Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam preparation-C

First 10 questions with answer

1. What is Azure?

  • a) A cloud computing platform
  • b) A programming language
  • c) A database management system
  • d) A data visualization tool

2. Which of the following is a benefit of cloud computing?

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

3. Which of the following is an example of an IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) offering?

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

4. Which type of cloud service provides the ability to develop, manage, and host applications without managing the underlying infrastructure?

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

5. What is the term used for the replication of data across multiple regions to ensure availability in case of a disaster?

  • a) Scaling
  • b) Load Balancing
  • c) Geo-redundancy
  • d) Backup

6. Which Azure service is designed for Internet of Things (IoT) applications?

  • a) Azure Machine Learning
  • b) Azure DevOps
  • c) Azure IoT Hub
  • d) Azure Kubernetes Service

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

  • a) To create virtual networks
  • b) To manage application deployment
  • c) To manage identity and access
  • d) To provide cloud storage

8. What is a key feature of Azure Virtual Networks (VNet)?

  • a) Enable communication between Azure resources
  • b) Create a managed database service
  • c) Generate machine learning models
  • d) Monitor application performance

9. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the cloud provider in the shared responsibility model for IaaS?

  • a) Network Security
  • b) Data classification and accountability
  • c) Physical security of data centers
  • d) Maintenance of the physical servers

10. Which Azure service helps to create, manage, and monitor virtual machines?

  • a) Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • b) Azure Monitor
  • c) Azure Key Vault
  • d) Azure Logic Apps

Here are the correct answers:

  1. a) A cloud computing platform ✔️
  2. a) Scalability ✔️
  3. b) Azure Virtual Machines ✔️
  4. c) PaaS ✔️
  5. c) Geo-redundancy ✔️
  6. c) Azure IoT Hub ✔️
  7. c) To manage identity and access ✔️
  8. a) Enable communication between Azure resources ✔️
  9. b) Data classification and accountability is the customer’s responsibility in IaaS.)
  10. a) Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets helps manage and scale VMs.)

Second 10 questions with answers

Here are more quiz questions for Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900):

11. Which of the following is a key advantage of using Azure Cost Management?

  • a) Automatically scales resources
  • b) Helps manage cloud spending and resource usage
  • c) Provides free access to all Azure services
  • d) Reduces application development time

12. What is an Azure region?

  • a) A physical data center
  • b) A service for database management
  • c) A collection of multiple data centers within a geographic area
  • d) A backup solution for data recovery

13. Which Azure service allows you to run containerized applications?

  • a) Azure Blob Storage
  • b) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure Functions

14. Which of the following is an example of SaaS (Software as a Service)?

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

15. What is the purpose of the Azure Load Balancer?

  • a) To distribute incoming network traffic across multiple VMs or services
  • b) To backup data from virtual machines
  • c) To monitor application performance
  • d) To encrypt sensitive data

16. Which of the following best describes the purpose of Azure App Service?

  • a) To run virtual machines in the cloud
  • b) To deploy web apps and APIs quickly without managing infrastructure
  • c) To monitor network traffic
  • d) To store application data

17. What is Azure Policy used for?

  • a) To control the scalability of resources
  • b) To enforce organizational standards and ensure compliance
  • c) To automate application deployment
  • d) To backup cloud data

18. Which of the following is a cloud computing model where the user is responsible for both the application and the underlying infrastructure?

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

19. What is the role of Azure Advisor?

  • a) To secure applications and data
  • b) To provide personalized best practices recommendations for optimizing Azure resources
  • c) To enforce policies for resource management
  • d) To manage identity and access controls

20. Which Azure service provides distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection?

  • a) Azure Active Directory
  • b) Azure Security Center
  • c) Azure DDoS Protection
  • d) Azure Firewall

Here are the correct answers:

  1. b) Helps manage cloud spending and resource usage ✔️
  2. c) A collection of multiple data centers within a geographic area ✔️
  3. b) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) ✔️
  4. a) Microsoft 365 ✔️
  5. a) To distribute incoming network traffic across multiple VMs or services ✔️
  6. b) To deploy web apps and APIs quickly without managing infrastructure ✔️
  7. b) To enforce organizational standards and ensure compliance ✔️
  8. c) IaaS ✔️
  9. b) To provide personalized best practices recommendations for optimizing Azure resources ✔️
  10. c) Azure DDoS Protection – Azure Security Center focuses on broader security management and monitoring, but DDoS protection is a specific service.)✔️

Third 10 questions with answers

21. Which Azure service allows developers to build event-driven serverless applications?

  • a) Azure Functions
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure DevOps
  • d) Azure Load Balancer

22. What is the purpose of Azure DevOps?

  • a) To manage virtual machines
  • b) To automate software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes
  • c) To store and manage cloud data
  • d) To distribute incoming traffic

23. Which Azure service provides real-time monitoring of applications and services?

  • a) Azure Monitor
  • b) Azure Security Center
  • c) Azure Active Directory
  • d) Azure App Service

24. What is the difference between Azure SQL Database and SQL Server on a Virtual Machine?

  • a) Azure SQL Database is fully managed, while SQL Server on a VM requires you to manage the operating system and SQL Server.
  • b) SQL Server on a VM is fully managed, while Azure SQL Database requires you to manage the database.
  • c) Both are fully managed services.
  • d) Azure SQL Database is for big data, while SQL Server on a VM is for small data sets.

25. Which Azure storage service is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data?

  • a) Azure Queue Storage
  • b) Azure Blob Storage
  • c) Azure Table Storage
  • d) Azure File Storage

26. What does the Azure Pricing Calculator help you do?

  • a) Estimate the costs of Azure services
  • b) Create cloud-based applications
  • c) Monitor resource usage
  • d) Enforce security policies

27. Which of the following Azure services provides firewall functionality?

  • a) Azure Firewall
  • b) Azure Key Vault
  • c) Azure Logic Apps
  • d) Azure App Service

28. Which Azure service enables you to connect your on-premises network to Azure using a secure tunnel?

  • a) Azure Load Balancer
  • b) Azure VPN Gateway
  • c) Azure Traffic Manager
  • d) Azure IoT Hub

29. Which Azure service is designed to automate workflows between your applications and services?

  • a) Azure Logic Apps
  • b) Azure Virtual Machine
  • c) Azure Kubernetes Service
  • d) Azure DevOps

30. What is the primary role of the Azure Resource Manager (ARM)?

  • a) To monitor application performance
  • b) To manage Azure resources as a group
  • c) To scale Azure resources automatically
  • d) To secure applications and data

Here are the correct answers:

  1. a) Azure Functions ✔️
  2. b) To automate software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes ✔️
  3. a) Azure Monitor ✔️
  4. a) Azure SQL Database is fully managed, while SQL Server on a VM requires you to manage the operating system and SQL Server. ✔️
  5. b) Azure Blob Storage ✔️
  6. a) Estimate the costs of Azure services ✔️
  7. a) Azure Firewall ✔️
  8. b) Azure VPN Gateway ✔️
  9. a) Azure Logic Apps ✔️
  10. b) To manage Azure resources as a group ✔️

Fourth 10 questions

31. What is the main purpose of Azure Blueprints?

  • a) To create and manage resources across different subscriptions
  • b) To automate database backups
  • c) To define repeatable sets of Azure resources that adhere to an organization’s standards
  • d) To monitor cloud performance

32. Which of the following is an Azure service for managing secrets, such as API keys, certificates, and passwords?

  • a) Azure Key Vault
  • b) Azure Blob Storage
  • c) Azure Firewall
  • d) Azure SQL Database

33. What is the purpose of Azure Availability Zones?

  • a) To monitor application performance
  • b) To provide data redundancy across multiple regions
  • c) To protect data centers from single points of failure within a region
  • d) To scale resources automatically

34. Which service provides automated updates and patch management for virtual machines in Azure?

  • a) Azure Update Management
  • b) Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • c) Azure Automation
  • d) Azure Monitor

35. What does the term “scaling out” mean in cloud computing?

  • a) Increasing the size of virtual machines
  • b) Adding more instances of a resource
  • c) Decreasing the number of resources
  • d) Reducing network traffic

36. What is the Azure SLA (Service Level Agreement) for most services in terms of uptime?

  • a) 90.99%
  • b) 95.95%
  • c) 99.99%
  • d) 100%

37. Which service helps implement DevOps processes such as continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)?

  • a) Azure DevOps
  • b) Azure Active Directory
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure Traffic Manager

38. Which Azure service would you use to create a global load balancing solution?

  • a) Azure Load Balancer
  • b) Azure Traffic Manager
  • c) Azure Application Gateway
  • d) Azure Kubernetes Service

39. Which of the following best describes a region pair in Azure?

  • a) Two regions that are located near each other for redundancy
  • b) A backup of the same region in different geographical areas
  • c) A service that balances network traffic between two regions
  • d) Two data centers within a region used for fault tolerance

40. Which Azure service allows you to analyze large volumes of data from various sources in real-time?

  • a) Azure Data Factory
  • b) Azure Stream Analytics
  • c) Azure Logic Apps
  • d) Azure Blob Storage

Here are the correct answers:

  1. c) To define repeatable sets of Azure resources that adhere to an organization’s standards ✔️
  2. a) Azure Key Vault ✔️
  3. c) To protect data centers from single points of failure within a region ✔️
  4. a) Azure Update Management ✔️
  5. b) Adding more instances of a resource ✔️
  6. c) 99.99% – this is the typical Azure SLA for most services.)
  7. a) Azure DevOps ✔️
  8. b) Azure Traffic Manager, which enables global load balancing, whereas Azure Load Balancer is for regional load balancing.)
  9. a) Two regions that are located near each other for redundancy – region pairs are for disaster recovery and redundancy purposes.)
  10. b) Azure Stream Analytics for real-time data analysis.)

Fifth 10 questions

41. Which Azure service provides a fully managed relational database with support for multiple database engines like SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL?

  • a) Azure Cosmos DB
  • b) Azure SQL Database
  • c) Azure Database for MySQL
  • d) Azure Database for PostgreSQL

42. What is the primary purpose of Azure Blob Storage?

  • a) To store large amounts of unstructured data
  • b) To store relational data
  • c) To host web applications
  • d) To create virtual machines

43. Which tool in Azure can help you predict future cloud costs based on historical usage data?

  • a) Azure Monitor
  • b) Azure Cost Management + Billing
  • c) Azure Pricing Calculator
  • d) Azure Policy

44. Which of the following services is used to integrate and deliver continuous updates to your applications?

  • a) Azure Functions
  • b) Azure DevOps
  • c) Azure SQL Database
  • d) Azure Traffic Manager

45. What does the term “elasticity” refer to in cloud computing?

  • a) The ability to automatically add or remove resources based on demand
  • b) The ability to provide constant uptime
  • c) The ability to increase computing power
  • d) The ability to backup and restore data

46. Which Azure service is used to enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity management?

  • a) Azure Key Vault
  • b) Azure Active Directory
  • c) Azure Monitor
  • d) Azure Policy

47. What is the main purpose of the Azure Marketplace?

  • a) To deploy web applications
  • b) To create and configure virtual networks
  • c) To provide pre-configured software and services for quick deployment
  • d) To manage cloud storage

48. Which of the following is a benefit of using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates?

  • a) They can automate resource management with JSON-based templates
  • b) They automatically scale resources based on demand
  • c) They provide a graphical interface for resource management
  • d) They offer security monitoring for Azure resources

49. Which Azure service provides a serverless compute environment for running code in response to events?

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

50. Which Azure service is designed for high-performance computing and AI workloads?

  • a) Azure Batch
  • b) Azure DevTest Labs
  • c) Azure Kubernetes Service
  • d) Azure Machine Learning

Here are the correct answers:

  1. b) Azure SQL Database
  2. a) To store large amounts of unstructured data ✔️
  3. b) Azure Cost Management + Billing ✔️
  4. b) Azure DevOps, which is used for continuous integration and delivery. Azure Functions is for event-driven serverless computing.)
  5. a) The ability to automatically add or remove resources based on demand ✔️
  6. b) Azure Active Directory ✔️
  7. c) To provide pre-configured software and services for quick deployment ✔️
  8. a) They can automate resource management with JSON-based templates ✔️
  9. b) Azure Functions ✔️
  10. d) Azure Machine Learning ✔️

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