What are the five separate storage services provided by Azure?

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Blobs, Tables, Queues, Files, Disks.

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What are the two storage performance tiers in Azure?

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Standard and Premium.

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What replication options does the Premium tier support for general-purpose storage accounts?

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LRS.

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What are the supported services for General-Purpose v2 storage accounts in Azure?

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Blob, File, Queue, Table.

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What is the maximum size for a Block Blob in Azure?

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Slightly more than 4.75 TB.

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What replication option in Azure Storage makes three synchronous copies of data within a single data center?

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Locally redundant storage (LRS).

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What replication option in Azure Storage makes three synchronous copies across multiple availability zones?

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Zone redundant storage (ZRS).

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15
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What is required for a storage account to use Azure AD authorization?

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The storage account must be created with the Azure Resource Manager deployment model.

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What are the three RBAC roles for blobs in Azure?

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Storage Blob Data Owner, Storage Blob Data Contributor, Storage Blob Data Reader.

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What are the three RBAC roles for queues in Azure?

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Storage Queue Data Contributor, Storage Queue Data Reader, Storage Queue Data Message Processor.

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18
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What command registers a storage account with your active directory environment using PowerShell?

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Join-AzStorageAccountForAuth.

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What command in AzCopy performs large-scale bulk transfer of data to and from Azure Storage?

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azcopy copy.

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What command in AzCopy synchronizes the contents of a destination container with a source container?

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azcopy sync.

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21
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What are the limitations of blob object replication in Azure?

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Doesn’t work with the Archive tier, snapshots, immutable snapshots, and accounts with a hierarchical namespace.

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What are the three types of blobs in Azure Blob Storage?

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Block Blobs, Page Blobs, Append Blobs.

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What is the maximum size of a Page Blob in Azure?

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8 TB.

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What access tiers are supported by Blob Storage in Azure?

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Hot, Cool, Archive.

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What are the three kinds of storage accounts in Azure?

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General-Purpose v1, General-Purpose v2, Blob Storage.

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26
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What Azure tool is used to transition data to lower-access tiers based on preconfigured rules?

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Azure Storage lifecycle-management.

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What is required for object replication in Azure Blob Storage?

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Blob versioning and blob change feed must be enabled for both source and destination storage accounts.

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What does a CanNotDelete resource lock in Azure do?

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Prevents the deletion of a resource but allows modification.

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What does a ReadOnly resource lock in Azure do?

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Prevents modification or deletion of a resource but allows read access.

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30
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What is the maximum number of custom roles per directory in Azure AD?

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5,000 custom roles.

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What role is required to create a custom role in Azure AD?

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Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions/write permission on all AssignableScopes.

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32
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What happens to resources during a move operation in Azure?

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They are locked, blocking write and delete operations, but the underlying service continues to function.

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33
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What is the maximum number of role assignments per subscription in Azure AD?

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2,000 role assignments.

34
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What is the purpose of the Deny Assignments tab in the IAM blade?

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It cannot be used to make or alter deny assignments; these are set and controlled by applying a resource lock for resources created through Azure Blueprints.

35
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What happens if you try to move resources between subscriptions that are not associated with the same Azure AD tenant?

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You must update the target subscription to use the source Azure AD tenant by transferring ownership of the subscription to another account.

36
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What is the role of Azure Key Vault in securing storage accounts?

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Manages encryption keys and secrets used for securing storage account data.

37
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What is the maximum size of an append blob in Azure?

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195 GB.

38
Q

What Azure service provides a highly scalable service for storing arbitrary data objects?

A

Azure Blob Storage.

39
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What Azure service provides a NoSQL-style store for structured data?

A

Azure Table Storage.

40
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What Azure service provides reliable message queueing between application components?

A

Azure Queue Storage.

41
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What are the replication options for General-Purpose v2 storage accounts in Azure?

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LRS, ZRS, GRS, RA-GRS, GZRS, RA-GZRS.

42
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What is the maximum number of diagnostic settings per resource in Azure Monitor?

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10 diagnostic settings.

43
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What is the maximum number of metric alerts per subscription in Azure Monitor?

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5,000 metric alerts.

44
Q

What is the maximum size of an ARM template in Azure?

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4 MB.

45
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What is the maximum number of public IP addresses per subscription in Azure?

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1,000 public IP addresses.

46
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What is the maximum number of route tables per subscription in Azure?

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400 route tables.

47
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What is the maximum number of virtual network gateways per subscription in Azure?

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50 virtual network gateways.

48
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What is the maximum number of VPN connections per virtual network gateway in Azure?

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30 VPN connections.

49
Q

What are the requirements for using Azure Site Recovery for VM backups?

A

Azure VM must be in a supported region, and the Recovery Services vault must be in the same region.

50
Q

What is the maximum number of tags per resource in Azure?

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50 tags.

51
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What is the role of Azure AD Connect Sync?

A

Synchronizes on-premises directory objects to Azure AD.

52
Q

What are the maximum retention periods for logs in Azure Monitor?

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From 30 days up to 730 days, depending on the pricing tier.

53
Q

What is the maximum number of virtual networks (VNets) per region per subscription in Azure?

A

500 VNets.

54
Q

What Azure tool provides a graphical interface to manage and access Azure Storage resources?

A

Azure Storage Explorer.

55
Q

What are the three access levels for Azure File shares?

A

Transaction optimized, Hot, Cool.

56
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What are the three access tiers for Azure Blob Storage?

A

Hot, Cool, Archive.

57
Q

What is the default retention period for Azure VM backups?

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30 days.

58
Q

What is the maximum number of custom roles for Azure Germany and Azure China 21Vianet?

A

2,000 custom roles.

59
Q

What permission is required to enable and disable devices in Azure AD?

A

Global Administrator.

60
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What is the maximum number of objects that can be synchronized using Azure AD Connect?

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50,000 objects by default.

61
Q

What is required to invite a guest user in Azure AD?

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The guest must accept the invitation along with the multi-factor consent process.

62
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What is the role of Azure Traffic Manager?

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Uses DNS to distribute traffic to different endpoints globally.

63
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What is required to create a dynamic group in Azure AD?

A

A Premium AD license.

64
Q

What is the maximum number of user access administrators per resource in Azure AD?

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100 user access administrators.

65
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What does the ‘Container’ access level in Azure Blob Storage mean?

A

Blobs and their containers can be accessed anonymously.

66
Q

What is the maximum number of keys per Azure Key Vault?

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4,096 keys.

67
Q

What is the role of Azure Site Recovery?

A

Supports site-to-site recovery for Azure VMs, on-premises VMs, and physical servers.

68
Q

What does the ‘Hot’ access tier in Azure Blob Storage mean?

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Used to store frequently accessed objects with low data access costs and higher storage costs.

69
Q

What is the maximum size of a file in Azure Files?

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1 TiB.

70
Q

What is the purpose of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates?

A

Enable infrastructure as code for deploying and managing Azure resources.

71
Q

What Azure service provides managed file shares that can be used by Azure VMs or on-premises servers?

A

Azure Files.

72
Q

What is the maximum size of a block blob in Azure?

A

Slightly more than 4.75 TB.

73
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What is the purpose of Azure Key Vault?

A

Manages encryption keys and secrets used for securing storage account data.

74
Q

What is the maximum size of a Page Blob in Azure?

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8 TB.

75
Q

What replication option in Azure Storage provides read-only access to the data in the secondary data center?

A

Read access geographically redundant storage (RA-GRS).

76
Q

What command in AzCopy synchronizes the contents of a destination container with a source container?

A

azcopy sync.

77
Q

What Azure service provides reliable message queueing between application components?

A

Azure Queue Storage.

78
Q

What are the replication options for General-Purpose v2 storage accounts in Azure?

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LRS, ZRS, GRS, RA-GRS, GZRS, RA-GZRS.

79
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What is the maximum number of metric alerts per subscription in Azure Monitor?

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5,000 metric alerts.

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What is the maximum number of diagnostic settings per resource in Azure Monitor?

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10 diagnostic settings.