Section 1: Introduction to Azure Data Services. Flashcards
What is Azure’s primary service for data storage?
Azure Blob Storage
True or False: Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed database service.
True
What does SKU stand for in Azure services?
Stock Keeping Unit
Which Azure service is best suited for real-time analytics?
Azure Stream Analytics
Fill in the blank: Azure SQL Database is a ___-as-a-Service offering.
Database
What type of data does Azure Data Lake Storage primarily handle?
Big data
Which Azure service provides a fully managed NoSQL database?
Azure Cosmos DB
What is the purpose of Azure Data Factory?
Data integration and transformation
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT an Azure data service? A) Azure Data Lake B) Azure Machine Learning C) Azure Firewall
C) Azure Firewall
True or False: Azure Synapse Analytics combines big data and data warehousing.
True
What is the main benefit of using Azure SQL Managed Instance?
Compatibility with SQL Server
Fill in the blank: Azure Table Storage is a service for storing ___ data.
NoSQL
Which Azure service is designed for building real-time dashboards?
Power BI
What is the main function of Azure Blob Storage?
Object storage for unstructured data
Multiple Choice: Which Azure service is specifically designed for machine learning? A) Azure Data Factory B) Azure Machine Learning C) Azure SQL Database
B) Azure Machine Learning
True or False: Azure Data Lake is optimized for both structured and unstructured data.
True
What is the primary use case for Azure Synapse Analytics?
Analyzing large volumes of data
Fill in the blank: Azure Cosmos DB supports ___ consistency models.
Multiple
What is the function of Azure Data Catalog?
Data governance and discovery
Multiple Choice: Which Azure service allows for real-time data processing? A) Azure Data Lake B) Azure Stream Analytics C) Azure SQL Database
B) Azure Stream Analytics
True or False: Azure Data Factory can automate data movement and transformation.
True
What is the main feature of Azure SQL Database?
Managed relational database service
Fill in the blank: Azure HDInsight provides a cloud-based service for ___ frameworks.
Big data
What is the primary function of Azure Analysis Services?
Business intelligence and data modeling
Multiple Choice: Which service is designed for enterprise-level data warehousing? A) Azure Data Lake B) Azure Synapse Analytics C) Azure Blob Storage
B) Azure Synapse Analytics
True or False: Azure Functions can be used to process data in real-time.
True
What is the main advantage of using Azure Event Hubs?
Ingesting large amounts of data in real-time
Fill in the blank: Azure Machine Learning provides tools for building and deploying ___ models.
Machine learning
What is the purpose of Azure Stream Analytics?
Real-time event processing
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a feature of Azure Blob Storage? A) Data encryption B) Data warehousing C) Data mining
A) Data encryption
True or False: Azure SQL Database can automatically scale based on demand.
True
