July 3, 2020
Azure AZ-900 Exam Study Notes Part – 9
This “Azure AZ-900 Exam Study Notes Part – 9” blog series covers the continuation of the questions and answers I used for brainstorming and self-learning part of my exam preparation.
AZ-900 Exam Study Notes – Part 9
| 161 | What is the most secure way to provide access to data for a third-party client using Azure? |
| A | Use the Azure Key Vault, it protects and shares the password without revealing it. |
| 162 | Your team has the following administrative responsibilities. Backing up application data. Managing physical server security. Updating server operating systems. Managing permissions to shared documents. Which administrative responsibilities will be reduced if you move your workload to Azure |
| A | Updating server operating systems |
| 163 | You have an on-premises application that processes incoming Simple Message Submission Service (SMSS) queue messages and records the data to a log file. You migrate this application to an Azure function app. What kind of cloud service would this be considered? |
| A | Serverless |
| 164 | What are some of the common service recommendations are provided by Azure Advisor? |
| A | Advisor provides recommendations for Application Gateway, App Services, availability sets, Azure Cache, Azure Data Factory, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database for MariaDB, Azure ExpressRoute, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure public IP addresses, SQL Data Warehouse, SQL servers, storage accounts, Traffic Manager profiles, and virtual machines. |
| 165 | What kind of service architecture is Azure DevOps? |
| A | SaaS |
| 166 | Which of the following Azure offerings provide a platform for serverless computing? |
| A | Azure functions and App service. |
| 167 | load-balancer pricing is based on what in Azure? |
| A | The pricing for a Standard Load Balancer is based on the number of rules configured (load balancer rules and NAT rules) and data processed. However, there is no hourly charge for the Standard Load Balancer itself when no rules are configured. |
| 168 | What is Azure availability zones? |
| A | Availability Zones are unique physical locations with independent power, network, and cooling. |
| 169 | Is there any charge for the static IP address |
| A | Yes, there is a charge for static public IP addresses irrespective of the associated resource (unless it is part of the first five static ones in the region) |
| 170 | Which Azure service should you use to store certificates? |
| A | Azure key Vault |
| 171 | What is the cost associated with VNet in Azure ? |
| A | Virtual networks are provided free of charge. The only cost associated are data transfers in and out of the virtual network. |
| 172 | Which statement best describes the benefits of the economy of scale of using cloud providers like Microsoft Azure? |
| A | Since Azure owns and runs so much hardware, they can do so more efficiently, and pass on the savings to the customer |
| 173 | Does the stopped or deallocated virtual machine incur any charges in Azure ? |
| A | No, stopped, and deallocated virtual machines (shut down from the Azure Portal or via Azure command-line tools) do not continue to incur charges until such time as they are restarted. |
| 174 | Which Azure Support Plan can offer the lowest possible response time for the most critical incidents? |
| A | The Premier support plan includes up to a 15 minute response time with Azure Rapid Response |
| 175 | You are beginning to extend your on-premises data center into Azure. What kind of cloud service would this be considered? |
| A | Hybrid Cloud |
| 176 | Does deleted virtual machines will still incur chareges for storage ? |
| A | Yes, when a virtual machine is deleted, its managed disk remains in the Azure portal and can be used to create a new virtual machine. Until this disk is manually removed, you will incur charges for the disk whether it is in use or not. |
| 177 | Which Azure service should you use to correlate metrics and logs from multiple resources into a centralized repository? |
| A | Azure Monitor, which is based on Azure Data Explorer. |
| 178 | Two virtual machines with the same size will incur the same monthly charges. True or Fales |
| A | Fales, two virtual machines of the same size will incur different monthly charges as the charges are based on a number of metrics, such as CPU usage, disk I/O, type of storage assigned, and storage usage. |
| 179 | Which service in Azure provides you with an easy way to automate tasks using a graphical interface? |
| A | Logic Apps. Azure Logic Apps is a cloud service that helps you schedule, automate, and orchestrate tasks, business processes, and workflows. |
| 180 | Can Azure virtual machines move between different availability sets? |
| A | No |
Summary & Next Steps
For passing the exam, on top of this blog series, I strongly urge you to create an account in the Azure portal and get some real-time experience on the topic. For more information, please visit Microsoft sites AZ-900 and Azure fundamentals. Also please go through ” Azure AZ-900 Exam Study Notes Part – 7 and 8 ” in case if you missed previous study notes. Happy learning
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