PL - 600 Vocab (M2)

Question 1

Global Cloud

Answer 1

A public internet cloud deployment option that lets customers access globally connected cloud services that are deployed from regional Microsoft datacenters. The global clouds are United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Question 2

Local Cloud

Answer 2

A cloud option that addresses local data residency requirements by letting all public cloud users within a country or region keep their data in the country or region. The local clouds are: Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Germany, India, Japan, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, and Republic of South Africa.

Question 3

Sovereign Cloud

Answer 3

A cloud option that adheres to the strictest standards of operation. Data remains inside the country or region of residence always. Sovereign clouds are: US Government and China.

Question 4

REST API

Answer 4

REST API (Representational State Transfer) is a way for different software applications to talk to each other over the internet using a common language.

Question 5

Virtual tables

Answer 5

Virtual tables, also known as views, are database objects that are created based on queries and do not store data themselves. They provide a virtual representation of data from one or more underlying tables, allowing for customized and simplified data access.

Question 6

API call

Answer 6

An API call is a request made by a software application to interact with an API and retrieve or manipulate data or perform a specific action.