Core Azure concepts

Question 1

What is the cloud?

Answer 1

delivery of computing services over the internet, which is otherwise known as the cloud

Question 2

Why is cloud computing cheaper?

Answer 2

uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model

Question 3

cloud computing is a way to

Answer 3

rent compute power and storage from someone else’s datacenter

Question 4

Why should I move to the cloud?

Answer 4

faster updates and better user experience

Question 5

What is Azure?

Answer 5

private/public cloud platform to help build, deploy and manage applications

Question 6

What technology does Azure use on a massive scale?

Answer 6

Virtualization

Question 7

Azure Portal

Answer 7

web-based GUI for Azure

Question 8

Azure Virtual Machines

Answer 8

Windows or Linux virtual machines (VMs) hosted in Azure.

Question 9

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Answer 9

Scaling for Windows or Linux VMs hosted in Azure.

Question 10

Azure Kubernetes Service

Answer 10

Cluster management for VMs that run containerized services.

Question 11

Azure Service Fabric

Answer 11

Distributed systems platform that runs in Azure or on-premises.

Question 12

Azure Batch

Answer 12

Managed service for parallel and high-performance computing applications.

Question 13

Azure Container Instances

Answer 13

Containerized apps run on Azure without provisioning servers or VMs.

Question 14

Azure Functions

Answer 14

An event-driven, serverless computer service.

Question 15

Azure Virtual Network

Answer 15

Connects VMs to incoming virtual private network (VPN) connections.

Question 16

Azure Load Balancer

Answer 16

Balances inbound and outbound connections to applications or service endpoints.

Question 17

Azure Application Gateway

Answer 17

Optimizes app server farm delivery while increasing application security.

Question 18

Azure VPN Gateway

Answer 18

Accesses Azure Virtual Networks through high-performance VPN gateways.

Question 19

Azure DNS

Answer 19

Provides ultra-fast DNS responses and ultra-high domain availability.

Question 20

Azure Content Delivery Network

Answer 20

Delivers high-bandwidth content to customers globally.

Question 21

Azure DDoS Protection

Answer 21

Protects Azure-hosted applications from distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks.

Question 22

Azure Traffic Manager

Answer 22

Distributes network traffic across Azure regions worldwide.

Question 23

Azure ExpressRoute

Answer 23

Connects to Azure over high-bandwidth dedicated secure connections.

Question 24

Azure Network Watcher

Answer 24

Monitors and diagnoses network issues by using scenario-based analysis.

Question 25

Azure Firewall

Answer 25

Implements high-security, high-availability firewall with unlimited scalability.

Question 26

Azure Virtual WAN

Answer 26

Creates a unified wide area network (WAN) that connects local and remote sites.

Question 27

Azure Blob storage

Answer 27

Storage service for very large objects, such as video files or bitmaps.

Question 28

Azure File storage

Answer 28

File shares that can be accessed and managed like a file server.

Question 29

Azure Queue storage

Answer 29

A data store for queuing and reliably delivering messages between applications.

Question 30

Azure Table storage

Answer 30

Table storage is a service that stores non-relational structured data (also known as structured NoSQL data) in the cloud, providing a key/attribute store with a schema less design.

Question 31

Azure Cosmos DB

Answer 31

Globally distributed database that supports NoSQL options.

Question 32

Azure SQL Database

Answer 32

Fully managed relational database with auto-scale, integral intelligence, and robust security.

Question 33

Azure Database for MySQL

Answer 33

Fully managed and scalable MySQL relational database with high availability and security.

Question 34

Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Answer 34

Fully managed and scalable PostgreSQL relational database with high availability and security.

Question 35

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Answer 35

Service that hosts enterprise SQL Server apps in the cloud.

Question 36

Azure Synapse Analytics

Answer 36

Fully managed data warehouse with integral security at every level of scale at no extra cost.

Question 37

Azure Database Migration Service

Answer 37

Service that migrates databases to the cloud with no application code changes.

Question 38

Azure Cache for Redis

Answer 38

Fully managed and scalable MariaDB relational database with high availability and security.

Question 39

Azure Database for MariaDB

Answer 39

Fully managed and scalable MariaDB relational database with high availability and security.

Question 40

Azure App Service

Answer 40

Quickly create powerful cloud web-based apps.

Question 41

Azure Notification Hubs

Answer 41

Send push notifications to any platform from any back end.

Question 42

Azure API Management

Answer 42

Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.

Question 43

Azure Cognitive Search

Answer 43

Deploy this fully managed search as a service.

Question 44

Web Apps feature of Azure App Service

Answer 44

Create and deploy mission-critical web apps at scale.

Question 45

Azure SignalR Service

Answer 45

Add real-time web functionalities easily.