Practice Assessment for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Flashcards
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
[Answer choice] are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region.
Availability zones
Geographies
Region pairs
Resource groups
Availability zones
- Availability zones are physically separate datacenters within an Azure region. Each availability zone is made up of one or more datacenters equipped with independent power, cooling, and networking.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
In a region pair, a region is paired with another region in the same [answer choice].
Select only one answer.
availability zone
datacenter
geography
resource group
geography
- Each Azure region is always paired with another region within the same geography, such as US, Europe, or Asia, at least 300 miles away.
What is an Azure Storage account named storage001 an example of?
Select only one answer.
a resource
a resource group
a resource manager
a subscription
a resource
- A resource is a manageable item that is available through Azure. Virtual machines, storage accounts, web apps, databases, and virtual networks are examples of resources.
Which Azure component allows you to replicate resources across a geography to ensure business continuity during a natural disaster at the primary site?
Select only one answer.
availability sets
availability zones
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
region pairs
region pairs
- Region pairs allow the replication of Azure resources across geographies to help ensure that a secondary region is available in case of any disaster at the primary region.
Which resource can you use to manage access, policies, and compliance across multiple subscriptions?
Select only one answer.
administrative units
management groups
resource groups
management groups
- Management groups can be used in environments that have multiple subscriptions to streamline the application of governance conditions.
Resource groups can be used to organize Azure resources. Administrative units are used to delegate the administration of Microsoft Entra resources, such as users and groups.Accounts are used to provide access to resources.
You need to allow resources on two different Azure virtual networks to communicate with each other.
What should you configure?
Select only one answer.
a network security group (NSG)
a point-to-site VPN
peering
service endpoints
peering
- You can link virtual networks together by using virtual network peering. Peering enables resources in each virtual network to communicate with each other.
What can you use to connect Azure resources, such as Azure SQL databases, to an Azure virtual network?
Select only one answer.
ExpressRoute
network security groups (NSGs)
peering
service endpoints
service endpoints
- Service endpoints are used to expose Azure services to a virtual network, providing communication between the two. ExpressRoute is used to connect an on-premises network to Azure. NSGs allow you to configure inbound and outbound rules for virtual networks and virtual machines. Peering allows you to connect virtual networks together.
Which two services can you use to establish network connectivity between an on-premises network and Azure resources? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Azure Bastion
Azure Firewall
Azure VPN Gateway
ExpressRoute
Azure VPN Gateway
ExpressRoute
- ExpressRoute connections and Azure VPN Gateway are two services that you can use to connect an on-premises network to Azure. Bastion provides a web interface to remotely administer Azure virtual machines by using SSH/RDP. Azure Firewall is a stateful firewall service used to protect virtual networks.
What are two services that allow you to run applications in containers? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Azure Container Instances
Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Azure Container Instances
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Containers are a virtualization environment. Much like running multiple virtual machines on a single physical host, you can run multiple containers on a single physical or virtual host. Unlike virtual machines, you do not manage the operating system for a container.
Which storage service should you use to store thousands of files containing text and images?
Select only one answer.
Azure Blob storage
Azure Disk Storage
Azure Queue Storage
Azure Table storage
Azure Blob storage
- Azure Blob storage is an object storage solution that you can use to store massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.
Which Azure Blob storage tier stores data offline and offers the lowest storage costs and the highest costs to access data?
Select only one answer.
Archive
Cool
Hot
Archive
- The Archive storage tier stores data offline and offers the lowest storage costs, but also the highest costs to rehydrate and access data. The Hot storage tier is optimized for storing data that is accessed frequently. Data in the Cool access tier can tolerate slightly lower availability, but still requires high durability, retrieval latency, and throughput characteristics similar to hot data.
Which two scenarios are common use cases for Azure Blob storage? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
hosting ASPX files for a website
mounting a file storage share to be accessed as a virtual drive on multiple virtual machines
serving images or documents directly to a browser
storing data for backup and restore
serving images or documents directly to a browser
storing data for backup and restore
- Low storage costs and unlimited file formats make blob storage a good location to store backups and archives. Blob storage can be reached from anywhere by using an internet connection. Azure Disk Storage provides disks for Azure virtual machines. Azure Files supports mounting file storage shares.
Which Azure Blob storage service tier has the highest storage costs and the fastest access times for reading and writing data?
Select only one answer.
Archive
Cool
Hot
Hot
- The Hot tier is optimized for storing data that is accessed frequently. The Cool access tier has a slightly lower availability SLA and higher access costs compared to hot data, which are acceptable trade-offs for lower storage costs. Archive storage stores data offline and offers the lowest storage costs, but also the highest costs to rehydrate and access data.
Which two protocols can be used to access Azure file shares? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
HTTP
FTP
Network File System (NFS)
Server Message Block (SMB)
Network File System (NFS)
Server Message Block (SMB)
- Azure Files offers fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via industry-standard SMB and NFS protocols.
What can you use to ensure that a user can only access applications from compliant devices?
Select only one answer.
Conditional Access
hybrid identity
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
single sign-on (SSO)
Conditional Access
- Conditional Access is a feature that Microsoft Entra uses to allow or deny access to resources based on identity signals, such as the device being used. SSO enables a user to sign in one time and use that credential to access multiple resources and applications from different providers. MFA is a process whereby a user is prompted during the sign-in process for an additional form of identification. Hybrid identity solutions create a common user identity for authentication and authorization to all resources, regardless of location.
To which object or level is an Azure role-based access control (RBAC) role applied?
Select only one answer.
policy
resource lock
resource tag
scope
scope
- An Azure RBAC role is applied to a scope, which is a resource or set of resources that the access applies to. Resource locks prevent the accidental change or deletion of a resource. Resource tags are used to locate and act on resources associated with specific workloads, environments, business units, and owners. Policies enforce different rules across resource configurations so that the configurations stay compliant with corporate standards.
Which two services are provided by Microsoft Entra? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
authentication
data encryption
name resolution
single sign-on (SSO)
authentication
single sign-on (SSO)
- Microsoft Entra provides services for verifying identity and access to applications and resources. SSO enables you to remember a single username and password to access multiple applications and is available in Azure AD.
Which Microsoft Entra feature can you use to ensure that users can only access Microsoft Office 365 applications from approved client applications?
Select only one answer.
Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Conditional Access
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
single sign-on (SSO)
Conditional Access
- Conditional Access allows administrators to control, allow, or deny access to resources based on certain signals. You can require that access to certain applications only be allowed if the users are using an approved client application. MFA is a process whereby a user is prompted during the sign-in process for an additional form of identification. Examples include a code on their mobile phone or a fingerprint scan.
What can you use to sync identities from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to Microsoft Entra tenant?
Select only one answer.
Microsoft Entra Connect
Azure Key Vault
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Conditional Access
Microsoft Entra Connect
- Microsoft Entra Connect syncs user identities from an on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain to Microsoft Entra. Microsoft Entra Connect allows you to use features such as single sign-on (SSO), MFA, and self-service password reset (SSPR) in both systems. SSPR prevents users from using known compromised passwords.
You need to compare the costs of running an application in an on-premises datacenter with the costs of running the application in Azure.
What should you use to assist you?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Cost Management
Azure Pricing calculator
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
- The TCO Calculator helps you estimate the cost savings over time of operating a solution in Azure compared to operating in an on-premises datacenter.
You have an Azure virtual machine that is accessed only between 9:00 and 17:00 each day.
What should you do to minimize costs but preserve the associated hard disks and data?
Select only one answer.
Deallocate the virtual machine when it is not needed
Delete the virtual machine when it is not needed
Implement Privileged Identity Management.
Resize the virtual machine to smaller size.
Deallocate the virtual machine when it is not needed
- If you have virtual machine workloads that are used only during certain periods, but you run them every hour of every day, then you are wasting money. These virtual machines are great candidates to deallocate when not in use and start back when required to save compute costs while the virtual machines are deallocated.
You need to associate the costs of resources to different groups within an organization without changing the location of the resources.
What should you use?
Select only one answer.
administrative units
resource groups
resource tags
subscriptions
resource tags
- Resource tags can be used to group billing data and categorize costs by runtime environment, such as billing usage for virtual machines running in a production environment.
Your organization plans to deploy several production virtual machines that will have consistent resource usage throughout the year.
What can you use to minimize the costs of the virtual machines without reducing the functionality of the virtual machines?
Select only one answer.
Azure Monitor alerts
Azure Reservations
spending limits
Azure Reservations
- Azure Reservations offers discounted prices on certain Azure services. Azure Reservations can save you up to 72 percent compared to pay-as-you-go prices. To receive a discount, you can reserve services and resources by paying in advance. Spending limits can suspend a subscription when the spend limit is reached.
What can be applied to a resource to prevent accidental deletion?
Select only one answer.
a resource lock
a resource tag
a policy
an Azure Reservation
a resource lock
- A resource lock prevents resources from being accidentally deleted or changed. Resource tags offer the custom grouping of resources. Policies enforce different rules across all resource configurations so that the configurations stay compliant with corporate standards. An initiative is a way of grouping related policies together.
What can you use to ensure that new and existing Azure resources stay in compliance with corporate standards?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Policy
resource locks
resource tags
Azure Policy
- Azure Policy is a service in Azure that enables you to create, assign, and manage policies that control or audit resources. These policies enforce different rules across all resource configurations so that the configurations stay compliant with corporate standards.
You need to recommend a solution for Azure virtual machine deployments. The solution must enforce company standards on the virtual machines.
What should you include in the recommendation?
Select only one answer.
Microsoft Intune compliance policy
Azure Cost Management
Azure Lock
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
- Azure policies will allow you to enforce company standards on new virtual machines when combined with Azure VM Image Builder and Azure Compute Gallery. By using Azure Policy and role-based access control (RBAC) assignments, enterprises can enforce standards on Azure resources. But on virtual machines, these mechanisms only affect the control plane or the route to the virtual machine.
You need to ensure that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled on accounts with write permissions in an Azure subscription.
What should you implement?
Select only one answer.
Azure Policy
resource locks
resource tags
Cloud Adoption Framework
Azure Policy
- Azure Policy is a service in Azure that enables you to create, assign, and manage policies that control or audit resources.
What can you use to restrict the deployment of a virtual machine to a specific location?
Select only one answer.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Policy
resource groups
resource locks
Azure Policy can help to create a policy for allowed regions, which enables you to restrict the deployment of virtual machines to a specific location.
What can you use to define the resources you want to provision in a declarative JSON format?
Select only one answer.
Azure CLI
Azure PowerShell
Azure Repos
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
- By using ARM templates, you can describe the resources you want to use in a declarative JSON format.
Which two tools are accessible via Azure Cloud Shell to manage an Azure environment?
Select all answers that apply.
Azure CLI
Azure PowerShell
Azure Repos
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
Azure CLI
Azure PowerShell
- Azure CLI is an executable program with which a user can execute commands in Bash that call the Azure REST API. Azure Cloud Shell also supports Azure PowerShell as an executable program.
What can you use to create resources in Azure and includes a validation step to ensure all resources are created in a specific order based on dependencies, in parallel and idempotent?
Select only one answer.
Azure CLI
Azure PowerShell
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
Azure REST API
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
- ARM templates define an application’s infrastructure requirements for a repeatable deployment that is done in a consistent manner. A validation step ensures that all resources can be created in the proper order based on dependencies, in parallel and idempotent.
What provides recommendations to reduce the cost of Azure resources?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Dashboard
Azure Service Health
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Azure Advisor
- Azure Advisor analyzes the account usage and makes recommendations based on its set and configured rules.
You have a team of Linux administrators that need to manage the resources in Azure. The team wants to use the Bash shell to perform the administration.
What should you recommend?
Select only one answer.
Azure Blueprint
Azure CLI
Azure Powershell
This answer is incorrect.
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template
Azure CLI
- Azure CLI allows you to use the Bash shell to perform administrative tasks. Bash is used in Linux environments, so a Linux administrator will probably be more comfortable performing command-line administration from Azure CLI.
You need to review the root cause analysis (RCA) report for a service outage that occurred last week.
Where should you look for the report?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Log Analytics
Azure Service Health
- After an outage, Service Health provides official incident reports called root cause analysis (RCA), which you can share with stakeholders.
You need to create a custom solution that uses thresholds to trigger autoscaling functionality to scale an app up or down to meet user demand.
What should you include in the solution?
Select only one answer.
Application insights
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Azure Monitor
- Azure Monitor is a platform that collects metric and logging data, such as CPU percentages. The data can be used to trigger autoscaling.
What can you use to find information about planned maintenance for Azure services that are critical to your organization?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Log Analytics
Azure Service Health
- You can drill down to the affected services, regions, and details to show how an event will affect you and what you must do. Most of these events occur without any impact to you and will not be shown. In a rare case that a reboot is required, Service Health allows you to choose when to perform the maintenance to minimize the downtime
Which two attributes are characteristics of the private cloud deployment model? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Applications can be provisioned and deprovisioned quickly.
Hardware must be purchased.
Organizations only pay for what they use.
The company has complete control over physical resources and security.
Hardware must be purchased.
The company has complete control over physical resources and security.
- In a private cloud, hardware must be purchased for start up and maintenance. In a private cloud, organizations control resources and security. Quick provisioning is a characteristic of the public cloud deployment model. Paying only for what is used is a characteristic of the public cloud deployment model.
Which two characteristics are common advantages of cloud computing? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
elimination of horizontal scaling
geo-distribution
high availability
physical access to servers
geo-distribution
high availability
- Cloud-based apps can provide a continuous user experience with no apparent downtime, even when things go wrong. You can deploy apps and data to regional datacenters around the globe, thereby ensuring that your customers always have the best performance in their region. Apps in cloud computing can scale vertically and horizontally. In a public cloud model, you do not get physical access to servers, as they are managed by the cloud provider.
Why is cloud computing often less expensive than on-premises datacenters?
Select only one answer.
Cloud service offerings have limited functionality.
Network bandwidth is free.
Services are only offered in a single geographic location.
You are only billed for what you use.
You are only billed for what you use.
- Renting compute and storage services and being billed for only what you use often lowers operating expenses. Depending on the service and the type of network bandwidth, charges can be incurred. Cloud service offerings often provide functionality that can be difficult or cost-prohibitive to deploy on-premises, especially for smaller organizations. Major cloud providers offer services around the world. Making it easy and relatively inexpensive to deploy services close to where your users reside.
Which cloud deployment model are you using if you have servers physically located at your organization’s on-site datacenter, and you migrate a few of the servers to the cloud?
Select only one answer.
hybrid cloud
private cloud
public cloud
A hybrid cloud is a computing environment that combines a public cloud and a private cloud by allowing data and applications to be shared between them.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
Deploying and configuring cloud-based resources quickly as business requirements change is called [answer choice].
Select only one answer.
agility
elasticity
high availability
scalability
Agility means that you can deploy and configure cloud-based resources quickly as app requirements change. Scalability means that you can add RAM, CPU, or entire virtual machines to a configuration. Elasticity means that you can configure cloud-based apps to take advantage of autoscaling, so apps always have the resources they need. High availability means that cloud-based apps can provide a continuous user experience with no apparent downtime, even when things go wrong.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
An example of [answer choice] is automatically scaling an application to ensure that the application has the resources needed to meet customer demands.
Select only one answer.
agility
elasticity
geo-distribution
high availability
Elasticity refers to the ability to scale resources as needed, such as during business hours, to ensure that an application can keep up with demand, and then reducing the available resources during off-peak hours. Agility refers to the ability to deploy new applications and services quickly. High availability refers to the ability to ensure that a service or application remains available in the event of a failure. Geo-distribution makes a service or application available in multiple geographic locations that are typically close to your users.
Which cloud service model provides you with the most control over the hardware that runs applications?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
- IaaS is the most flexible category of cloud services. It aims to give you complete control over the hardware that runs applications. Users do not control the operating system and do not configure the underlying servers in PaaS. With SaaS, you are using as-is software hosted in the cloud, instead of creating a platform to host a software yourself.
In a platform as a service (PaaS) model, which two components are the responsibility of the cloud service provider? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
information and data
operating system
physical network
user access
operating system
physical network
- In PaaS, the cloud provider is responsible for the operating system, physical datacenter, physical hosts, and physical network. In PaaS, the customer is responsible for accounts and identities.
Which type of cloud service model is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription?
Select only one answer.
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
SaaS is software that is centrally hosted and managed for you and your users or customers. Usually, one version of the application is used for all customers, and it is licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. PaaS and IaaS use a consumption-based model, so you only pay for what you use.
In which cloud service model is the customer responsible for managing the operating system?
Select only one answer.
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
IaaS consists of virtual machines and networking provided by the cloud provider. The customer is responsible for the OS and applications. The cloud provider is responsible for the OS in PaaS and SaaS.
Your organization is building a custom application.
You need to focus on application development rather than configuration and management of servers.
Which cloud service model should you use?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
- With PaaS, users can focus on application development because the cloud provider handles all the platform management. In SaaS, the cloud provider manages all aspects of the application environment, such as virtual machines, networking resources, data storage, and applications. IaaS is the closest service model to managing physical servers.
Which cloud service model is used by Microsoft Office 365?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
SaaS allows users to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the internet. Common examples are email, calendaring, and Office tools, such as Office 365.
Which cloud service model is used by Azure SQL Database?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
Azure SQL Database is a PaaS database engine.
Which type of cloud service are virtual networks?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
- IaaS helps you reduce the cost and complexity of maintaining a physical server and its datacenter infrastructure. Virtual networks are part of the IaaS cloud service.
Which two components are created in an Azure subscription? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Microsoft Entra user accounts
management groups
resource groups
resources
resource groups
resources
- Resources can only be associated with a single subscription. Subscriptions may be grouped into management groups. An account may be associated with multiple subscriptions.
Which scenario is a use case for a VPN gateway?
Select only one answer.
communicating between Azure resources
connecting an on-premises datacenter to an Azure virtual network
filtering outbound network traffic
partitioning a virtual network’s address space
connecting an on-premises datacenter to an Azure virtual network
- A VPN gateway is a type of virtual network gateway. Azure VPN Gateway instances are deployed to a dedicated subnet of a virtual network. You can use them to connect on-premises datacenters to virtual networks through a Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN connection.
What can you use to provide Mac and Android users with access to a Windows environment that will run Windows-based applications?
Select only one answer.
Azure Container Instances
Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop
- Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and application virtualization service that runs in the cloud. It enables your users to use a cloud-hosted version of Windows from any location. Azure Virtual Desktop works across devices such as Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux. It works with apps that you can use to access Remote Desktops and apps. You can also use most modern browsers to access Azure Virtual Desktop-hosted experiences.
Which storage service offers fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible by using Server Message Block (SMB) protocol?
Select only one answer.
Azure Disk Storage
Azure Files
Azure Queue Storage
Azure Table storage
Azure Files
- Azure Files offers fully managed file shares in the cloud with shares that are accessible by using Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Mounting Azure file shares is just like connecting to shares on a local network.
Which Azure Storage service should you use to store unstructured files, such as images, that will be served on webpages?
Select only one answer.
Azure Blob storage
Azure Disk Storage
Azure Queue Storage
Azure Table storage
Azure Blob storage
- Azure Blob storage is an object storage solution that you can use to store massive amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data.
What is the purpose of defense in depth?
Select only one answer.
to enable you to locate and act on resources that are associated with specific workloads, environments, business units, and owners
to evaluate resources and make recommendations to help improve reliability and performance
to manage policies that control or audit resources so that the configurations stay compliant with corporate standards
to use several layers of protection to prevent information from being accessed by unauthorized users
The objective of defense in depth is to use several layers of protection to prevent information from being accessed or stolen by unauthorized users.
What enables a user to sign in one time and use that credential to access multiple resources and applications from different providers?
Conditional Access
device management
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
single sign-on (SSO)
single sign-on (SSO)
- SSO enables a user to sign in one time and use that credential to access multiple resources and applications from different providers. MFA is a process whereby a user is prompted during the sign-in process for an additional form of identification. Conditional Access is a tool that Microsoft Entra uses to allow or deny access to resources based on identity signals. Microsoft Entra supports the registration of devices.
What can you use to allow a user to manage all the resources in a resource group?
Select only one answer.
Azure Key Vault
Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
resource locks
resource tags
Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
- Azure RBAC allows you to assign a set of permissions to a user or group. Resource tags are used to locate and act on resources associated with specific workloads, environments, business units, and owners. Resource locks prevent the accidental change or deletion of a resource. Key Vault is a centralized cloud service for storing an application secrets in a single, central location.
What can you use to ensure that users authenticate by using multi-factor authentication (MFA) when they attempt to sign in from a specific location?
Select only one answer.
administrative units
Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Conditional Access.
single sign-on (SSO)
Conditional Access can use signals to determine information about authentication attempts, and then determine whether to block access or require additional verifications, such as MFA.
Which two factors affect Azure costs? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
availability zone selection
date and time of use
resource location
resource usage
resource location
resource usage
- Usage meters, such as CPU time, disk size, and write operations, are used to calculate your bill for an Azure resource. Deleting or deallocating a resource means that you will no longer be billed for it. Different regions can have different associated prices. Resources cost the same no matter the time of day or the day of the week.
Which are two common scenarios for using resource tags? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
associating costs with different environments
categorizing costs by department
identifying lower cost regions
resizing underutilized virtual machines
associating costs with different environments
categorizing costs by department
- You can use tags to categorize costs by department, such as human resources, marketing, or finance, or by environment, such as test or production. Resizing underutilized virtual machines is a good cost saving measure and provisioning resources in lower cost regions is a good practice, but resource tags do not help with this.
You have an Azure virtual machine that is accessed only between 9:00 and 17:00 each day.
What should you do to minimize costs but preserve the associated hard disks and data?
Select only one answer.
Deallocate the virtual machine when it is not needed
Delete the virtual machine when it is not needed
Implement Privileged Identity Management.
Resize the virtual machine to smaller size.
Deallocate the virtual machine when it is not needed
- If you have virtual machine workloads that are used only during certain periods, but you run them every hour of every day, then you are wasting money. These virtual machines are great candidates to deallocate when not in use and start back when required to save compute costs while the virtual machines are deallocated.
You need to associate the costs of resources to different groups within an organization without changing the location of the resources.
What should you use?
Select only one answer.
administrative units
resource groups
resource tags
subscriptions
Resource tags can be used to group billing data and categorize costs by runtime environment, such as billing usage for virtual machines running in a production environment.
Which two actions can be performed by using Azure portal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Change the availability zone of a virtual machine.
Create new resources.
Assign deny permission on a resource group
Create Microsoft Entra user
Create new resources.
Create Microsoft Entra user
- The Azure portal provides a GUI to view all the services you are using, create new services, configure your services, and view reports.
What can you use to manage servers across third party cloud platforms and on-premises environments?
Select only one answer.
Azure Arc
Azure CLI
Azure Monitor
Azure PowerShell
Azure Arc simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent multi-cloud and on-premises management platform.
Which Azure service evaluates Azure resources and makes recommendations to help improve reliability, security, performance, and cost reduction?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Log Analytics
Azure Advisor
- Azure Advisor evaluates Azure resources and makes recommendations to help improve reliability, security, and performance, achieve operational excellence, and reduce costs.
What should you proactively review and act on to avoid service interruptions, such as service retirements and breaking changes?
Select only one answer.
application insights
Azure Monitor
health advisories
service issues
Health advisories
- Health advisories are issues that require that you take proactive action to avoid service interruptions, such as service retirements and breaking changes. Service issues are problems such as outages that require immediate actions.
Which Azure service can generate an alert if virtual machine utilization is over 80% for five minutes?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Policy
Azure Service Health
Azure Monitor is a platform for collecting, analyzing, visualizing, and alerting based on metrics. Azure Monitor can log data from an entire Azure and on-premises environment.
What can you use to find information about planned maintenance for Azure services that are critical to your organization?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Log Analytics
Azure Service Health
- You can drill down to the affected services, regions, and details to show how an event will affect you and what you must do. Most of these events occur without any impact to you and will not be shown. In a rare case that a reboot is required, Service Health allows you to choose when to perform the maintenance to minimize the downtime
What can you apply to an Azure virtual machine to ensure that users cannot change or delete the resource?
Select only one answer.
a lock
a tag
a user-assigned managed identity
Conditional Access
Incorrect: A user-assigned managed identity –– Adding an identity will not add the ability to change or delete the resource.
Correct: A lock –– A resource lock will meet both requirements.
Incorrect: A tag –– A tag will not meet the requirements.
Incorrect: Conditional Access –– Conditional Access will not meet the requirements.
What are two basic services provided by all cloud providers? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
application development
colocation
compute
storage
compute
storage
- All cloud providers provide compute and storage services. Colocation is when a business rents space in a shared physical datacenter. Application development is the responsibility of the customer and is typically done either in-house or through a third party.
What is an advantage of cloud computing compared to on-premises deployments?
Select only one answer.
You can scale more quickly.
You can work from multiple workstations.
You have full access in case of internet outage.
You own your CPUs.
You can scale more quickly.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
Increasing compute capacity for an app by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine is called [answer choice].
Select only one answer.
disaster recovery
high availability
horizontal scaling
vertical scaling
vertical scaling
You scale vertically to increase compute capacity by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine. Scaling horizontally increases compute capacity by adding instances of resources, such as adding virtual machines to the configuration. Disaster recovery keeps data and other assets safe in the event of a disaster. High availability minimizes downtime when things go wrong.
What are cloud-based backup services, data replication, and geo-distribution features of?
Select only one answer.
a cost reduction plan
a disaster recovery plan
a hybrid cloud deployment
an elastic application configuration
a disaster recovery plan
- Disaster recovery uses services, such as cloud-based backup, data replication, and geo-distribution, to keep data and code safe in the event of a disaster.
What is high availability in a public cloud environment dependent on?
Select only one answer.
capital expenditures
cloud-based backup retention limits
the service-level agreement (SLA) that you choose
the vertical scalability of an app
Different services have different SLAs. Sometimes different tiers of the same service will offer different SLAs, which can increase or decrease the promised availability.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
Increasing the capacity of an application by adding additional virtual machine is called [answer choice].
Select only one answer.
agility
high availability
horizontal scaling
vertical scaling
horizontal scaling
- Scaling horizontally increases compute capacity by adding instances of resources, such as adding virtual machines to the configuration. You scale vertically to increase compute capacity by adding RAM or CPUs to a virtual machine. Agility refers to the ability to deploy new applications and services quickly. High availability minimizes downtime when things go wrong.
In which two deployment models are customers responsible for managing operating systems that host applications? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
on-premises
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
on-premises
- Operating systems are managed by customers when using IaaS or an on-premises deployments. The operating systems are not accessible in PaaS and SaaS deployments.
What are two characteristics of the public cloud deployment model? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Computing resources are used exclusively by users from one organization.
Hardware is physically located in an organization’s on-site datacenter.
Servers and storage are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider.
Services are offered over the internet and are available to anyone who wants to purchase them.
Servers and storage are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider.
This answer is correct.
Services are offered over the internet and are available to anyone who wants to purchase them.
- In a public cloud, services are offered over the internet and are available to anyone who wants to purchase them. A private cloud is limited to a single organization. Cloud resources, such as servers and storage, are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider and delivered over the internet. A private cloud consists of computing resources used exclusively by users from one business or organization.
What is the customer responsible for in a software as a service (SaaS) model?
Select only one answer.
data and access
storage
runtime
virtual machines
data and access
- SaaS allows you to pay to use an existing application on hardware managed by a third party. You supply data and configure access. Customers are only responsible for storage in a private cloud. Customers are responsible for virtual machines and runtime in IaaS and the private cloud.
You plan to build a new solution in Azure that will use platform as a service (PaaS) products.
What should you use to estimate the monthly costs?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Cost Management
Azure Pricing calculator
Total Cost of Ownership (TOC) Calculator
Azure Pricing calculator
- The Azure Pricing calculator allows you to estimate and configure according to your specific requirements. You will then receive a consolidated estimated price and a detailed breakdown of the costs associated with each resource you added to your solution.
Which management layer accepts requests from any Azure tool or API and enables you to create, update, and delete resources in an Azure account?
Select only one answer.
Azure CLI
Azure management groups
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Azure Sphere
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- ARM is the deployment and management service for Azure. It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in an Azure account.
What should you use to access Azure Cloud Shell?
Select only one answer.
a web browser
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
the command-line on a local computer
a web browser
- Cloud Shell is an interactive, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources.
You need to be notified when there are new recommendations for reducing Azure costs.
Which tool should you use?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Service Health
Log Analytics
Azure Advisor
- Azure Advisor evaluates Azure resources and makes recommendations to help improve reliability, security, and performance, achieve operational excellence, and reduce costs.
What can you use to automatically detect performance anomalies for web apps?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Application Insights
Azure Cognitive Services
Azure DevOps
Azure Application Insights
- Application Insights is a feature of Azure Monitor that allows you to monitor running applications, automatically detect performance anomalies, and use built-in analytics tools to see what users do on an app.
What can you use to get notification about an outage in a specific Azure region?
Select only one answer.
Azure Advisor
Azure Monitor
Azure Support + Troubleshooting
Azure Service Health
Azure Service Health
- Service Health notifies you of Azure-related service issues, such as region-wide downtime.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
[Answer choice] refers to upfront costs incurred one time, such as hardware purchases.
Select only one answer.
A consumption-based model
Capital expenditures
Elasticity
Operational expenditures
Capital expenditures
- Capital expenditures are one-time expenses that can be deducted over time. Operational expenditures are billed as you use services and a do not have upfront costs.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
In cloud computing, [answer choice] allows you to deploy applications to regional datacenters around the world.
Select only one answer.
disaster recovery
elasticity
geo-location
high availability
geo-location
- You can deploy apps and data to regional datacenters around the globe, thereby ensuring that your customers always have the best performance in their region. This is referred to as geo-distribution.
Your organization is building a custom application.
You need to focus on application development rather than configuration and management of servers.
Which cloud service model should you use?
Select only one answer.
infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
software as a service (SaaS)
platform as a service (PaaS)
- With PaaS, users can focus on application development because the cloud provider handles all the platform management. In SaaS, the cloud provider manages all aspects of the application environment, such as virtual machines, networking resources, data storage, and applications. IaaS is the closest service model to managing physical servers.
What uses the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud service model?
Select only one answer.
Azure App Services
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure virtual machines
Microsoft Office 365
Azure virtual machines
- Azure Virtual Machines is an IaaS offering. The customer is responsible for the configuration of the virtual machine as well as all operating system configurations. Azure App Services and Azure Cosmos DB are PaaS offerings. Microsoft Office 365 is a SaaS offering.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
[Answer choice] is the logical container used to combine and organize Azure resources.
Select only one answer.
a management group
a resource group
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
an Azure region
a resource group
- Resources are combined into resource groups, which act as a logical container into which Azure resources like web apps, databases, and storage accounts, are deployed and managed.
Select the answer that correctly completes the sentence.
[Answer choice] is the deployment and management service for Azure.
Select only one answer.
Microsoft Entra
Azure API Management
Azure Monitor
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- ARM is the deployment and management service for Azure. It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in an Azure subscription. You use management features, such as access control, resource locks, and resource tags, to secure and organize resources after deployment.
Which Azure resource is a software emulation of a physical computer that includes a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources?
Select only one answer.
a container
a function
a virtual machine
an App Service
a virtual machine
- Virtual machines are software emulations of physical computers. They include a virtual processor, memory, storage, and networking resources. Virtual machines host an operating system, and you can install and run software just like on a physical computer.
Which Azure compute service can you use to deploy and manage a set of identical virtual machines?
Select only one answer.
availability sets
availability zones
Azure Container Instances
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Virtual Machine Scale Sets are an Azure compute resource that you can use to deploy and manage and scale a set of identical virtual machines.
Which feature in the Microsoft Purview governance portal should you use to manage access to data sources and datasets?
Select only one answer.
Data Catalog
Data Estate Insights
Data Policy
Data Sharing
Data Policy
- Incorrect: Data Catalog –– This enables data discovery.
Incorrect: Data Sharing –– This shares data within and between organizations.
Incorrect: Data Estate Insights –– This accesses data estate health.
Correct: Data Policy –– This governs access to data.
For which resource does Azure generate separate billing reports and invoices by default?
Select only one answer.
accounts
management groups
resource groups
subscriptions
subscriptions
Which two Azure resources can make use of availability zones? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
Azure SQL databases
Azure subscriptions
resource groups
virtual machines
Azure SQL databases
virtual machines
- Availability zones are primarily for virtual machines, managed disks, load balancers, and SQL databases.
What can you use to execute code in a serverless environment?
Select only one answer.
Azure Container Instances
Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Functions
- Azure Functions allows you to run code as a service without having to manage the underlying platform or infrastructure. Azure Logic Apps is similar to Azure Functions, but uses predefined workflows instead of developing your own code.
Which two services are provided by Microsoft Entra? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
authentication
data encryption
name resolution
single sign-on (SSO)
authentication
single sign-on (SSO)
- Microsoft Entra provides services for verifying identity and access to applications and resources. SSO enables you to remember a single username and password to access multiple applications and is available in Azure AD.
What Microsoft Entra feature can you use to configure security authentication that requires users to use their mobile phone to sign in?
Select only one answer.
Azure Information Protection (AIP)
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- MFA is the concept of requiring something more than only a password to sign in to an application. You can use the mobile phone to receive a phone call, text, or a code to get authenticated.
Which two tools can you use to create a new Azure virtual machine from a mobile device that runs Android? Each correct answer presents complete solution.
Select all answers that apply.
PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell
Remote Desktop
SSH
the Azure portal
PowerShell in Azure Cloud Shell
the Azure portal
- The Azure portal can run on devices that have the Android operating system installed. The browser can be any type, such as Internet Explorer 11, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (all the latest versions). When you visit the portal, you will see Cloud Shell. Users can then access Bash and PowerShell from within Cloud Shell. You can use Bash and PowerShell to create Azure virtual machines.
