Azure Compute and Networking Services 1

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)?

• To have total control over the operating system (OS).

• To run custom software.

• To use custom hosting configurations.

• To avoid using virtualization.

What does Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) provide as a service?

• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

• Database as a Service (DBaaS)

Which of the following best describes a virtual machine scale set in Azure?

• A single VM used for testing only.

• A group of identical, load-balanced VMs managed together.

• A set of physical servers in a data center.

• A tool for creating custom software.

Why might you use a preconfigured VM image in Azure?

• To avoid using an operating system.

• To rapidly provision a VM with an OS and other software already installed.

• To create physical hardware for the VM.

• To reduce the number of VMs in your environment.

Suppose you need to ensure high availability and scalability for your application in Azure. Which feature would you most likely use?

• Single VM for all tasks

• Virtual machine scale sets

• Manual configuration of each VM

• Physical servers only

What is the main purpose of using virtual machine scale sets in Azure?

• To centrally manage, configure, and update a large number of VMs in minutes.

• To increase the physical size of a data center.

• To reduce the number of VMs needed for a task.

• To manually update each VM individually.

Which of the following best describes a virtual machine availability set?

• A tool to ensure VMs stagger updates and have varied power and network connectivity.

• A method to increase the speed of a single VM.

• A way to reduce the cost of running VMs.

• A process for deleting unused VMs.

What is the function of an update domain in a virtual machine availability set?

• It groups VMs that can be rebooted at the same time for updates.

• It groups VMs by their operating system.

• It connects VMs to the same network switch.

• It deletes VMs after updates are complete.

How does a fault domain help protect virtual machines?

• By grouping VMs by common power source and network switch to prevent a single point of failure.

• By increasing the speed of VM updates.

• By reducing the number of VMs needed.

• By automatically deleting VMs after a failure.

Why might a company use virtual machines during testing and development?

• To quickly create and delete different OS and application configurations.

• To permanently store all data.

• To reduce the number of employees needed.

• To avoid using any network resources.