Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Exam Prep: Managing, deploying and monitoring Azure

1. Question 1 of 15

   What is the Azure portal?

   • AA service that measures web app performance
   • BA command-line tool that you install only on Linux
   • CA web console with a graphical interface
   • DA physical device for shipping data to Azure
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   Answer: C. A web console with a graphical interface

   The Azure portal is a web-based, unified console that lets you manage Azure through a graphical interface instead of command-line tools.

2. Question 2 of 15

   Which tool gives you a shell in your browser, already signed in to Azure, with nothing to install?

   • AAzure Data Box
   • BAzure Cloud Shell
   • CAzure Storage Explorer
   • DAzure Virtual Desktop
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   Answer: B. Azure Cloud Shell

   Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-based shell with no local installation. It is authenticated with your Azure credentials and offers Azure PowerShell or the Azure CLI.

3. Question 3 of 15

   What is the main difference between the Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell?

   • AOnly Azure PowerShell can run in Cloud Shell
   • BThe CLI is for billing and PowerShell is for networking
   • COnly the Azure CLI can create virtual machines
   • DThe command syntax
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   Answer: D. The command syntax

   The Azure CLI is functionally equivalent to Azure PowerShell. The main difference is the syntax: Bash commands versus PowerShell cmdlets.

4. Question 4 of 15

   What is infrastructure as code (IaC)?

   • AStoring an app's source code in Blob Storage
   • BWriting application code that runs on a virtual machine
   • CTyping every setting by hand in the Azure portal
   • DManaging infrastructure through code and templates
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   Answer: D. Managing infrastructure through code and templates

   Infrastructure as code means managing infrastructure through code and templates instead of manual configuration.

5. Question 5 of 15

   What is Azure Resource Manager?

   • AA tool that only estimates the cost of resources
   • BA storage service for virtual machine disks
   • CAzure's deployment and management service
   • DA desktop app for browsing storage accounts
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   Answer: C. Azure's deployment and management service

   Azure Resource Manager is the deployment and management service for Azure. It receives, authenticates and authorizes requests to create, update and delete resources.

6. Question 6 of 15

   Why do you get consistent results whether you use the portal, PowerShell or the CLI?

   • AThey all send requests through the same Resource Manager API
   • BAzure accepts changes only from the portal
   • CEach tool keeps its own copy of your resources
   • DThey are all the same program with different colours
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   Answer: A. They all send requests through the same Resource Manager API

   All requests are handled through the same Azure Resource Manager API, so you see consistent results and capabilities in every tool.

7. Question 7 of 15

   What does it mean that ARM templates are declarative?

   • AYou must list every command in the exact order to run it
   • BYou describe what to deploy, not each step to run
   • CThey can be written only as PowerShell scripts
   • DThey can deploy only one resource at a time
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   Answer: B. You describe what to deploy, not each step to run

   ARM templates describe the resources you want in declarative JSON. Azure Resource Manager works out the order and creates them.

8. Question 8 of 15

   What is Bicep?

   • AA command-line tool for copying blobs between accounts
   • BA dashboard for monitoring virtual machines
   • CA type of storage redundancy option
   • DA declarative language, simpler than JSON templates
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   Answer: D. A declarative language, simpler than JSON templates

   Bicep is a declarative language for deploying Azure resources through Resource Manager. It is generally simpler and shorter than JSON ARM templates.

9. Question 9 of 15

   What does Azure Arc let you do?

   • AShip large amounts of data to Azure on a physical device
   • BConnect an office to Azure without using the internet
   • CManage resources outside Azure as if they ran in Azure
   • DEstimate the cost of resources you plan to deploy
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   Answer: C. Manage resources outside Azure as if they ran in Azure

   Azure Arc works with Azure Resource Manager to extend Azure management, compliance and monitoring to servers, Kubernetes clusters, SQL Server and other resources outside Azure.

10. Question 10 of 15

    Which tool gives personalized recommendations for reliability, security, performance, operational excellence and cost?

    • AAzure Advisor
    • BLog Analytics
    • CAzure Service Health
    • DAzure Arc
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    Answer: A. Azure Advisor

    Azure Advisor evaluates your resources and makes recommendations in five categories: reliability, security, performance, operational excellence and cost.

11. Question 11 of 15

    Which view in Azure Service Health shows the health of all Azure services in all regions?

    • AAzure status
    • BApplication Insights
    • CResource Health
    • DService Health
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    Answer: A. Azure status

    Azure status gives a global picture of Azure health. Service Health covers the services and regions you use, and Resource Health covers single resources.

12. Question 12 of 15

    One of your virtual machines stopped responding. Which tool tells you whether it is healthy and whether the problem is on Azure's side?

    • AAzure status
    • BResource Health
    • CThe pricing calculator
    • DAzure Advisor
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    Answer: B. Resource Health

    Resource Health looks at individual resources, such as a VM, and shows whether a problem is on Azure's side or yours.

13. Question 13 of 15

    What does Azure Monitor do?

    • ACreates a new subscription for each team
    • BCollects and analyzes logs and metrics
    • CSells domain names for company websites
    • DEncrypts the data in each storage account
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    Answer: B. Collects and analyzes logs and metrics

    Azure Monitor collects, analyzes and acts on logs and metrics from Azure, on-premises and multicloud resources and applications.

14. Question 14 of 15

    In Azure Monitor alerts, what does an action group do?

    • ASets the alert condition, such as CPU above 80%
    • BSets who is notified and what happens next
    • CGroups related policies into an initiative
    • DGroups VMs into an availability set
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    Answer: B. Sets who is notified and what happens next

    An alert rule sets the condition, and an action group controls who gets notified and what happens next. Action groups can be reused.

15. Question 15 of 15

    A team wants to track request rates, response times and failure rates for its web app. Which tool fits best?

    • AAzure Service Health
    • BApplication Insights
    • CAzure Data Box
    • DMicrosoft Purview
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    Answer: B. Application Insights

    Application Insights is an Azure Monitor feature that tracks the performance and usage of web apps, including request rates, response times and failure rates.

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