week3

Which Azure service provides a centralized platform for monitoring cloud resources?

• Azure Monitor
• Azure DNS
• Azure Portal
• Azure Policy

Answer explanation

Azure Monitor is the main monitoring tool for Azure resources.

Which component is used to store and query monitoring data in Azure Monitor?

• Azure SQL Database
• Azure Log Analytics
• Azure Batch
• Azure Firewall

Answer explanation

Log Analytics is the data store and query tool for Azure Monitor.

Application Insights is best suited for monitoring what type of data?

• Virtual Machine Health
• Application Telemetry
• Storage Account Billing
• Resource Groups

Answer explanation

Application Insights provides telemetry and monitoring for applications.

What are the three pillars of observability?

• Logs, Metrics, Traces
• Logs, Events, Reports
• Metrics, Alerts, Dashboards
• Metrics, Queries, Alerts

Answer explanation

The main pillars are logs, metrics, and traces.

Which pillar helps you view resource data points over time?

• Traces
• Alerts
• Logs
• Metrics

Answer explanation

Metrics show numerical data points over time.

Where can you set up a query to analyze VM diagnostic logs in Azure?

• Azure CLI
• Log Analytics Workspace
• Azure Policy
• Azure Front Door

Answer explanation

Log Analytics Workspace stores and queries logs.

You need to visualize CPU usage for 10 VMs on a dashboard. Which tool should you use?

• Azure Application Gateway
• Azure Policy
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Identity Protection

Answer explanation

Azure Monitor lets you create dashboards for metrics.

What is the main benefit of the Log Analytics query language (KQL)?

• Resource Deployment
• Cost Analysis
• Advanced Data Filtering
• Creating Subscriptions

Answer explanation

KQL is used for advanced filtering and analysis of logs.

You want to track the sequence of a user request across several microservices. What should you use?

• Metrics
• Logs
• Traces
• Alerts

Answer explanation

Traces let you see request flow between services.

Where do you configure log retention policies in Azure Monitor?

• Log Analytics Workspace
• Azure Application Gateway
• Azure Cost Management
• Azure Advisor

Answer explanation

Log retention is set in Log Analytics Workspaces.