CORE Services

Question 1

Compute - Virtual Machines - Azure’s Responsibilities

Answer 1

• Physical hardware and networking
• Base OS Image
• Hypervisor (Virtualisation) management

Question 2

Compute - Virtual Machines - Your Responsibilities

Answer 2

• Updating/patching OS and installed software.
• OS access and Management
• Software Installation

Question 3

What is vnet short for?

Answer 3

Virtual Network

Question 4

What networking technologies are virtualised in Azure VNET ?

Answer 4

• subnets
• firewalls
• routers

Question 5

Can Virtual Networks be used Cross Region?

Answer 5

No. A single virtual network can only exist in a single region. However virtual networks in different regions can be connected.

Question 6

What are your options for remote connecting an Azure environment with other non-azure or non-region locations?

Answer 6

• Peering
• VPN
• Express Route (organisational leased line)

Question 7

What are the 5 sub-services of Azure Storage Accounts?

Answer 7

1. Blob (Object)
2. Files.
3. Disks
4. Queues.
5. Tables (kind of)

Question 8

Describe the Blob sub-service of Azure storage?

Answer 8

Blob stands for: Binary Large Object.

• Object Storage.
• unstructured Data.
• All file types are supported ?

Question 9

Describe the File Sub-Service of Azure Storage ?

Answer 9

Files, replicate file shares and are in the cloud.

Question 10

Describe the Disks Sub-Service of Azure Storage ?

Answer 10

A Virtual hard drive for Azure VMs.

* So on a virtual instance, the local hard drive is being provided by an additional service and account.

Question 11

Describe the Queues Sub-Service of Azure Storage ?

Answer 11

This is for asynchronous messaging between apps and services.

Question 12

Describe the Tables Sub-Service of Azure Storage ?

Answer 12

This is a NoSQL database storage, that is gradually being transitioned to Cosmos DB.