Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam preparation-A

Here’s a set of 60 multiple-choice questions for your Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam preparation. The answers are provided at the end.


1. What is the main benefit of cloud computing?

  • a) Scalability
  • b) Complexity
  • c) Long deployment time
  • d) High latency

2. Which type of cloud model combines both public and private clouds?

  • a) Hybrid cloud
  • b) Public cloud
  • c) Private cloud
  • d) On-premises cloud

3. Which of the following is an example of SaaS?

  • a) Microsoft 365
  • b) Azure Virtual Machines
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure App Service

4. What does IaaS provide?

  • a) Managed applications
  • b) Managed hardware resources
  • c) Managed operating systems
  • d) Managed middleware

5. Which Azure service allows for the secure management of secrets like API keys and passwords?

  • a) Azure Key Vault
  • b) Azure Firewall
  • c) Azure Security Center
  • d) Azure Active Directory

6. What is the purpose of Azure Virtual Network (VNet)?

  • a) To create virtual networks in Azure
  • b) To deploy web applications
  • c) To provide backup for applications
  • d) To store databases

7. What is Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) primarily used for?

  • a) To create virtual networks
  • b) To store data
  • c) To manage identity and access control
  • d) To analyze big data

8. Which Azure service is used for running event-driven serverless code?

  • a) Azure Functions
  • b) Azure Virtual Machines
  • c) Azure App Service
  • d) Azure Kubernetes Service

9. What type of service is Azure SQL Database?

  • a) IaaS
  • b) SaaS
  • c) PaaS
  • d) DRaaS

10. What is the main use of Azure Load Balancer?

  • a) Distribute incoming network traffic
  • b) Backup data
  • c) Create VMs
  • d) Monitor applications

11. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cloud computing?

  • a) Scalability
  • b) Disaster recovery
  • c) High latency
  • d) Fault tolerance

12. What is the purpose of Azure Firewall?

  • a) To protect Azure resources from unauthorized access
  • b) To manage databases
  • c) To scale applications
  • d) To create virtual networks

13. What does Azure Blob Storage store?

  • a) Structured data
  • b) Unstructured data
  • c) VMs
  • d) Operating systems

14. Which cloud model allows multiple customers to share the same infrastructure?

  • a) Public cloud
  • b) Private cloud
  • c) Hybrid cloud
  • d) On-premises cloud

15. What is the purpose of the Azure Pricing Calculator?

  • a) To estimate the cost of Azure services
  • b) To monitor application performance
  • c) To deploy virtual machines
  • d) To create databases

16. Which of the following is an Azure service for IoT applications?

  • a) Azure IoT Hub
  • b) Azure App Service
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure DevOps

17. What is a key feature of Azure Cosmos DB?

  • a) Globally distributed
  • b) Available only in certain regions
  • c) For unstructured data only
  • d) For relational data only

18. What does Azure Advisor provide?

  • a) Best practice recommendations for optimizing resources
  • b) Data encryption
  • c) Backup and restore services
  • d) Network monitoring

19. Which service provides a private connection between on-premises networks and Azure?

  • a) Azure VPN Gateway
  • b) Azure Load Balancer
  • c) Azure Traffic Manager
  • d) Azure App Service

20. What is the primary use of Azure Storage Accounts?

  • a) Store and manage data
  • b) Deploy virtual machines
  • c) Manage databases
  • d) Analyze large datasets

21. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the customer in the shared responsibility model for IaaS?

  • a) Physical security of data centers
  • b) Managing operating systems
  • c) Configuring networks
  • d) Managing applications

22. What type of cloud service is Microsoft 365 an example of?

  • a) IaaS
  • b) SaaS
  • c) PaaS
  • d) DRaaS

23. What is the purpose of Azure DevOps?

  • a) To automate software development lifecycle (SDLC)
  • b) To create databases
  • c) To store data
  • d) To secure networks

24. What is Azure Active Directory B2C used for?

  • a) Managing user identities for external applications
  • b) Creating virtual machines
  • c) Managing database backups
  • d) Storing data

25. Which Azure service provides managed virtual machines?

  • a) Azure Virtual Machines
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure Storage
  • d) Azure App Service

26. What is Azure Monitor used for?

  • a) Monitoring the performance and health of applications and resources
  • b) Deploying web applications
  • c) Storing large amounts of data
  • d) Managing user identities

27. Which of the following is an example of PaaS?

  • a) Azure SQL Database
  • b) Microsoft 365
  • c) Azure Virtual Machines
  • d) Azure Functions

28. What does the Azure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator help you estimate?

  • a) Cost savings by moving to the cloud
  • b) Cost of deploying virtual machines
  • c) Performance of applications
  • d) The health of the network

29. What is the Azure SLA for a single virtual machine?

  • a) 99.9%
  • b) 95.9%
  • c) 100%
  • d) 99.99%

30. What is Azure DDoS Protection used for?

  • a) To protect applications from Distributed Denial of Service attacks
  • b) To store data
  • c) To manage virtual machines
  • d) To create virtual networks

31. Which Azure service allows for the creation of virtual private networks?

  • a) Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure Functions
  • d) Azure Blob Storage

32. What is Azure App Service used for?

  • a) Hosting web applications and APIs
  • b) Monitoring network traffic
  • c) Storing virtual machines
  • d) Protecting networks

33. Which Azure service provides a scalable solution for managing containers?

  • a) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • b) Azure Functions
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure Traffic Manager

34. What is the primary purpose of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)?

  • a) Identity and access management
  • b) Data storage
  • c) Application deployment
  • d) Cost management

35. Which service allows you to automate deployment and scaling of VMs?

  • a) Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • b) Azure Load Balancer
  • c) Azure VPN Gateway
  • d) Azure SQL Database

36. What is the purpose of Azure Traffic Manager?

  • a) Distribute traffic globally across multiple endpoints
  • b) Create virtual machines
  • c) Manage application code
  • d) Monitor application performance

37. What is the key function of Azure Backup?

  • a) To provide backup and restore services for data and applications
  • b) To manage virtual machines
  • c) To scale applications
  • d) To monitor network traffic

38. Which Azure service provides continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) tools?

  • a) Azure DevOps
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure App Service
  • d) Azure Functions

39. What is Azure Logic Apps used for?

  • a) Automating workflows between services
  • b) Hosting web applications
  • c) Storing data
  • d) Monitoring application performance

40. Which of the following is a key feature of Azure Load Balancer?

  • a) Distributes incoming traffic across multiple VMs
  • b) Provides cost estimation for Azure services
  • c) Manages backup services
  • d) Hosts web applications

41. What is the main purpose of Azure Policy?

  • a) To enforce organizational standards and compliance
  • b) To store data
  • c) To scale applications
  • d) To create virtual machines

42. What is a primary use case of Azure Machine Learning?

  • a) Building and deploying predictive models
  • b) Monitoring network traffic
  • c) Storing unstructured data
  • d) Creating virtual machines

43. What does Azure Security Center provide?

  • a) Advanced threat protection and security posture management
  • b) Cost management tools
  • c) Identity and access management
  • d) Data storage services

44. Which service can be used to distribute web traffic globally?

  • a) Azure Traffic Manager
  • b) Azure VPN Gateway
  • c) Azure Functions
  • d) Azure App Service

45. What does Azure Key Vault provide?

  • a) Secure management of secrets and cryptographic keys
  • b) Data storage
  • c) Monitoring network traffic
  • d) Backup and restore services

46. What is the purpose of Azure Blueprints?

  • a) To define repeatable sets of Azure resources that adhere to an organization’s standards
  • b) To store data
  • c) To manage network traffic
  • d) To create virtual machines

47. Which service is used to connect on-premises networks to Azure?

  • a) Azure VPN Gateway
  • b) Azure App Service
  • c) Azure Blob Storage
  • d) Azure SQL Database

48. What does Azure Cost Management help with?

  • a) Monitoring and optimizing cloud spending
  • b) Deploying virtual machines
  • c) Scaling applications
  • d) Managing user identities

49. What is Azure Governance?

  • a) Managing policies, standards, and compliance
  • b) Deploying web applications
  • c) Scaling databases
  • d) Monitoring network traffic

50. What does the Azure SLA define?

  • a) The guaranteed uptime and availability for services
  • b) The cost of Azure services
  • c) The data residency policies
  • d) The security management policies

51. Which of the following is an example of a hybrid cloud scenario?

  • a) Using a combination of on-premises data centers and cloud services
  • b) Using only public cloud services
  • c) Using only private cloud services
  • d) Using only SaaS applications

52. Which Azure service enables virtual machines to communicate securely with each other?

  • a) Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure Storage
  • d) Azure Backup

53. What is the primary purpose of Azure Storage Accounts?

  • a) Store and manage data in the cloud
  • b) Deploy virtual machines
  • c) Create databases
  • d) Manage applications

54. What is the purpose of Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)?

  • a) To manage permissions and access to Azure resources
  • b) To backup data
  • c) To manage virtual machines
  • d) To deploy web applications

55. Which Azure service provides an event-driven, serverless compute option?

  • a) Azure Functions
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • d) Azure Traffic Manager

56. What is Azure Blob Storage best suited for?

  • a) Storing unstructured data
  • b) Hosting web applications
  • c) Creating virtual machines
  • d) Managing backups

57. What is the main purpose of Azure Advisor?

  • a) Provide best practice recommendations for optimizing resources
  • b) Monitor application performance
  • c) Backup and restore data
  • d) Manage virtual machines

58. What does Azure Machine Learning allow you to do?

  • a) Build, deploy, and manage machine learning models
  • b) Host web applications
  • c) Store unstructured data
  • d) Scale virtual machines

59. What is the Azure Trust Center?

  • a) A resource for understanding Azure security, privacy, and compliance practices
  • b) A storage service
  • c) A security management tool
  • d) A backup solution

60. What does Azure Identity Protection provide?

  • a) Risk-based conditional access policies
  • b) Backup services
  • c) Network security management
  • d) Data storage

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