AZ900

AZ-900

Azure fundamentals

Explore Microsoft Azure Cloud concepts

• Why cloud

• Cloud models

• Cloud services

Multiple Choice

Which term from the list below would be viewed as benefits of using cloud services?

• Unpredictable costs

• Elasticity

• Local reach only

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have two types of applications: legacy applications that require specialized mainframe hardware and newer applications that can run on commodity hardware. Which cloud deployment model would be best for you?

• Public cloud

• Private cloud

• Hybrid cloud

Multiple Choice

What is Azure?

• Microsoft's cloud computing platform, which provides compute power, storage, and services over the Internet using a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

• A single data center located in Redmond, Washington.

• A hosting environment specifically for virtual machines.

Multiple Choice

You're developing an application and want to focus on building, testing, and deploying. You don't want to worry about managing the underlying hardware or software. Which cloud service type is best for you?

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

Multiple Choice

Deploying an app can be done directly to what level of physical granularity?

• Region

• Datacenter

• Server Rack

Multiple Choice

To use Azure datacenters that are made available with power, cooling, and networking capabilities independent from other datacenters in a region, choose a region that supports _________?

• Availability Zones

• Geography distribution

• Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)

Distinguish Microsoft Azure Core Services

• Azure Architectural Components

• Core Azure Services

• Azure Management

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a feature of resource groups?

• Resources can be in only one resource group.

• Resources can be moved from one resource group to another resource group.

• Resource groups can be nested.

• Role-based access control can be applied to the resource group.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an Azure application platform?

• Azure App Service

• Azure Load Balancer

• Azure Table Storage

• Azure Cache for Redis

Multiple Choice

When should you scale out your deployment?

• When your application or service requires a more powerful CPU or more memory to run faster.

• When you need additional virtual machines to speed up your application.

• When you're using excess capacity that you don't need.

Multiple Choice

Application availability refers to what?

• The service level agreement of the associated resource.

• Application support for an availability zone.

• The overall time that a system is functional and working.

Multiple Choice

Suppose you work at a startup with limited funding. Why might you prefer Azure data storage over an on-premises solution?

• To ensure you run on a specific brand of hardware, which will let you form a marketing partnership with that hardware vendor.

• The Azure pay-as-you-go billing model lets you avoid buying expensive hardware.

• To get exact control over the location of your data store.

Solutions and Pricing

• Azure Solutions

• Azure Pricing

• Security

• Identity Services

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have an existing application running locally on your own server. You need additional capacity but prefer to move to Azure instead of buying upgraded on-premises hardware. Which compute option would likely give you the quickest route to getting your application running in Azure?

• Serverless computing

• Containers

• Virtual Machines

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a feature of resource groups?

• Resources can be in only one resource group.

• Resources can be moved from one resource group to another resource group.

• Resource groups can be nested.

• Role-based access control can be applied to the resource group.

Multiple Choice

True or false: Azure has money-saving options for test and development servers.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false: If you already have Windows Server licenses, you have to pay for them again on Azure

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Cloud security is a shared responsibility between you and your cloud provider. Which category of cloud services requires the greatest security effort on your part?

• Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• Platform as a service (PaaS)

• Software as a service (SaaS)

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you work on a photo-sharing application that runs on millions of mobile devices. Demand is unpredictable because you see a spike in usage whenever a locally or nationally significant event occurs. Which Azure compute resource is the best match for this workload?

• Serverless Computing

• Containers

• Virtual Machines

Examine Microsoft Azure Security, privacy, compliance, and trust

• Networking

• Azure Identity

• Security Tools

• Azure Governance, Compliance, and Monitoring

Multiple Choice

Azure Advisor provides advice on: (Select one)

• Creating an Azure account

• Best practices and Security for your services

• Using the Azure portal effectively

Multiple Choice

Where can you obtain details about the personal data Microsoft processes, how Microsoft processes it, and for what purposes?

• Microsoft Privacy Statement

• Compliance Manager

• Azure Service Health

• Trust Center

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the strongest way to protect sensitive customer data?

• Encrypt data as it sits in your database

• Encrypt data as it travels over the network

• Encrypt data both as it sits in your database and as it travels over the network

Multiple Choice

True or false: You can download published audit reports and other compliance-related information related to Microsoft’s cloud service from the Service Trust Portal

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these helps you most easily disable an account when an employee leaves your company?

• Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA)

• Monitor sign-on attempts

• Use single sign-on (SSO)

Multiple Choice

There has been an attack on your public-facing website, and the application's resources have been overwhelmed and exhausted, and are now unavailable to users. What service should you use to prevent this type of attack?

• DDoS protection

• Azure Firewall

• Network Security Group

• Application Gateway

Multiple Choice

Application availability refers to what?

• The service level agreement of the associated resource.

• Application support for an availability zone.

• The overall time that a system is functional and working.

All topics

Multiple Choice

What is an Azure region?

• One or more Azure data centers within a specific geographical location.

• A way of breaking networks into smaller networks.

• Firewall rules which define the flow of traffic in and out of Azure.

Multiple Choice

True or false: Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tags applied at a resource group level are propagated to resources within the resource group.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might be a good usage of tags?

• Using tags to associate a cost center with resources for internal chargeback

• Using tags in conjunction with Azure Automation to schedule maintenance windows

• Using tags to store environment and department association

• All of the above are good ways to use tags

Multiple Choice

An Azure dashboard is stored as which type of file?

• XML

• JSON

• PNG

Multiple Choice

What is network latency?

• The amount of data that can fit on the connection.

• The distance data must travel to reach its destination.

• The time it takes for data to travel over the network.

Multiple Choice

Which is true about Azure Load Balancer?

• You must use Azure Load Balancer if you want to distribute traffic among your virtual machines running in Azure.

• Azure Load Balancer works with internet-facing traffic only.

• Azure Load Balancer distributes traffic among similar systems, making your services more highly available.

Multiple Choice

When should you scale out your deployment?

• When your application or service requires a more powerful CPU or more memory to run faster.

• When you need additional virtual machines to speed up your application.

• When you're using excess capacity that you don't need.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about virtual networks?

• You configure virtual networks through software.

• A virtual network accepts network traffic on all ports. You configure the firewall through virtual machines.

• Virtual networks are always reachable from the internet.

Multiple Choice

You want to store certificates in Azure to centrally manage them for your services. Which Azure service should you use?

• AIP

• Azure AD

• Azure Key Vault

• Azure ATP

Multiple Choice

Which Azure service allows you to configure fine-grained access management for Azure resources, enabling you to grant users only the rights they need to perform their jobs?

• Locks

• `Policy

• Initiatives

• Role-based Access Control

Multiple Choice

Which Azure service allows you to create, assign, and, manage policies to enforce different rules and effects over your resources and stay compliant with your corporate standards and service-level agreements (SLAs)?

• Azure Policy

• Azure Blueprints

• Azure Security Center

• Role-based Access Control

Thank you!

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