Connect your services together | Queue Storage

Question 1

How do application components access a storage queue?

Answer 1

Using a REST API or an Azure-supplied client library.

Question 2

How big can a storage queue be?

Answer 2

A single queue can be up to 500 TB in size, so it can potentially store millions of messages.

Question 3

To which storage accounts can you add queues?

Answer 3

Only general purpose storage accounts V1 en V2. You cannot add them to Blob storage.

Question 4

Every request to a queue must be authorized. Which 3 options are there to authorize?

Answer 4

Azure Active Directory, Shared Key, Shared access signature.

Question 5

What is a connection string for queue storage?

Answer 5

A connection String is a string that combines a storage account name and account key and must be known to the application to access the storage account.

Question 6

Where to find the connection string?

Answer 6

from the Security + Networking > Access keys section of your storage account. Or CLI command az storage account show-connection-string .

Question 7

How to send to queue message with code?

Answer 7

you call the a SendMessageAsync method on a QueueClient object.